[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF THEODORE DAVID ENGLEHORN, SR.

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2007

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Theodore 
David Englehorn, Sr., M.D., a true hero who passed away on May 27, 
2007. Throughout his long and passionate career, Dr. Englehorn served 
our country in the military and later became the first orthopedic 
surgeon in Monterey County. I offer his sister Helen Winsted, daughter 
Frances Mill, son Theodore Englehorn, Jr., and the rest of Dr. 
Englehorn's family my deepest condolences.
  Growing up on a farm in rural South Dakota, Dr. Englehorn became 
interested in medicine at a young age while taking care of injured farm 
animals. After graduating from undergraduate school, he attended 
medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago. During his 
internship at Iowa Methodist Hospital, he received his M.D. and also 
met Arleta Lane, whom he later married in 1930.
  During the depression, Dr. Englehorn joined the Army Reserves as a 
1st Lieutenant Medical Corps and worked with the Civilian Conservation 
Corps (CCC) program in South Dakota until 1937. After this time, Dr. 
Englehorn and his family took the long journey to California. In King 
City, he set up his own private practice where he worked until 1942, 
when he was called into the military service as a Captain. He served 
honorably in the military for 4 more years and was discharged in 
December 1945 with the rank of Major, M.C.
  Upon his return to Monterey County in 1946, Dr. Englehorn began 
working for the Salinas Community Hospital Association. His gift for 
compassion and talent for surgery helped him to gain the title of Chief 
of Surgery at the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital in 1959 and later 
Chief of Staff in 1960. Dr. Englehorn's dedication to the field of 
medicine was obvious and as a result he held numerous positions on 
several Medical Associations. He was the Medical Director of the 
National Foundation for Monterey County and the President of the 
Monterey County Medical Society, to name a few.
  Dr. Englehorn was well known within his community as he was deeply 
involved in it. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the 
Salinas Lodge of Masons and Eastern Star, the Commonwealth Club of 
California and the Salinas Elks Lodge.
  Madam Speaker, I wish to remember Dr. Englehorn for his honor, 
humanity, and love for helping others. He was consistently caring and 
loyal as a friend, husband, father and doctor. While Dr. Englehorn may 
no longer be with us, his memory and life's work will carry on in all 
those whose lives he touched.

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