[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 21 (Thursday, February 10, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E200]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO DR. D.E. WARD, JR.

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 10, 2011

  Mr. McINTYRE.  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a truly 
outstanding North Carolinian, Dr. D.E. Ward, Jr., of Lumberton, North 
Carolina. On January 31, 2011, a month after his 90th birthday, Dr. 
Ward retired from the practice of medicine after 57 years of service to 
his community, which is also my own hometown. I ask that you join me in 
recognizing his long and honorable career.
  After graduating from Wake Forest School of Medicine, Dr. Ward 
interned for a year at the Philadelphia General Hospital, and then 
served our country in the U.S. Navy Reserve. After returning to Wake 
Forest and finishing his residency, Dr. Ward became a surgeon in 
Lumberton, where he has remained all of these years. In addition to his 
professional practice, Dr. Ward has bettered his community in countless 
ways. He has served with distinction as president of the North Carolina 
Medical Society and on my Seventh Congressional District Advisory 
Committee on Medical and Health Affairs.
  Dr. Ward volunteered for 22 years as Lumberton High School's 
football, baseball, and basketball team doctor. He also has been 
recognized by numerous civic and medical organizations for his 
contributions, including receiving the Order of the Long Leaf Pine--
North Carolina's highest civilian honor--in 2001 and the Wake Forest 
Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004. His patients (including my late 
father, who was a fraternity brother of Dr. Ward's in college), 
employees, and colleagues praise him as courteous, professional, kind, 
and one of the best doctors and best people they know.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. D.E. Ward, Jr., has practiced medicine in Robeson 
County for decades and has made our community a better and healthier 
place. As he closes the final chapter of his career, I wish Dr. Ward 
and his family well, and may God's richest blessings be upon them. I 
ask that you join me today in recognition of his impressive career of 
serving the community.

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