Madam Speaker. I rise today in recognition of Dr. Elizabeth Balraj as she retires after 35 years of dedicated public service to the people of Northeast Ohio. including 20 years as Cuyahoga County coroner. Dr. Balraj began her career in the 1960s. immigrating to the United States to become a physician and surgeon after completing her studies in her native India. She practiced medicine at Akron General Hospital and St. Lukes Hospital in Cleveland before coming to the Cuyahoga County Coroners Office as deputy coroner and pathologist. In 1987. she was appointed Coroner of Cuyahoga County. following the retirement of Coroner Dr.
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