[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING DR. ERNO DANIEL

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2015

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the memory of Dr. Erno 
Scipiades Daniel who passed away on February 21, 2015. Dr. Daniel was a 
devoted and renowned physician in our local community of Santa Barbara, 
California and although he has passed, his legacy will remain with us 
for years to come.
   Dr. Daniel was born on December 15, 1946 in Budapest, Hungary and as 
a child lived through the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. As a teenager 
he immigrated to the United States with his mother and sister to 
reunite with his father who left for the U.S. a decade earlier. In 
1964, Dr. Daniel not only earned his American citizenship, but also a 
high school diploma from Santa Barbara High School. He continued his 
studies at the California Institute of Technology earning an 
undergraduate degree in chemistry, later receiving a master's degree 
and PhD from the University of California, San Diego. An outstanding 
and hardworking student, Dr. Daniel then graduated from medical school 
at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also completed 
his residency in internal medicine.
   Dr. Daniel is known as a dedicated and distinguished physician 
throughout our community where he practiced at the local Sansum Clinic 
since 1978. Later in his life he also served as the medical director of 
the Vista del Monte Rehabilitation and Care Center, was on the medical 
and scientific advisory board of the Center for Cognitive Fitness and 
Innovative Therapies of Santa Barbara, and devoted his time at Santa 
Barbara's Cottage Hospital teaching in the internal medicine residency 
program. Known for his expertise in geriatric medicine, Dr. Daniel 
established himself as a leading educator in dementia and Alzheimer's 
disease. He traveled across the United States lecturing on these 
diseases and was the author of a variety of educational sources 
discussing the topic.
   Not only was Dr. Daniel a brilliant physician, but also a loving 
husband, father, and grandfather. Married to the love of his life for 
over 38 years, there was nothing that brought him greater happiness 
than his family. His medical legacy and kindness towards others will 
live on through both his family and the numerous patients whose lives 
he touched throughout his professional career. He will be greatly 
missed by his colleagues, patients, family, and the greater Santa 
Barbara community.
   I offer my heartfelt condolences to Dr. Daniel's family and friends, 
and ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this exemplary citizen and 
member of the Santa Barbara community.

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