[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 57 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   REMEMBERING DR. CHARLES LeMAISTRE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 3, 2017

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Dr. Charles 
LeMaistre after he passed away this January at 92.
  Charles was the president of The University of Texas MD Anderson 
Cancer Center until 1996 when he retired. He was a charismatic 
physician and educator who focused much of his career on cancer 
prevention. Charles emphasized the dangers of smoking and served on the 
first U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health. 
He was also the national president of the American Cancer Society. 
Ronald DePinho, the current president of MD Anderson, described Charles 
as ``one of the giants of cancer medicine.'' Charles' legacy will live 
on and continue to save lives. His dedication to healthcare innovation 
will be greatly missed.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, we 
mourn the loss of Dr. Charles LeMaistre. He truly was a beloved Texan. 
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

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