[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING DR. RICHARD PEARL ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 5, 2019

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Richard 
Pearl for his retirement as Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the 
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Dr. Pearl is 
currently the director of Surgical Simulation at the Jump Simulation 
and Education Center at OSF HealthCare and is completing a long career 
of service through medicine.
  Dr. Richard Pearl began his distinguished career after he received a 
medical degree from Wright State University in 1980. Dr. Pearl first 
gained experience as a Surgical Intern at Madigan Army Medical Center 
prior to completing his residency at Harvard Surgical Service in 
Boston, and a fellowship focused on Pediatric Surgery in Toronto, 
Canada. In addition to these outstanding achievements, Dr. Pearl 
honorably served our nation as a Colonel in the U.S. Army. He began his 
military service as an infantry officer and helicopter pilot before 
joining the Army Medical Corps. In the Army Medical Corps, Dr. Pearl 
served in Operation Desert Storm as Deputy Commander of a Combat 
Support Hospital and Commander of a Forward Surgical Team in Saudi 
Arabia and Iraq. This extraordinary service earned Dr. Pearl many 
recognitions and accolades, including three Bronze Stars, the Legion of 
Merit and the Air Medal for Valor. I would like to wish Dr. Pearl well 
as he begins his well-earned retirement.
  It is because of dedicated leaders such as Dr. Richard Pearl that I 
am especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. 
Madam Speaker, I would like to again formally congratulate Dr. Richard 
Pearl on his retirement and thank him for his service to our country.

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