August 2003

Chiropractic community mourns loss of leader

Dr. Fred H. Barge, vice president the International Chiropractors Association and past president of ICA from 1988-1991, died of a sudden heart attack in his home July 2.

Dr. Barge was internationally recognized as a speaker, teacher, mentor, clinician and author. He was considered one of chiropractic’s greatest philosophers and his sayings are quoted along with those of D.D. Palmer, B.J. Palmer and R.W. Stephenson.

Dr. Barge served on several of ICA’s committees and played a key role in many of the association’s programs. He helped initiate ICA’s pediatrics program as well as its profession-wide newspaper, The Chiropractic Choice. He also played a primary role in the success of both of ICA’s International Symposiums (Lisbon 2000 and Rome 2002); and most recently he was responsible for laying the groundwork of ICA’s newest Council on Chiropractic Philosophy, developing the syllabus for the Diplomate in Philosophical Standards of Chiropractic (DPhC), and putting together the profession’s landmark Conference on Chiropractic Philosophy held this past May in Kansas City, Mo.

“The profession has lost one of its greatest leaders,” said ICA President Dr. C.J. Mertz. “Dr. Barge was always one of my heroes and when he agreed to run with me as vice president I was not only deeply honored I was in awe. Even though we had only a short time to serve together I will remember his wisdom and his sage advice. We will miss him, I will miss him, but he will be with us in spirit and helping us move forward because we had a common vision for chiropractic and for ICA.”

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