[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. EUGENE C. GED

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2009

  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
the deeds of an outstanding American, Dr. Eugene C. Ged, who was 
recognized by the St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation with 
the 2009 William F. Johnson Award for his decades of service to his 
community.
  Eugene was born in St. Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, and has spent the 
majority of his life in the city and its surrounding areas. He attended 
grammar school at St. George's, and went on to high school at St. 
John's. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of 
Pennsylvania and then earned his medical degree from Georgetown 
University School of Medicine. He served his internship and residency 
at St. Vincent's and a fellowship in cardiology at St. Michael's 
Medical Center. Soon, he was back to serve his hometown and the 
surrounding communities, joining St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical 
Center as an attending physician in cardiology. He also practiced at 
North Jersey Internal Medicine Associates.
  Dr. Ged has worked hard to stay at the forefront of new practices in 
his field, and to help St. Joseph's to do the same. He performed the 
first-ever angiogram at St. Joseph's. He has served as a respected 
member, and later as vice president, of the medical board.
  After his retirement from private practice, Dr. Ged sought to 
continue to give back to the Paterson community, his patients and his 
colleagues. Working with the late Don Alois, Dr. Ged spearheaded the 
creation of a non-profit entity for the hospital so that funds could be 
raised for crucial programs and facilities. In 1982, he worked with the 
other founding members to create the St. Joseph's Foundation, of which 
he would later serve as president. He was also the founder of the 
annual Charity Ball. Thirty-three years ago, the Charity Ball was held 
at Westmount Country Club and raised $50,000. Now, the Charity Ball is 
still the most important benefit for St. Joseph's and raises more than 
one million dollars annually.
  After his retirement from practicing medicine, Dr. Ged joined his 
brother George at Travel Forum, Inc., a full service travel business 
located in Totowa, New Jersey. He has since retired from the company. 
He now resides in Wyckoff, New Jersey and Naples, Florida with his 
wife, Erika. They have seven children and nine grandchildren.
  The job of a United States congressman involves much that is 
rewarding, yet nothing compares to working with and recognizing the 
efforts of dedicated community servants like Dr. Eugene Ged.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join our colleagues, everyone involved 
in the St. Joseph's Foundation, Eugene's family and friends and me in 
recognizing Dr. Eugene C. Ged's outstanding service to his community.

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