From: Blizzard Family [blizzardfamily@verizon.net] Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 7:54 AM To: KY-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: OBIT; Dr. O. Polin 1905 WASHINGTON Dr. O. Polin, president of the Washington County Medical Society and the oldest practicing physician in this section of the state, died Saturday of heart failure in Springfield. He was born near Harrodsburg, May 28, 1829, and was graduated in 1850. He had practiced medicine continuously at Springfield since that time. He comes of a family of physicians, his father, grandfather, and brothers were all physicians. Dr. Polin's father and two brothers came to this country from Ireland about the year 1790; one of these brothers was a lawyer, the other a priest, Dr. Polin’s father being a doctor. He was a devout member of the Roman Catholic Church and faithful in all of its doctrines. Dr. Polin was strictly professional and scientific and in his death the profession loses one of its greatest sons. (Harrodsburg Hearald Thu Jan 19, 1905) Submitted by Kelly Courtney-Blizzard Old addy's include; kellygirl2001@juno.com Kellygirl3398@mailandnews.com Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net k_blizzard@hotmail.com USGENWEBBER@AOL.COM bellcountykycc@aol.com kblizzard@tampabay.rr.com