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Sun Dec 28 23:19:37 GMT 2008

I'm not too far away,  I check tomorrow to see what it would take to set
this up.

V/R

Forrest Robleto
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On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Karim Brohi <karimbrohi at gmail.com> wrote:

> DavidOf course.  I'm happy for trauma.org to coordinate this, although
> it'll
> be a little difficult for me to set up from here.  If you or someone close
> to John can set this up we can make donations available through the
> website.
>  Otherwise I could set up a Paypal account for people to donate to and then
> forward proceeds to his family or an appropriate intermediary.
> I know John was close to many people on this list, in the US and
> internationally, and we'll do everything we can to help his family.
> Karim
>
> 2008/12/28 <nappio at aol.com>
>
> > Karim, although there may be countless individuals throughout the year
> that
> > may benefit from good will, I feel during this special season many on the
> > trauma.org site would like very much to show their support to the Pryor
> > family thru a scholarship donation for his children. Possibly directly
> into
> > a 529 savings plan.  Is that something the list administration could
> > consider spearheading or any colleagues' of his who are on the list?David
> > Napoliello md facs
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: KMATTOX at aol.com
> >
> > Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:04:47
> > To: <ccm-l at ccm-l.org>; <trauma-list at trauma.org>
> > Cc: <SURGINET at listserv.utoronto.ca>
> > Subject: John Pryor, M.D.
> >
> >
> > To the many families, friends, and colleagues of Dr. John Pryor.
> >
> > First, John died doing what he and all on these lists are genetically
> > programmed to do - care for their fellow men and women, give them a
> chance
> > at
> > survival and recovery and to return them as a functional member of
> >  society.
> > John trained in his chosen profession to be the  medical adventurer that
> is
> > an
> > understandable underlying and unquenchable force  which is present in
> each
> > of
> > us.    Going to the heart of danger,  both in the large inner city
> hospital
> > as
> > well as in a war in bay off lands, we  see the toughest of the tough; the
> > task
> > which others might retreat or shirk  from, John found his peace while
> > attempting to piece together the most complex  of cases.
> >
> > Second, John understood the illogic of his chosen field of trauma
>  surgery.
> > He understood that the streets of Philadelphia were just as  dangerous as
> > the
> > venues of hostility in a country at war.   He  understood that he was
> > predestined to be in the heat of the battle, whether it  be Philadelphia
> or
> > Mosal.
> >  It was his fate to patch  up the secondary effects of man's inhumanity
> to
> > man.    Yes, in  an ideal world preventive strategies would completely
> > eliminate the area of  surgical skill where John was most skilled and
> > comfortable, the
> > need for John  Pryor's in the future will never be eliminated.    Now and
> > for
> >  the long foreseeable future, the acute care trauma critical care surgeon
> > will at  the pinnacle of physicians in demand and needed in communities
> > around
> > the  world, especially the United States.
> >
> > Third, how so very sad to loose John Pryor during this special time of
> the
> > year.    For all of the major faiths with which we in the United  States
> > are
> > most familiar, their festive and holy times are now:   Christianity,
> > Judaism,
> > Islam, Quanza.    Yes, even Ramadan is  now.
> >
> > Some on these list knew John Pryor very well and their loss is most
> >  severe.
> >  Our hearts, prayers, support, and understanding are extended  to them.
> > Some knew John peripherally or were just learning of his  developing
> career
> > trajectory.   Still others only suffer as they know  John represents the
> > kind of
> > surgical spirit that all surgeons possess.   Yes, John Pryor has the
> trauma
> > surgeon's genome.   There is no need  for question or discussion.   We
> each
> > in our
> > own way know exactly why  John was in Iraq.   On another day, the loss
> > could
> > have been any one  of us.
> >
> > John:  as a soldier, we respect and salute you.
> >          as a teacher, we  seek to emulate you.
> >          as a visionary, we  support you.
> >          as a surgeon we  recognize your master skills
> >          as a human, we  applaud and memorialize your unique and lasting
> > contributions.
> >
> > We each will rededicate our genetically predetermined professionalism to
> be
> > built on the foundations of your work.
> >
> > Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
> > Houston
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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