[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 20 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1437-S1438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 377--HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. NORMAN SHUMWAY AND 
        EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE ON HIS PASSING

  Mr. FRIST submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 377

       Whereas Norman Shumway was an inspirational leader and 
     medical pioneer;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway performed the first successful 
     heart transplant in the United States, and was considered the 
     father of heart transplantation in America;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway's seminal work with Dr Richard 
     Lower at Stanford Medical Center set in motion the longest 
     and most successful clinical cardiac transplant program in 
     the world,;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway co-edited a definitive book on 
     thoracic organ transplantation along with his daughter who is 
     also a cardiac surgeon;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway continued to research the 
     medical complexities of heart transplants when many were 
     abandoning the procedure because of poor outcomes due to 
     rejection;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway trained hundreds of surgeons who 
     have gone on to lead academic and clinical cardiac surgical 
     programs around the world;

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       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway served our country in the United 
     States Army from 1943 to 1946, and in the United States Air 
     Force from 1951 to 1953;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway earned his medical degree from 
     Vanderbilt University in 1949, and his doctorate from the 
     University of Minnesota in 1956;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway was awarded with numerous 
     honorary degrees by his peers, including the American Medical 
     Association's Scientific Achievement Award and the Lifetime 
     Achievement Award of the International Society for Heart and 
     Lung Transplantation;
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway is survived by his son, Michael, 
     and three daughters, Amy, Lisa and Sara, and his former wife, 
     Mary Lou; and
       Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway has left a legacy of life around 
     the world thanks to his tireless work of understanding and 
     perfecting heart transplantation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) mourns the loss of Dr. Norman Shumway;
       (2) recognizes his contribution to medical science and 
     discovery;
       (3) expresses its sympathies to the family of Dr. Norman 
     Shumway; and
       (4) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Dr. Norman 
     Shumway.

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