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“REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF DR. HUMPHREY DON GERMANIUK, MD, AP FP” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E772-E773 on June 5, 2018.
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REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF DR. HUMPHREY DON GERMANIUK, MD, AP FP
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HON. TIM RYAN
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to remember the life of Dr. Humphrey Don Germaniuk, 64, who passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018.
Humphrey was born on February 4, 1954 on Staten Island, New York City to Ukrainian immigrants Onufriji and Neonila Germaniuk. Growing up, Humphrey played in a rock and roll band that performed all throughout New York City. His band, Timeless, had gained such a large, dedicated following that they captured the attention of Capitol Records, and began recording with the label. At the age of 19, Humphrey took his first steps toward what would become a distinguished career in forensic medicine by volunteering with the Manhattan Medical Examiner's Office under the guidance of renowned physician Dr. Milton Helpern.
Humphrey studied Biology at Wagner College on Staten Island, and graduated in 1975. After graduation, he had the amazing opportunity to travel to Italy and obtain a dual Ph.D. and M.D. from the University of Rome. In 1984, he returned to the United States with a deep affection and appreciation for his Italian hosts and their Italian culture. Upon his return; Humphrey began his professional medical career at The Ohio State University, where he completed a residency in pathology in 1988. Following his residency, he held a Fellowship in Forensic Medicine at the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office in Florida and became certified as a Forensic Pathologist. After his certification, he served as an associate Medical Examiner for Onondaga County, New York for five years. Then in 1994, Humphrey was selected to serve as Deputy Chief of the Washington, D.C. Medical Examiner's Office.
While in Washington, Humphrey built a national reputation as an authority in forensic medicine; honing his craft by performing thousands of autopsies and testifying in hundreds of capital trials, both in District and Federal Court. At the same time, Humphrey was able to keep his academic career alive by writing numerous articles on forensics, and also lecturing on various medical and legal aspects of death investigations as an adjunct professor at Georgetown and George Washington Schools of Law. By 1998, Humphrey was serving as Chief Medical Examiner of the Nation's Capital.
Despite receiving many accolades for his management of the Washington, D.C. Medical Examiner's Office, the professional demands of his position took a toll on him. Humphrey chose to return to Ohio after his time in Washington, and accepted a position as Assistant Coroner to Trumbull County. Humphrey described the change of scenery as a
``priceless opportunity'' to reconnect with what mattered most in his life, and he became the first certified Forensic Pathologist to serve the county.
In 2008, Humphrey found himself in politics for the first time as he successfully ran for his first term as Trumbull County Coroner. Over the next 10 years, until his death, Humphrey helped build the office into an extremely well respected one. As Trumbull County Coroner he fought to recoup taxpayer money lost in professional time spent testifying in private civil litigation. He also regularly advocated for legislation addressing reimbursement to counties, and conducted training seminars for police departments regarding death investigation.
During his long career, Humphrey had a distinguished record of national, state, and local community service. He was a delegate to the National Association of Medical Examiners and College of American Pathologists, governor of the Ohio Society of Pathology, and member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. He was also a member of the Ohio State Medical Association; the Ohio State Coroner's Association, and, perhaps most fondly for his colleagues and peers from Trumbull Memorial Hospital, as past president of the Trumbull County Medical Society.
In 2010, Humphrey was invited by Pakistan to participate in a series of lectures on the best practices for competent death investigation alongside representatives from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency, the Pakistani Supreme Court, and the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture. The trip was conducted under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department and hosted in the ancient city of Lahore as part of an ongoing diplomatic effort to strengthen ties between the two countries as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Humphrey considered the trip a great opportunity, and a defining moment in his career.
Alongside his impressive professional career, Humphrey was also an avid outdoorsman. He and his family enjoyed sailing on Lake Erie and Mosquito Lake, and hiking and hunting on the family's property in Western Pennsylvania. Humphrey was a member of the Vienna Fish and Game Club where he taught hunter safety education. He also belonged to the Trumbull County Antique Tractor Club, and actively participated in the County's Democratic Party.
He loved his family so much, and will be deeply missed by his wife of 36 years, Genevieve Marie Germaniuk; son and daughter-in-law Zachariah Shevchenko and Suzanne Elizabeth (nee Schoen) Germaniuk; sister and niece Nina Irene (nee Germaniuk) and Nila Skye Cooper of Stillwater, Minnesota; step-niece Oksana (Sergie) Popova and grandnieces Ulyana Popova of New York, N.Y., and Drs. Vera (Richard) Salvatore, DDS (nee Popova) of Schenectady, New York.
I extend my sincerest condolences to his family and friends.
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