[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        REMEMBERING LIEUTENANT COLONEL SIDNEY Z. LAWRENCE, M.D.

 Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the tremendous life of the late Dr. Sidney Z. Lawrence of Bethesda, MD.
  Dr. Lawrence was born in Paterson, NJ, where he attended local 
schools and went on to St. Lawrence University before receiving his 
M.D. in the Netherlands. He spent 21 years in the U.S. Army, where he 
rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and served as a skilled surgeon, 
providing critical care to servicemembers around the world. In 1986, he 
spent 6 months in Honduras where he helped to establish a clinic to 
provide care to women requiring vascular surgery and performed over 400 
operations at that facility. In 1990, during the first Gulf War, he was 
a member of a medical unit serving in Saudi Arabia that provided care 
to injured combatants. When he returned home, Dr. Lawrence's last 
posting was at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
  After retiring from the Army, he spent 14 years as an emergency room 
doctor. With an indefatigable dedication to his patients and the 
practice of medicine, Dr. Lawrence then worked in the field of 
occupational health until he was 78 years old.
  Dr. Lawrence was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on May 16, 
2024, with full military honors. I extend my deepest condolences to his 
wife of 59 years, Louise Lawrence-Israels; their three daughters 
Judith, Naomi, and Jordana; their six grandchildren; and their great-
grandson.
  I trust that all members of the U.S. Senate join me in expressing our 
deep appreciation to Dr. Lawrence for his devoted military service 
helping those in uniform and their families along with the many 
Marylanders he cared for throughout his medical career. He will be 
deeply missed, but his legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of 
all those he touched and through his many good works.

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