[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 77 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E389]
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                    TRIBUTE TO JOHN F. (JACK) BARRY

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                       HON. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 2020

  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career of 
one of my longtime constituents from Millis, Massachusetts, John F. 
(Jack) Barry, and to congratulate him on his retirement this coming 
April after 40 years of service with the American Hospital Association.
  Jack has held several leadership positions at the AHA since 1980, 
including a temporary assignment from 1993 to 1995 in Washington, where 
he directed the association's regional operations during the 
Congressional deliberations over national health reform legislation. 
Since 1996, Jack has served as the AHA's regional executive in New 
England. He has worked with the region's six state hospital 
associations and hundreds of member hospitals to direct grassroots 
advocacy on issues of importance to hospitals.
  Jack has long had ties to both Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. 
Born in Newton, he earned a B.A. in journalism from George Washington 
University in 1976 and an M.B.A. with a concentration in health care 
management from Boston University in 1991.
  Jack looks forward to enjoying his retirement with his best friend 
and spouse of 38 years, Ellen Kelly, a retired nurse; his daughter 
Elizabeth; his son Patrick; and the host of friends and colleagues he 
has amassed over the years. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Jack Barry and wishing him and his family much happiness 
as he begins the next chapter of his life.

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