[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 77 (Thursday, May 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E607]
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          IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF DR. JEREMY GREEN

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                          HON. MIKE GALLAGHER

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2017

  Mr. GALLAGHER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in honor of Dr. Jeremy Green 
of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and his more than five decades of service to 
the people of Northeast Wisconsin.
  When he graduated from at the University of the Witwatersrand in 
South Africa, he couldn't have known how far his journey as a physician 
would take him or how many thousands of lives he would touch. From 
Johannesburg, Dr. Green began his remarkable personal and professional 
journey by heading to postgraduate work in Belfast and London, then at 
Boston City Hospital, Jersey City Medical Center, Cincinnati General 
Hospital and in the City of Melbourne, Australia.
  But it was when he reached Green Bay in 1964 that he knew he had 
found his real home. He and his wife, Elizabeth, a British nurse, 
raised their family in Green Bay and then joined them as American 
citizens in 1995.
  Over the years, he helped launch the Green Bay Area Free Clinic, UW-
Green Bay's student health services and health services for the 
university's athletic teams.
  Beyond his medical service, his contributions to community 
organizations in Northeast Wisconsin are simply too many to recount 
here.
  Dr. Green has been honored by groups ranging from the Northeastern 
Wisconsin African-American Association to the State Medical Society of 
Wisconsin, from the Neville Public Museum to Scholarships, Inc. In 
1987, he received the Chancellor's Award for Lifetime Service from UW-
Green Bay and in 2000, he received the NFL Community Quarterback Award 
from the Green Bay Packers.
  In coming days, Dr. Green will step down from active practice in 
Green Bay. However, just as he always has, he will continue to serve 
his community and pursue his many interests. We would expect nothing 
less from that young South African physician who somehow found his way 
to Northeast Wisconsin, raising a proud family and lifting the lives of 
countless Americans along the way.

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