[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 93 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF DR. WILLIAM ROES RETIREMENT AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO 
                             HIS COMMUNITY

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                           HON. DEREK KILMER

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 27, 2022

  Mr. KILMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Dr. William Roes 
for the 40 years that he has dedicated to the Key Peninsula community, 
where he served as the only family doctor for decades. And like many 
others in our community, I want to wish him well as he enters 
retirement.
  Dr. William Roes graduated in 1973 from the University of Washington 
and attended medical school at the University of Nevada College of 
Medical Sciences and Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Roes' long 
career on the Key Peninsula began in 1980 when he came to work once a 
week at the Key Peninsula Health Center while completing his residency 
program at MultiCare Tacoma Family Medicine. After graduating from the 
residency program in August of 1981, Dr. Roes decided to call the area 
home and applied for the family doctor position at The Key Peninsula 
Medical Center. Dr. Roes began his full-time practice at The Key 
Peninsula Health Center as the only family doctor at the clinic until 
his ``soft retirement'' shortly before the pandemic started. Dr. Roes 
still does home visits to connect with his patients who are now in 
nursing homes and still helps with special projects at the clinic.
  Madam Speaker, beyond his tenure as a medical provider, I would also 
like to express gratitude for all that Dr. Roes has done to serve our 
community outside his clinic doors. When the pandemic first hit, Dr. 
Roes created his own PPE using painter's suits and performed COVID-19 
tests at elderly patients' homes. He has also served as the medical 
director for the Key Peninsula Fire Department and on the board for the 
Mustard Seed Project, a local nonprofit that provides services and 
programs for seniors residing on the Key Peninsula. For his 
compassionate commitment to improving the health and well-being of 
people in the community, Dr. Roes was awarded the Washington State 
Family Physician of the Year in 2008.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to honor and celebrate Dr. William Roes--
whose love for his community has never wavered and whose commitment and 
service to his patients and their families is greatly appreciated. He 
has an extraordinary legacy. He has made a real difference. And I am 
pleased to honor him in the United States House.

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