[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 14 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E117]
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               IN LASTING MEMORY OF DR. CARL EDWARD HYMAN

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the legacy of Dr. Carl 
Edward Hyman. Born on June 29, 1924 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Dr. Hyman 
passed away on December 31, 2005 and I would like to recognize his life 
and achievements.
  After graduating from Merrill High School in Pine Bluff, Dr. Hyman 
then attended Frisk University and Meharry Medical College in 
Tennessee. He then became a resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology at 
Hubbard Hospital in Nashville and completed post graduate studies at 
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1959, Dr. Hyman was 
appointed Chief Resident of Provident Hospital in Chicago.
  For almost half a century, Dr. Hyman was in a private Obstetrician/
Gynecology practice in Pine Bluff, where he became the first residency 
trained African-American specialist in the State of Arkansas. Over the 
course of his lifetime, Dr. Hyman earned a reputation as a generous and 
selfless community leader in Jefferson County. Among numerous 
accomplishments, he was a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics 
and Gynecology, the first African-American to serve on the Pine Bluff 
Civil Service Commission, a lifetime member of NAACP and Alpha Phi 
Alpha fraternity, and a member of the Trustee Ministry at Kings Highway 
Missionary Baptist Church. Perhaps most notably, Dr. Hyman was 
appointed by Governor Bill Clinton to become the first African-American 
appointee to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, a board which he 
served for 28 years.
  Dr. Hyman led an exemplary life both professionally and in unwavering 
service to his community and his state. While Dr. Hyman may no longer 
be with us, his spirit and legacy will live on forever in the lives he 
touched. My deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences go out to his 
wife, Dr. Edith Hyman; his son, Dr. Carl Alta Hyman; and his extended 
family of brothers, sisters, nephews and grandchildren.

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