[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 74 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S3421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              REMEMBERING F.T. HOGAN H'DOUBLER, JR., M.D.

 Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, as the Memorial holiday approaches, 
and the Nation remembers our brave soldiers who have served and are 
serving in our military, I ask the Senate to join me in remembering a 
decorated war hero and a fellow Missourian, F.T. ``Hogan'' H'Doubler, 
Jr., M.D., who passed away on November 24, 2010.
  Dr. H'Doubler was born in Springfield, MO, on June 18, 1925. In 
December 1942, at the age of 17, he graduated from high school a 
semester early to enlist in the Navy. He was assigned to the V-12 
training program at Miami University in Oxford, OH. He earned his 
medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  After the conclusion of World War II, F.T. ``Hogan'' H'Doubler, Jr., 
M.D. reentered the Navy as a lieutenant junior grade in the Medical 
Corps. During the Korean war, he volunteered with the Fleet Marines, 
and while treating a wounded marine, he received multiple gunshot 
wounds and was evacuated from Korea. Because of these injuries, he 
received a Purple Heart with the Oak Leaf Cluster and a Bronze Star.
  Dr. H'Doubler became a Shriner in 1956 and served as Potentate in 
1968. He later became the Imperial Potentate of the Shrine of North 
America from 1980 1981. He was an Emeritus Trustee of Shriners 
Hospitals for Children, and served as chairman of both the Medical 
Research Planning Committee and the Budget Committee. He was also a 
member of the Finance Committee and an Emeritus Representative of the 
Shriners International. He is credited with starting the Stop Burn 
Injury Program, which is still active today.
  Dr. H'Doubler belonged to many professional organizations, including 
the American Medical Association, Missouri State Medical Society, 
Greene County Medical Society, American Thyroid Association, and the 
American Academy of Alternative Medicine, of which he served as 
president in 1985.
  He is survived by his wife Marie, and his four children: daughters 
Julie Thomas and Sarah Muegge, and sons Kurt and Charles, and six 
grandchildren.
  I would like to pay tribute to this wonderful man who served his 
Nation and his community with distinction and achieved the Shriners 
goal of free orthopedic and burn care for all children. Dr. H'Doubler 
was always a trusted resource on medical issues on whom I could rely at 
any time. His insight, his compassion, and his willingness to lead on 
important issues made him a sought after expert. I always enjoyed 
spending time with Dr. H'Doubler, and he often took time to mentor me 
on medical and political topics. He was a remarkable man with a full, 
rich life, and I was glad to call him my friend.

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