[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 92 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1447]
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                     HONORING RAYMOND DUNNING, JR.

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 11, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service and 
commitment of Raymond Dunning Jr. Mr. Dunning has served his community 
in a variety of capacities his entire life, and I would like to take 
the opportunity to recognize this man's life on the eve of his 
retirement.
  Throughout his life, Mr. Dunning has been selfless, starting with his 
commitment to excellence in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) 
program during his college years at Sam Houston State. During his time 
there, he won numerous awards for achievement, culminating his senior 
year, where he served as ROTC commander and then was selected from 
thousands of applicants to receive a Regular Army Commission of Second 
Lieutenant upon graduation in 1964. While serving in Vietnam, he rose 
to the rank of Captain, was awarded the Bronze Star with ``V'' Device 
in May of 68, and then in August of 68 he received a Bronze Star with 
First Oak Leaf Cluster.
  Since his discharge from the army, Mr. Dunning has worked tirelessly 
to improve the lives of those around him, both through his professional 
career and in his spare time. He worked with a hospital management 
company which helped troubled hospitals get back on their feet. Since 
moving to Lewisville, in his capacity as President and CEO of the 
hospital system, Mr. Dunning has worked hard to improve the local 
health care system by helping to expand the hospital system and also by 
improving the standard of care. The hospital has more than doubled its 
bed capacity and added a new ICU and a cardiovascular line.
  Many men would be happy with those professional accomplishments, but 
it is what Mr. Dunning has done in his spare time that resulted in him 
being named Lewisville's Citizen of the year in 1994. He has served on 
the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, helped to grow the local 
golf tournament, participated in committees dedicated to improving the 
local police and school systems, and volunteered to be the director of 
the local United Way. This is just a short list of the many hats he has 
worn to help the Lewisville area grow and flourish.
  It is with great honor I stand here today to recognize a man who has 
touched so many people on a personal level and asked nothing in return.

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