[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23833]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DR. STANLEY E. MONROE, SR.

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 8, 2006

  Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to remember the life of my 
friend Dr. Stanley E. Monroe, Sr., longtime physician from Sherman, TX, 
whose passing last year was mourned by family and his many friends.
  Dr. Monroe was the first specialist in Internal Medicine to settle in 
Grayson County, where he joined the Essin Clinic with Dr. E.M. Essin, 
and, later, Dr. Harry Shytles. Dr. Monroe joined the staff of the 
Wilson N. Jones and St. Vincent's Hospitals, where he remained active 
for 35 years. He also donated the first ECG machine to Wilson N. Jones 
Hospital and started their first medical library.
  Dr. Monroe was President of the Grayson County Medical Society the 
year Medicare started and was a life member of the American Medical 
Association. He volunteered his services treating students at the Adams 
Health Center of Austin College five days a week for eight years after 
coming to Sherman. He was known for making house calls to patients in 
Sherman, other towns, and in the country. After closing his office, he 
served as Medical Administrator of Shady Oaks and Chapel of Care 
Nursing Homes for 10 years.
  A sports enthusiast, Dr. Monroe participated in track, basketball, 
softball, tennis, and golf and had the opportunity to play at some of 
the best courses in the world. He was an active member of the First 
Baptist Church since 1948.
  He also was an avid amateur photographer and 16-mm filmmaker. After 
his parents died, he organized reunions with his siblings every spring, 
and in 2002 he published his autobiography, which included 48 pages of 
pictures as well as genealogical facts and important historical and 
medical events.
  Dr. Monroe studied at the University of Missouri Medical School, and 
after achieving a Bachelor of Science in Medicine, transferred to the 
University of Arkansas Medical School, where he received his MD degree 
in 1943. He spent five years after Medical School in specialized 
medical training and research. As an intern and resident at the 
University of Arkansas Hospital, he was a part of a national experiment 
on the value of Penicillin. Dr. Monroe gave the first dose of 
Penicillin in Arkansas to a ``hopeless'' patient who survived, and he 
contributed two scientific papers before accepting a three-year 
Fellowship at Lahey Clinic in Boston, where he contributed two 
additional papers.
  Dr. Monroe is survived by his wife, Minnie; son, Stanley, Jr. and 
wife Jeani; son, Alan and wife Baceliza; son, Ronald and wife Nancy; 
daughter, Kathie Buchanan and husband John; daughter, Elizabeth (Betsy) 
Woodard; sister, Geraldine McCurry; 13 grandchildren, eight great-
grandchildren, and other family members.
  Dr. Monroe's long life was spent as a pioneer in medicine and a 
respected physician and member of the community. He was a loving 
husband for over 68 years and a doting father who insisted on 
education. He leaves behind many colleagues and a loving family who 
will miss him, and I will miss him, too. I am honored to pay tribute to 
this great American--Dr. Stanley Monroe.

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