[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        TRIBUTE TO DR. FRANK PHILLIP HAWS OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 24, 2000

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor a friend 
and first-rate doctor, Dr. Frank Haws. As the friends, colleagues and 
family of Dr. Haws are gathering tonight to honor him, I fee that it is 
fitting that the United States Congress join them in paying homage to a 
man who has lent his knowledge, talents and skill to the medical 
community of North Alabama for over 36 years.
  Originally from Washington County, Tennessee and educated at his 
birth state's institutions of East Tennessee State and the University 
of Tennessee at Memphis, Dr. Haws began his neurosurgery practice in 
Huntsville in 1964. He has spent the past 36 years dedicating himself 
to improving medical care for Huntsville and the surrounding areas. A 
superior surgeon, Dr. Haws shares his expertise with young doctors 
teaching at the medical schools of the University of Alabama at 
Huntsville, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University 
of Tennessee. He has also channeled his experience and skill into 
premier academic publications including the Southern Medical Journal.
  In 1995, Huntsville Hospital recognized Dr. Haws with the naming of 
the Neurosurgery Progressive Care Unit in his honor. As both the Chief 
of Staff and Chief of Surgery at that hospital, he was instrumental in 
the expansion and improvement of its facilities especially the 
Neurosurgery Division which he helped create. On active staff at three 
local hospitals and on consulting staff at eight, Dr. Haws' proven 
excellence has been very much in demand.
  To me, he symbolizes the model doctor: brilliant, talented, caring 
and dedicated. In addition to his demanding professional life, Dr. Haws 
has found time to get involved in his community and lends his 
leadership to the Boys and Girls Club of Huntsville and the Boy's Ranch 
of Alabama.
  As he prepares to leave the North Alabama Neurological, P.A., I 
sincerely hope he will take the time to enjoy farming and fishing, two 
of his favorite hobbies. This is a richly deserved rest and I join his 
wife, Patsy, and his six children in congratulating him on a job well 
done. I wish him the best in his future years.
  Having personally known Dr. Haws for many years, I am thankful for 
this opportunity to recognize his tremendous medical service and 
academic accomplishments as well as express my appreciation for his 
extraordinary contributions to the larger community of North Alabama.

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