[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13699-13700]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. PETER H. KEHOE

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                             HON. PHIL HARE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 24, 2008

  Mr. HARE. Madam Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Dr. Peter H. 
Kehoe, who this Saturday will become the 87th president of the American 
Optometric Association (AOA).

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  For many years, Dr. Kehoe has been a leader in his profession at the 
State, regional and national levels. He is a past president of the 
Illinois Optometric Association and the West Central Illinois 
Optometric Society. In 2001, the State association named him Illinois' 
``Optometrist of the Year.''
  Dr. Kehoe is a graduate of the Illinois College of Optometry and 
served on its Alumni Council Board of Directors. A Fellow of the 
American Academy of Optometry, he is in private practice in my hometown 
of Galesburg, IL, and is a past president of the Galesburg Lions Club.
  Doctors of optometry are the Nation's largest eye care providers, 
serving patients in nearly 6,500 communities across the country. The 
American Optometric Association is the professional society for 
optometrists nationwide and has more than 34,000 members. Dr. Kehoe 
will lead the association along its mission to improve eye and vision 
care in the United States.
  Dr. Peter H. Kehoe has built a renowned record of service and 
leadership in his profession and in his community. I am confident that 
he will have a very successful term as president of the AOA. The 17th 
District of Illinois is proud to have Dr. Kehoe as a constituent and I 
join his family, friends and colleagues in congratulating him on this 
achievement and wishing him good luck.

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