[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E49]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





         HONORING THE LIFE OF DONALD JAMES GRECO, MD--1925-2017

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 11, 2017

  Mr. ROYCE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Donald James Greco, MD, of Huntington Beach, California, who passed 
away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.
  Dr. Greco served our community with kindness and compassion for over 
58 years.
  Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he graduated from Creighton University 
School of Medicine in 1948 and began his career by serving our country 
proudly as a physician in the Korean War. Moving his first love and 
bride, Teresa Marasco, to Japan, he completed his military service as a 
Lieutenant in the Army.
  Donald chased the sun to California in 1954, finishing his 
dermatology residency at University of California, Los Angeles, and 
opening his own practice, in 1956, in Long Beach. He found a home and 
we gained a doctor. When not serving as president of the Long Beach 
Medical Association, Donald donated his time teaching dermatology 
residents as an associate professor at UCLA.
  His doctor's practice was his family and his family was his practice. 
Through generations of patients, he provided excellent care, while 
employing family members to serve by his side. His longevity was 
surpassed only by his generosity, often forgiving the debts of those in 
need.
  He was proud of his Italian heritage and his Catholic faith, as a 
Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus. He loved Frank Sinatra, playing craps 
in Las Vegas, and a good glass of red. Often with a story to tell, and 
never shy about giving advice to anyone he thought needed it, he always 
made time to call and check on the family he held so dear. Today, our 
thoughts are with them: his wife, Terry, of 11 years, his daughters 
KrisAnn and Lisa, his sons Richard and David, and his 11 grandchildren 
and 3 great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, last week, ``the summer wind came blowing in from across 
the sea'' and took Dr. Greco home. May flights of angels lead him on 
his way.

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