[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E702-E703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MILTON CARLYLE DEWHIRST, MD

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 20, 2023

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to honor the life and legacy 
of Dr. Milton Carlyle Dewhirst, MD, who died of natural causes February 
13, 2023, at the age of 89. Dr. Dewhirst was not only a pillar of the 
Pike's Peak region as a successful and generous family practice doctor 
and medical examiner, his faith and zeal for the Lord were foundational 
for the spiritual climate in Colorado Springs and set a model for 
family values and Christian citizenship. Dr. Milton Dewhirst truly 
helped make the culture of the 5th Congressional District as beautiful 
as our natural surroundings.
  After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1954 and 
from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas in 1958, Dr. Dewhirst 
completed his Medical Internship at the Balboa Naval Hospital in San 
Diego, California. He then received flight training in Pensacola, 
Florida, followed by service as a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner at 
the U.S. Naval Air Station. Brunswick, Maine.
  In 1963, as a Diplomat of American Board of Family Practice, Dr. 
Dewhirst began a solo family medical practice. In 1972 he founded 
Family Practice Associates PC. He also treated patients at Penrose, 
Memorial, and Saint Francis Hospitals. Many Colorado Springs families 
were blessed to have Dr. Dewhirst as their life-long Family Doctor--
from delivering their babies to treating the elderly. After 43 years, 
he retired from Family Practice in 2001 and continued as an FAA Senior 
Medical Examiner until 2019.
  Dr. Dewhirst was not only a family doctor, but a devoted family man. 
He married his high school sweetheart LaBerta Phillips on August 6, 
1954. They were married for 68 years. Together, the Dewhirsts raised 5 
children--Debra Rayburn, Rebecca Lathrop, Miles Dewhirst, Angela 
Simmons, and Christine Van Raaphorst. Their legacy continues with 15 
grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Milton's commitment to 
marriage and family extended into his service as an Elder at Village 
Seven Presbyterian Church, where he was active in teaching Bible 
Studies and Evangelism.
  At a time when families and marriages in our culture are struggling 
at heeding the words of Jesus, that ``a wise man build his house upon a 
rock.'' Dr. and Mrs. Dewhirst blessed Colorado Springs as a model and 
mentor for families instilling Biblical values and consistency in 
serving medical, spiritual, and relational needs. The Dewhirst legacy 
goes beyond his own family into the countless families that he 
influenced and that also continue to ``build their house upon a solid 
rock.''

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