[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  HONORING HOWARD AND MARY LOUISE SHAW

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to Howard and 
Mary Louise Shaw for their generous gift which will help to prolong and 
improve the lives of countless cancer patients on the Western Slope. 
Howard Shaw, who recently passed away, did not let the opportunity slip 
by to set in motion the foundations for the Shaw Cancer Center. I would 
like to honor this great man and also to thank and recognize his wife, 
Mary Louise, who continues to watch the project progress.
  For years, cancer patients on the Western slope have been 
underserved; patients in six counties have had no option but to drive 
across the Continental Divide to Denver in order to receive cancer 
treatments. As a result, patients were left stranded from their family 
and friends at a time when a strong support system is most important.
  Mary Louise and Howard understood this need, and they decided to do 
something about it. They ``jump-started the project'' by providing over 
2/3 of the estimated cost for the 60,000 square-foot, $19 million Shaw 
Cancer Center, located in Vail Valley. Not only will patients be able 
to receive treatment closer to home, but they will have access to 
state-of-the art treatment. Reporter Kathy Heicher quotes Dr. Rifkin, 
the Director of Medical Oncology Services for the Shaw Cancer Center, 
as saying, ``The treatment patients can get at the Shaw Cancer Center 
is as good as anywhere in the region. This is the opportunity of a 
lifetime for the patients and the people that will work there.''
  Mr. Speaker, thanks to Howard and Mary Louise Shaw, cancer patients 
in the Western Slope can receive top-notch care without sacrificing the 
support of friends and family. Howard's legacy has already taken hold, 
and his generosity will relieve many of the added burdens associated 
with not having local care. I would like to pay tribute to him and to 
Mary Louise on behalf of Congress for this invaluable gift.

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