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PAGE 14B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. APRIL 22. 2004
Dr. Leon Hamrick named to
the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame
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Dr. Leon C. Hamrick, Sr. of
Birmingham has been inducted into
the Alabama Healthcare Hall of
Fame. The 2004 ceremony took
place in Montgomery on March 27.
Dr. Hamrick grew up in Pickens
County, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Hamrick. He has two sisters,
Mrs. Blanche Padgett and Mrs.
Bonnie Ray, and a nephew, Albert
Hamrick, who continues to live in
the county. Dr. Hamrick graduated
from Pickens County High School
in 1942.
This was the introduction given
at the ceremony:
“For over half a century, Dr.
Leon Hamrick has tirelessly served
the medical profession as well as his
patients, community and church.
Prior to obtaining his medical
degree, Dr. Hamrick served in the
Navy as a Pharmacist Mate in the
European and Pacific Theatres.
After receiving a medical degree
from Emory University, Dr. Ham
rick began his residency and 50
years of distinguished service to the
Lloyd Noland healthcare tradition.
For the last 34 years. Dr. Hamrick
has served as chairman of the Lloyd
Noland Foundation, known today as
a leading provider of services to the
elderly and chronically ill. Dr. Ham
rick’s work to improve his profes
sion is highly respected by col
leagues. His past leadership as
chairman of the Board of Censures,
chairman of the State Committee of
Public Health, chairman of the
Medical Licensure Commission and
Founding Director of Mutual Assur
ance, displays a dedication to the
highest medical standards. Because
of a life of exemplary service, Dr.
Hamrick is being honored today.”
Dr. Hamrick’s
Acceptance Response
“The compassion which called
me into a profession of helping oth
ers was born in the depth of the
Great Depression in the 1930s.
There on the porch of a crossroads
country store in rural north Georgia,
one could see the touching needs of
those without means or even knowl
edge of what aid might be addressed
to ease their physical burden.
“One of these was a thin, older
man with bandages made from
strips of bed sheets covering multi
ple foul smelling ulcers on both
lower legs. A black stubble beard
and haunting blue eyes accentuated
the misery in which he lived and
made worse by the cruelty of others
using repulsive names such as ‘ol’
rotten leg Stone.’ This heart-rending
vision has been indelibly stamped in
my memory to this day to be called
forth when compassion for the infir
mities of others has needed jogging.
“From high school days, and
after several years spent in the Navy
in WW II, college, medical school
and internship, I came to the Lloyd
Noland Hospital of Fairfield to
spend a year in surgical training and
planned to return to rural Georgia to
do general practice. At that moment
in time, I never dreamed that I
would spend a lifetime in Alabama.
“However, that was to change.
As I progressed in my training and
practice, doors of opportunity kept
opening and the challenge of emerg
ing problems continued to feed my
interest, not only in the practice and
teaching of surgery, but also in
administration in healthcare and in
the governance of organized medi
cine. My 51 years in Fairfield has
passed all too quickly.
“For an enriched life, I owe
much to my wife ‘Bunny’ and my
family, to teachers and my friends in
medical practice, to administration
leaders and associates in the Noland
Health Services, to the structure and
leaders of organized medicine, to
the pioneers in Medical Assurance
and to the United Methodist Church
for the call to broader service. I
Food collection drive this Saturday.
Pickens Girl Scouts drive away hunger
thank all of them for the opportuni
ty of being here, and I thank the
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame
for this honor today. I shall wear its
badge proudly but with humility.”
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Girl Scouts from Troop 815 prepare for their food drive. Pictured (l-r): Jennifer Marsicek, Carly
Culverhouse, Jessica Bradley, Shyanne Shirley and Katie Archer.
EARTH DAY MULCH SALE!
Thurs, Fri &Sat only
April 22 - 24
Spring is here & our
Color Critter is making
red & chocolate mulch!
10% off colored mulch
20% off micro, screened & unscreened mulch
Pick up on-site or call for delivery
We also have Screened Top Soil
for spring planting & gardening
Jasper Forestry & Chipping, Inc.
615 Gennette Drive
Jasper, GA 30143
(706) 253-1900
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Doing business the “natural way”
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Each spring most people think of
cookies when they hear the words
“Girl Scouts,” but this spring the
Girl Scouts in Jasper’s Troop 815
want you to think about canned
foods instead! After passing out
hundreds of boxes of cookies last
month, the girls decided to think
about a more serious subject . . .
hunger in their community. The
girls put their heads together and
decided they wanted to do their part
to drive away hunger in Pickens
County. So with that in mind, the
girls plan to fill an SUV full of food
this Saturday, April 24.
All collected food will be donated
to the North Georgia Community
Action Food Bank. Favorite items
are canned fruit, vegetables, meats,
soups, peanut butter, pasta, rice and
beans. For a more complete food
list and to donate food, stop by the
Jasper Ingle’s between 1:00 and
4:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 24th.
Watch as the SUV fills to the top.
Card of
Thanks
We would like to sincerely
thank everyone for what you did to
comfort and meet our needs during
Denver’s illness and when the Lord
called him home.
A special thank you to Dr. Hook
er, Dr. Karrat, Mountainside Hospi
tal and the staff. A very special
thank you to Ga. Mountain Hospice
for making it possible for Denver to
return home where he ended his
mortal journey on this earth and
spiritually started a new.
Denver will be remembered by
some people as their bus driver;
others as a sweet, caring man who
helped take care of their loved ones.
I will always remember him as a
loving and caring man who loved
the Lord and served Him through
helping others.
He knew how precious our time
was together. And that is something
we all take for granted.
God is love, let it show through
each of us.
God bless all of you,
The Bruce Family
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Announcements on sale day take precedence
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