[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. ALEX MOIR

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 2016

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the life of 
Dr. Alex Moir, who passed away on December 19, 2015, at the age of 53. 
Dr. Moir was an extraordinary individual and he will always be 
remembered as someone who lived his life with purpose and great 
dedication to his family, patients, and community.
  Dr. Moir attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where 
he received a bachelor's degree, prior to attending the University of 
Miami, where he received his medical degree. Upon graduating from the 
University of Miami, Dr. Moir completed his residency in Family and 
Community Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) 
Fresno and joined the faculty after graduating.
  Among his many contributions to the Valley, Dr. Moir focused his work 
on rural and small communities, the education of resident medical 
students, midlevel providers in the practice of full scope family 
medicine, and Latino and medically underserved health care. Dr. Moir 
also taught and practiced rural medicine in the Selma area for twenty 
years, serving as the Director for Selma Pathway from 1995 until he 
took on the role of Chief at UCSF Fresno. Furthermore, he was active on 
the medical staff of Selma Hospital (now Adventist Medical Center, 
Selma), previously serving as Chief of Staff and Chief of Medicine.
  Throughout his career, Dr. Moir received many teaching awards and was 
recognized by the Adventist/Central Valley Network with the Physician 
of the Year Mission award. He received this award for his commitment in 
providing physical, mental, and spiritual care to his patients, 
something for which he was well known. As an advocate of health 
awareness, Dr. Moir frequently spoke to high school and college 
students about healthcare and medically underserved communities. 
Furthermore, he was also a member of the American Academy of Family 
Medicine, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the American 
Medical Association, the Children's Medical Associates and the Fresno-
Madera Medical Society.
  Dr. Moir's contributions to the people he touched will be his legacy. 
He clearly was a patient's doctor and was viewed as an excellent 
teacher and well-respected practitioner of medicine by all his peers. 
While he administered to his patients, he also found joy in teaching 
his students. More important, while he could have taught and practiced 
medicine in many places, he chose to be where he was most needed, in 
our Valley. He is survived by his wife Elise Hallowell Moir and their 
sons Taylor and Alden Moir.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that I ask my colleagues in the 
U.S. House of Representatives to join me in honoring the life of Dr. 
Moir. Dr. Moir touched and aided so many throughout his much too short 
life. His loving nature and genuine character will be greatly missed by 
all who knew him.

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