[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 167 (Wednesday, October 31, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF SHREVE ``MAC'' ARCHER III

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 31, 2007

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory and many 
accomplishments of Shreve ``Mac'' Archer III, pediatrician, race 
driver, inventor, and my cousin. He passed away in June, 2007 after a 
long battle with leukemia.
  Mac was born in St. Paul, MN, in September, 1948. He moved to 
California and attended the University of California at Santa Cruz and 
Claremont Men's College, finally obtaining his medical degree in 1979 
at the University of Miami, Florida. As a pediatrician in Carmel, CA, 
he specialized in learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, 
and behavioral problems. He was well known for treating, studying, and 
funding programs for shaken baby syndrome and traumatic brain and 
spinal injuries.
  My cousin was equally well known on the racing circuit as a 
professional motorcycle racer, and later as a vintage car racer for 20 
years in his beloved ``Old Bertha,'' a bright red Cobra 427. Steve 
Earle, who founded the Monterey Historic Races 34 years ago, said of 
Mac: ``He always drove as competitively as possible, but without losing 
his manners. He was a gentleman and a great guy, and everyone admired 
his driving.''
  Mac combined his knowledge of medicine and racing in a most creative 
way. His business, Entropy Racing and Impact Medical Technologies, 
created safety products for cars, motorcycles, and jets. He and his 
long-time friend Eric Bernhard designed such items as a helmet for the 
U.S. Air Force that lessens the impact experienced when ejecting from 
jets. They patented the idea of flexible armor and created a back 
protector that cushions the spinal cord, which is now standard gear for 
motorcycle racers and is being used more and more by street riders. 
They designed an air bag for motorcycle helmets that stabilizes the 
neck in a crash, and helped to design the extractable seat now used in 
Formula 1 racecars. At the time of his death he was working on a 
child's safety car seat that would move on tracks to reduce the g-load 
during a crash and also protect the head.
  Madam Speaker, I honor the life of Shreve ``Mac'' Archer III, a man 
who combined his work and play in such a way as to make the world a 
better place for all of us. I know I speak for every Member of Congress 
in offering our condolences to his wife, Kim, and their sons Damon and 
Shreve IV. His passing leaves us sad for our own loss, but grateful for 
the life he shared with us.

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