[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING BILL LEGERE

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 28, 2010

  Mr. MICHAUD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Bill Legere 
on being named the Maine Hospital Association's Caregiver of the Year 
and to recognize his many accomplishments as a medical professional.
  After studying health care at the University of Southern Maine, Bill 
went on to work at Central Maine Medical Center. As a nurse 
practitioner in the ER at CMMC, he provides medical care and comfort to 
patients and their families.
  When he suddenly and tragically lost his 9-year-old daughter, Grace, 
two years ago, Bill's response was not to give in to grief. Instead, 
Bill and his wife launched the Foundation for Hope and Grace, a charity 
in Grace's memory that provides grants to families looking to adopt and 
financial help to organizations that help orphans and other children in 
need.
  Bill's ability to set people at ease, his willingness to stay late to 
support his colleagues and his empathy and selflessness in all aspects 
of his life meant that this year he was nominated by co-workers for the 
Caregiver of the Year award. He was selected from among 19 Maine 
doctors and nurses by the award committee, who was impressed by his 
outstanding work and humanistic approach to medical care.
  An accomplished, compassionate, and deeply humble man, Bill Legere 
exemplifies the type of caregiver that every hospital and community 
would be lucky to have. His co- workers related stories of Bill taking 
the time to reassure a frightened child and being an ally for patients 
who might otherwise be intimidated by the medical process.
  Bill has left a lasting mark on CMMC, its workers, its patients, and 
their loved ones. On behalf of the people of Maine, it is with pride 
that I congratulate Bill for his excellent work. I wish him, his wife 
Teresa, and his daughters Sarah and Deanna the best, especially as 
Sarah and Deanna become big sisters to their new sisters from Uganda.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring Bill Legere for his 
continued commitment to providing medical care and support to the 
people of Maine.

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