[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E14]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND CAREER OF DR. KEN HARVEY

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 10, 2022

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the life and career of Dr. Ken Harvey who is retiring from medical 
practice after 37 years of serving the Tupelo community. I am so 
grateful for his dedication to keeping our State healthy and thank him 
for his lifetime of service.
  Dr. Harvey is a native of Picayune, Mississippi where he graduated 
from Picayune High School in 1967. He went on to attend Mississippi 
College where he studied chemistry. He returned home to work in 
research at Crosby Chemicals. While there, he experienced an accident 
that introduced him to a doctor who inquired why he never considered 
medical school. He was skeptical at first, but eventually went on to 
attend the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and graduated 
in 1977. He stayed there for his residency in internal medicine. He 
attended on scholarship from the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to 
Columbus Air Force Base.
  Upon completing his assignment, Dr. Harvey joined a practice in 
Tupelo founded by Drs. Tannehill, Lummus, Murphey and Wood. They were 
remarkably busy both in their clinic and at North Mississippi Medical 
Center. ln 1993, these doctors formed the IMA Foundation and worked 
with North Mississippi Health Services. Dr. Harvey is known for 
continuing to see patients long after their standard term of care. He 
still sees patients from his early days of practicing as well as 
patients from Columbus Air Force Base. He is truly dedicated to all he 
has worked with.
  While Dr. Harvey has missed practicing medicine, he enjoys spending 
time with his wife of 46 years, Patricia, and their son Jeff. In his 
free time, he hopes to travel and enjoy Ole Miss sports.
  I am grateful for the outstanding care Dr. Harvey has provided to 
North Mississippians for nearly four decades and wish him well in this 
new chapter of life.

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