Recognizing the Life and Career of Dr. Ken Harvey

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Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and career of Dr. Ken Harvey who is retiring from medical practice after 37 years of serving the Tupelo community. I am so grateful for his dedication to keeping our State healthy and thank him for his lifetime of service.

Dr. Harvey is a native of Picayune, Mississippi where he graduated from Picayune High School in 1967. He went on to attend Mississippi College where he studied chemistry. He returned home to work in research at Crosby Chemicals. While there, he experienced an accident that introduced him to a doctor who inquired why he never considered medical school. He was skeptical at first, but eventually went on to attend the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and graduated in 1977. He stayed there for his residency in internal medicine. He attended on scholarship from the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to Columbus Air Force Base.

Upon completing his assignment, Dr. Harvey joined a practice in Tupelo founded by Drs. Tannehill, Lummus, Murphey and Wood. They were remarkably busy both in their clinic and at North Mississippi Medical Center. ln 1993, these doctors formed the IMA Foundation and worked with North Mississippi Health Services. Dr. Harvey is known for continuing to see patients long after their standard term of care. He still sees patients from his early days of practicing as well as patients from Columbus Air Force Base. He is truly dedicated to all he has worked with.

While Dr. Harvey has missed practicing medicine, he enjoys spending time with his wife of 46 years, Patricia, and their son Jeff. In his free time, he hopes to travel and enjoy Ole Miss sports.

I am grateful for the outstanding care Dr. Harvey has provided to North Mississippians for nearly four decades and wish him well in this new chapter of life.

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