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Article: The Legacy of Dr. Mazique, A Physician of Many Callings
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- The Washington Post
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- January 5, 1988
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As Dr. Edward C. Mazique was buried yesterday, you could see his
beneficiaries in the throngs of young black doctors who gathered to
pay their last respects. Few men have done so much to bring so many
into the ranks of this distinguished profession as Dr. Mazique, and
the fine cars with MD tags that lined the funeral procession were
just one indication that his proteges had done well.
But when all the kind words had been spoken, after all the tears
of sadness had dried up, a nagging sensation remained that the good
doctor would not be pleased that his town was getting sicker even as
the number of doctors had increased.
Dr. Mazique, who died last week at age 76, had been part of a
cadre of ...