[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 81 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CHIU MOON CHAN

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 1, 2012

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chiu Moon 
Chan, a fellow Texan. From a humble beginning, Mr. Chan founded Dynacq 
International, Inc., providing jobs and quality healthcare for 
thousands of people. Mr. Chan passed away on May 17th and the Houston 
Chronicle printed his obituary. In honor of Mr. Chan, I would like to 
submit the text into the Congressional Record:

       Chiu Moon Chan, died on Thursday, the 17th of May 2012, in 
     Houston, at the age of 59. His life made a lasting impact on 
     his family, on the business community, and on the people who 
     knew him. Mr. Chan will be remembered as extremely 
     intelligent, highly energetic, and totally devoted to his 
     family and to the company which he founded and presided over 
     for two decades. He was a person who visualized and 
     actualized the American dream.
       Born in Hong Kong on the 30th of September 1952, Mr. Chan 
     graduated from Wah Yan College in Hong Kong before moving to 
     the United States in 1970 to attend college at the University 
     of Houston. He worked through college, earning a Bachelor of 
     Science degree in Pharmacy, and became a registered 
     pharmacist in 1978.
       Mr. Chan was widely known as an entrepreneur and innovator 
     in the healthcare field. He had been involved in that 
     industry since 1971. During the period from May 1978 to July 
     1988 he was employed by various healthcare service 
     organizations in Houston, Texas including Lifemark 
     Corporation and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
       He started his own home infusion therapy business in 1988. 
     From this humble beginning, he went on in 1992 to found 
     Dynacq International, Inc., now known as Dynacq Healthcare, 
     Inc. Dynacq became a publicly traded company, and achieved 
     national recognition as one of the 200 fastest growing small 
     businesses in the United States from magazines such as Forbes 
     and FSB. Mr. Chan served as President, CEO, and Chairman of 
     the Board of Dynacq for 20 years. During those two decades, 
     his efforts resulted in gainful employment for hundreds of 
     families and quality healthcare for thousands of patients in 
     Houston, Pasadena, and Dallas, Texas, and in Baton Rouge, 
     Louisiana. Dynacq's hospital facilities in Houston and Dallas 
     were nationally recognized as centers of healthcare 
     excellence.
       Mr. Chan was a member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, 
     a supporter of the Rotary Club and the Neighborhood Centers, 
     and an active member of the Wah Yan Alumni Chapter in 
     Houston. He was an avid golfer and a member of Redstone 
     Country Club and Bay Oaks Country Club. He truly enjoyed life 
     and loved to travel, having traveled with his beloved wife to 
     many places around the world. Mr. Chiu Moon Chan is survived 
     by his wife Ella; sons, Dr. Eric K. Chan, and wife Michelle, 
     and Bert K. Chan; three grandchildren; Kailee, Connor, and 
     Emmy; brothers, sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews.

  It is with great respect, I honor Chiu Moon Chan for lasting impact 
he had on his family and community, and his many wonderful 
accomplishments upon his death.

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