[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    RECOGNIZING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF DR. HENRY STANLEY ZAYTOUN, SR.

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                          HON. DEBORAH K. ROSS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 15, 2024

  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the one-
hundredth birthday of Dr. Henry Stanley Zaytoun, a significant figure 
in the North Carolina orthodontic community and beloved father, 
grandfather, and grandfather. Henry turns one hundred on February 23, 
and he will be surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and great-
grandchildren.
  Dr. Henry Zaytoun grew up in New Bern, North Carolina before 
enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he 
completed his pre-dental studies. He subsequently attended the 
University of Maryland School of Dentistry. After graduating from the 
V-12 Navy College Training Program, Henry went on active duty and 
served as a Naval Dental Officer at the U.S. Third Army Headquarters in 
Heidelberg, Germany. Following his tour in Germany. Henry married 
Martha Nassif of Wilson, North Carolina, and practiced general 
dentistry in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
  Henry returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to 
earn his M.S. in Orthodontics and moved to Raleigh in 1960 to establish 
his orthodontic practice, where he worked for the next 50 years. He has 
steadfastly supported the UNC Adams School of Dentistry over the years, 
co-chairing the capital campaign to construct the building that houses 
the school, establishing an endowment for a Term Professorship in 
Orthodontics, and establishing the Henry S. and Martha N. Zaytoun 
Professionalism and Ethics Award.
  In 2004, North Carolina Governor Mike Easley awarded Henry with The 
Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina's highest honor that 
acknowledges exemplary service to the state. He has also been 
recognized for his support for the arts across the state, even endowing 
an associate principal trumpet chair for the North Carolina Symphony.
  Henry is a beloved father to nine children, grandfather to 24, and 
great-grandfather to 15. He has made significant contributions to the 
dental and orthodontic communities in North Carolina and has led a 
lifetime of extraordinary dedication to the Wake County and North 
Carolina communities. I am pleased to celebrate his achievements as a 
community leader and philanthropist, and I wish him well in his next 
year of life.

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