[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 103 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1516]
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TRIBUTE TO MR. BRUCE MIMS UPON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 38 YEARS OF PUBLIC 
                                 HEALTH

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2004

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to 
express and convey congratulations to Mr. Bruce Mims, my longtime 
friend and professional associate on the occasion of his retirement 
from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Mr. Mims started work in 
Public Health at a time when very few African Americans were engaged in 
this profession. It was also a very exciting time in that the Voting 
Rights Act had been passed, the war on poverty program was being 
implemented, health problems, needs and issues were being identified in 
a big way and Bruce was a young, energetic and willing participant.
  I first knew Bruce as Executive Director of the Mid-South Health 
Planning Organization, a Sub-B Agency of the comprehensive Health 
Planning Agency. The Agency was a sister to the Westside Health 
Planning Organization, an agency that I ran. When the law for our 
agencies sunset, Bruce went to work for the Illinois Department of 
Public Health, where he became one of the foremost Public Health 
experts in the country and remained there until his retirement.
  It has been a pleasure knowing and working with Bruce for all of 
these years. I congratulate him on his outstanding contributions and 
wish him well in all of his future endeavors.

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