[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6222]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING DR. ROBERT EDWARD PAINE, JR.

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2014

  Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I submit these remarks in 
honor of Dr. Robert Edward Paine, Jr.--also known as Dr. Bob or 
Grandoc--of Salem, Virginia, who ``completed his earthly tour-of-duty'' 
on Wednesday, March 19.
  Born on April 28, 1925 in Roanoke, Dr. Paine was an athlete, student, 
veteran, caregiver, volunteer, friend, lifelong learner, and more. He 
graduated from Jefferson High School, and then went on to graduate from 
the University of Richmond before completing requirements for his MD 
degree from the Medical College of Virginia.
  During World War II, Dr. Paine served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and 
during the Korean War, served on the staff of Fleet Air Atlantic.
  Dr. Paine had internships and residencies at Norfolk General and 
``old'' Lewis-Gale Hospital, and he also did post-graduate work in 
internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He had a solo practice in 
Salem for 15 years, and had the first EKG machine in town. In 1967, Dr. 
Paine set up the first alcohol and drug rehabilitation program at the 
Salem VA hospital, where he continued volunteering even after his 
retirement.
  Dr. Paine tended patients at seven area hospitals and medical centers 
over the years, and taught students at area hospitals as well. He also 
served as a volunteer physician with such groups as the Andrew Lewis 
High School football team, Boy Scout Troup 54, the 1964 National Boy 
Scout Jamboree medical team, and the Red Cross.
  Throughout the years, Dr. Paine was active with Salem Presbyterian 
and later St. Paul's Episcopal, Friends of the Salem Library, the Salem 
and Roanoke Valley Historical Societies, the Salem Museum, the Salem 
Sports Foundation, the City of Salem Long-range Planning Committee, the 
Military Order of World Wars, the Mayflower Society of Virginia, the 
Magna Carta and Jamestowne Societies, and the Island Ford Hunt Club 
(for the camaraderie and nature). He also was a 32nd-degree mason with 
Lakeland Lodge, and a member of Scottish Rite and Kazim Temples.
  Roanoke Valley's 1982 Father of the Year for Family Life, Dr. Paine 
and his wife Alice had two children, Robert Parson Paine and Emily 
Paine Carter.
  Those who knew him well are heard to talk of Dr. Paine's wit, 
generosity, kindness, humor, determination, and humility, all of which 
have made the Roanoke Valley a better place to live. My thoughts and 
prayers go out to Dr. Paine's family and loved ones. His love for his 
family, friends, neighbors, and community will always be remembered and 
cherished in Salem and throughout the region.

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