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Dr. Phil Aaron Eulogy by Linda Waggener This followed, the last of three Eulogies by longtime friends, United States Senator Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Dr. Chuck Giles. Eulogy for Dr. Phil R. Aaron by Linda Waggener Phil Aaron would have loved seeing all your faces here today in the Columbia Baptist Church. He would have been thrilled to see you and hear your words of support and praise Senator Mitch McConnell, and Dr. Chuck Giles. He'd probably be furious at Linda Waggener being on his memorial program. He'd probably say, "what's she doing up there? She's just a writer, a picture taker, and she's a democrat for crying out loud!" But he made one mistake years ago when he assigned me to work one summer with his beautiful daughter, Sarah. We bonded. And so now when Sarah wanted someone to reflect good things about her incredible father, she included me on the program, thank you, Sarah. It's an honor to be here -- I was there in the beginning and watched him do so much for so many of us. Over the years it could fill an encyclopedia. He came back here at his Dad's urging -- Dr. Oris Aaron had bought the old Adair Memorial Hospital that covers the long hill up by the nursing home and turned it into Aaron Medical Center. And he pressed his son Phil to come back and practice. So Dr. Phil left the vast opportunities open to him in the northeast and brought his magic here. In addition to having one of the sharpest minds I've ever known, he had a heart bigger than Texas and he took on the plight of our medically underserved area with a rebellious determination that no man, woman nor child would be turned away, no matter whether they could pay the bill or not. He opened his office from early morning until midnight seven days a week every single day of the week -- seven days a week. And God bless him, he hired jobless me to do his marketing in a time when it was taboo for any medical doctor to advertise. Dr. Phil scoffed at what he called medical snobbery and directed me to communicate with the masses so that everyone knew that someone was there to serve them no matter what, and that the need for high dollar emergency room visits had just been slashed. Imagine, as Greg Blair just sang, imagine the relief of families who had little income, like ours. Imagine the relief of multitudes of people here in rural Kentucky who had no insurance. Imagine the relief of working moms who no longer had to take a day off from work to take a sick child to the doctor. Patients came in droves, from everywhere. Some paid with insurance, some with cash, and still others paid with what they had -- homemade quilts, home canned goods, garden truck, homemade foods -- desserts were everywhere all the time. And once, as the Senator said, payment for his services were paid with prized Rhode Island Red chickens which got loose, squawking, running and flapping their wings down that long hall until his devoted staff could get control and clean up. Whoever owned stock in Lysol in those days made a fortune. It was a time of enormous change in the healthcare industry in this area fueled in great part by Dr. Phil's vision, his dedication and fierce determination that no one should go without good healthcare. He gave every single ounce of his energy and health every day. And now, as we surround his children, Blake and Sarah, and his grandchildren, Emma and Rayford, with our love and support at this difficult time, we lift up Phillip Reeves Aaron and we give him back to the creator who created him and shared him with us -- for too short a time. Farewell treasured friend, Phil Aaron, warrior for your people. We will not forget. This story was posted on 2016-08-28 09:29:55
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