Harry Reid: “I rise today to remember Dr. John Robert Murren, a renowned oncologist, cancer researcher, and a beloved husband, father…”

“I rise today to remember Dr. John Robert Murren, a renowned oncologist, cancer researcher, and a beloved husband, father and son. I first met Dr. Murren 3\1/2\ years ago. He visited me in my Capitol office with his brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Heather Murren. In this meeting, they shared with me their vision for a new world-class cancer research facility in Nevada. Like so many Americans, the Murrens had been touched by cancer. They had witnessed first-hand the devastation caused by cancer and were motivated to do something to lessen the toll of this horrible illness. As such, the Murrens resolved to combine Heather and Jim's business skills and extensive network with John's medical expertise to create a cutting-edge comprehensive cancer institute in Nevada. In 2002, they founded the Nevada Cancer Institute and built a 142,000 square foot facility in Las Vegas that is dedicated to researching, preventing, detecting, and curing cancer. Dr. John Murren served on the institute's board of directors as well as an adjunct faculty member. Dr. Murren's death will inspire those he left behind to make the Nevada Cancer Institute even better. John would want this. Dr. John Murren's vision for the Nevada Cancer Institute was based on an impressive medical foundation. He earned his B.A. in chemistry and history from Duke University cum laude followed by his M.D. in 1984 from the Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago.…”