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'Guess Who' puzzle answer: Dr. Oris Aaron The 'Guess Who' puzzle answer is Dr. Oris Aaron, physician, leader, and one of Adair County's most respected citizens.He was often heard to quote, "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genious will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press On!" has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race."That's how he lived, adding persistence to education, natural talent and a caring attitude which motivated him to take care of the people. He was a teacher and coach, and then a doctor who practiced medicine mostly in rural areas where there was a shortage of medical manpower. He was raised in the Montpelier area of Adair County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Aaron. His father was the first in Adair to earn a masters degree from UK, a school teacher and the man who first taught his son Oris the saying that would stay with him all his life, "the hottest seats in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, adopt a position of neutrality. He worked and saved up some money to start medical school. He borrowed on the family farm and home as security to get through the second year. He recalled being refused a loan at the Bank of Columbia for his third year of med school but John Flowers, who worked in the bank as Cashier, and Clarence Marshall, Superintendent of Schools, personally gave him loans for the third year. He didn't have it easy but with the help of family and friends and a dedicated life partner, he made it through the rough training years. Dr. Aaron met his wife Jessie Reeves when teaching school in Sommersville. He recalled driving home in his T-model Ford, and getting bogged down in Ozark on a snowy, muddy road. While waiting to get a mechanic, a bunch of young people came by. Jessie was in the group and she tossed a snowball at him. She would go on to become a nurse and work with him in his practice and in their lives together raising four children; sons, Steve and Phil, and daughters, Jane and Suzie. Dr. Aaron said he never tried to tell his children what to become, he just worked to give each of them all the education they needed to help them be all they could be. He told Ed Waggener in a 1988 interview, "Looking back, I've said that life took place for me in six-year intervals. I spent six years in grade school, six years in high school and college, six years as a teacher/coach, spent six years in Louisville in medical school and residency, and then six years in general practice in Virginia during World War II. Then I went back for six more years of educational training after the war. I practiced in Elizabethtown for six years, then was recruited to Adair County and have been here about five times six years." - - -We enjoyed the responses. Guesses included Dr. Aaron and others we won't won't disclose because they may be future guess-who photos. One who got the right answer gives us yet another puzzle because he doesn't give his last name. Maybe you can read his message to ColumbiaMagazine.com (below) and tell us who Jim is:- - - "The 'Guess Who' picture is of O.A. -- Dr. Oris Aaron. My mother's family and the Aaron family lived literally just across the fields from each other near the Adair-Russell County line, a bit north and east of greater metropolitan Montpelier. My mother, born 1910, was a year younger than Oris and a year older than his sister Maxine, and Mother remained friends with both all their lives. After O.A. moved back to Columbia, he was my family's primary physician for several years. Also, my sis worked at the old Adair Memorial Hospital for a year or two in the late '60s. One of my treasured keepsakes is a thank you letter Jessie sent for the quilt Mother made when Steve was born. I believe Oris and Jessie lived in Raven, Virginia at the time. I recognized the picture because the eyes were a giveaway. Then I mentally shortened his hair, and there was no doubt left about who he was. s/Jim This story was posted on 2004-03-06 09:42:17
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