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Wednesdsay July 25, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER The doctor is: OUT A fte r p r a c tic in g m e d ic in e fo r 3 8 in fa m ily O a k v ille y e a r s , D r. K u n ic a is R ic h a r d lo o k in g to fo r w a r d r e tir e m e n t N o t lo n g a fte r la n d in g in O a k v ille , K u n ic a a lso h e lp e d fo u n d the M u ltip le S clero sis S ociety o f H alton, and later, w as v o lu n te e r instructor, co rps surgeon and then p ro v in cia l surgeon fo r St. John A m bulance. H e 's now an h o norary com m ander. K u n ica is leaving his p atien ts in the h a n d s o f Dr. G eo ffrey M o rris w ho has w o rk ed a dozen years in B ram pton and w hose w ife operates a M o n tesso ri school in O ak v ille. K u n ica ad m itted he d id n 't e x p ect to find a re p lac em en t so q u ick ly since O ak v ille has a sh o rtage o f fam ily p h y sician s how ever, K u n ica said, "T here com es a tim e to step a sid e ." N o t lo n g a fte r h is 1962 g ra d u a tio n , K u n ica and his w ife G erald in e, now 61, set tle d in O a k v ille 's E n n isc la re P ark . G erald in e w as at T eac h ers' C o lleg e and la te r w o rk ed at O ak v ille -T ra fa lg a r H igh S chool. K u n ic a se t up sh o p w ith Dr. Ja n in a Z a b o ro w sk a in w h a t's now the M edical A rts B u ild in g on R ey n o ld s S treet. "W e w ere to ld in m edical school th at it w as a m atter o f d e cid in g w here you w anted to live, th at y o u 'd have no tro u b le m aking a liv in g ," said K unica. T he d o c to r had no soo n er put o u t his sh in g le than "being the co untry boy I am " he b e g a n sp e n d in g w e e k e n d s sc o u rin g co u n try roads fo r a hom estead. T he 2 0 0-acre F alg a rb ro o k had a perfect house fo r his w ife. "A ll I cared about w as th e land, the c attle and b a rn s," laughed K unica. A nd th o u g h there are no lo n g er c a t tle th ere to ex p o rt w o rld -w id e, it is hom e. T he K unicas have been to g e th e r since his siste r bro u g h t hom e her u n iv e rsity friend, G eraldine. "It w as love at first sig h t," said K unica w ho lauds his fa m ily 's love and support. W ith fo u r grow n ch ild ren and three g ran d ch ild ren , the fam ily still m anages to spend tim e, even v acations, together. A t w ork, the w orld is d ifferen t these days. "We can do so m uch m ore fo r p atien ts n ow ," said K unica. "I used to m ake the rounds in hospital tre a tin g peo p le w ith co n g estiv e h eart fa il ure. T h a t's a rarity now ," said K unica, n o t ing h u g e advan ces in cardiology. H o w ever K unica, said before health care c o sts sp ira l o u t o f c o n tro l, he b eliev es p a tie n ts m ust take som e re sp o n sib ility fo r th e ir ow n health. "W e lead very u n h ealth y liv e s," he said, n o tin g m any are o verw eight, sm oke, drink o r lead oth erw ise u n h ealth y lifestyles. A nd, K unica said, " I believe there is a place fo r the p atien t to particip ate in health care in a fin an cial w ay." B y A n g e la B la c k b u rn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A fte r 38 y ears, Dr. R ich ard K u n ica is h anging up his steth o sco p e ... he alread y sold his 150-head h erd o f H o lstein s. K unica, 64, is a n ativ e o f B eam sv ille, O ntario, and h as been in fam ily p ra c tic e fo r close to fo u r d ecad es. H e 's a lso b e e n a d a iry fa rm e r at F a lg arb ro o k F arm in H ornby. T his 1962 U n iv ersity o f T oronto m ed ical school g ra d u a te , also fo u n d e d a trio o f O akville m ed ical c lin ic s, sp en t 20 y ears as an O n tario C o lleg e o f F am ily P h y sic ia n s' e x a m in e r, p ro v id e d m e d ic a l c a re to O a k v ille 's Syl A p p s Y outh C e n tre , and M ilto n 's M ap leh u rst C o rre c tio n a l F acility -- and m ade m ed ical m ercy m issio n s to T h ird W o rld c o u n trie s lik e N ic a ra g u a , M e x ic o , T h e D o m in ic a n R e p u b lic an d H onduras. "I 've got m ix ed fe e lin g s, b u t I 'm lo o k in g fo rw ard to w hat lies ahead. I 'm an tic ip a tin g this retire m e n t," said the d o c to r "o f the old sch o o l" w ho still m akes som e h o u se calls. On the eve o f his Ju ly 27 retirem en t, fro m b e h in d h is d e sk a t th e T ra fa lg a r P ro fessio n al B u ild in g , K u n ica co n tem p lates m aking m ore m ed ical m issio n s w ith the C h ristian M ed ical & D en tal S ociety. K unica is one o f a c o n so rtiu m w ho p u r chased the T rafalg ar P ro fessio n al B u ild in g in 1985. A ctually, he also h elp e d fo u n d a m ed ical clinic in the old C h ap m an H om e (th e hom e o f the fo rm er b a sk e t facto ry fo u n d er) at Pine A venue and R ey n o ld s S treet; then in 1972, the A rgus R o ad M edical C linic. "O nce again w e w ent loo k in g fo r an o p p o rtu n ity fo r in v estm en t and to estab lish a fa cility ," said K unica. T he T rafalg ar P ro fe ssio n a l B u ild in g w as lead in g -ed g e as it co m b in ed m ed ical p ra c ti tioners o f all sp e c ia ltie s w ith su p p o rt se r v ices lik e X -ray an d lab services. "I t's o n e-sto p sh o p p in g fo r the p a tie n t," said K unica. I t's also w h ere his ow n p ractice, d u b b ed the T ra fa lg a r M e d ic a l C lin ic sin c e th e 1960s, boasts a dozen d o cto rs w ho see 5 0 ,000 p atien ts. K u n ic a 's h im se lf treats in the o rd er o f 3 ,0 0 0 p atien ts. 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