[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO DR. MITCHELL ROSENTHAL

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 24, 2007

  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to call your attention to 
the life and work of an outstanding individual whom I feel fortunate to 
have known. The late Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal of Vauxhall, NJ, passed 
away suddenly in May at the age of 58.
  For people who did not know Dr. Rosenthal, he was part of the small 
group of founders of the National Head Injury Foundation, now known as 
the Brain Injury Association of America. Traumatic brain injury is the 
leading cause of death and disability among young Americans in the 
United States.
  During his renowned life, Dr. Rosenthal was the Chief Operating 
Officer for Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education 
Corporation in West Orange, NJ, and Professor of Physical Medicine and 
Rehabilitation at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New 
Jersey.
  He also served on several committees and boards dedicated to brain 
injury research and education, including the TBI National Database 
Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability and 
Rehabilitation Research, and the American Psychological Association. 
Further, he served as the President of the American Congress of 
Rehabilitation Medicine in 1992.
  Dr. Rosenthal received many awards during his career; he published 
more than 80 peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters, and he 
delivered more than 200 presentations at major national and 
international meetings, primarily related to brain injury 
rehabilitation.
  As co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, I had the 
privilege of working with Dr. Rosenthal on the issues of TBI education, 
services and research funding here in Congress.
  The brain injury community has lost a great advocate. Dr. Rosenthal 
will be deeply missed by those who knew him, and by those whose lives 
he has bettered through his dedication to brain injury research and 
education.
  He leaves a legacy of true leadership, intellectual honesty, and 
total commitment to others. I would like to offer my condolences to the 
Rosenthal family, his wife Margaret, and his children Michelle and 
David.
  The job of a United States Congressman involves so much that is 
rewarding, yet nothing compares to working with and recognizing the 
efforts of dedicated community servants like Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join our colleagues, everyone gathered 
this evening, Mitchell's family and friends, and me in recognizing the 
late Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal's outstanding service to his community.

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