Veterinarian vet still hale, hearty and practicing at 96

Staff photo by Mary Kemper Dr. Roman A. ‘Doc’ Swiezy sits at the wheel of his boat in Stuart with ‘first mate’ ‘Fuzzy’ on his lap. At 96, the veterinarian, an Army veteran of World War II, is still practicing.

Staff photo by Mary Kemper
Dr. Roman A. ‘Doc’ Swiezy sits at the wheel of his boat in Stuart with ‘first mate’ ‘Fuzzy’ on his lap. At 96, the veterinarian, an Army veteran of World War II, is still practicing.

Mary Kemper
Staff Writer
We met on his boat in Stuart, on a Jan. 26 that can’t decide whether to be rainy or sunny. Roman A. “Doc” Swiezy doesn’t care what the weather does — the engine has been acting up, and it needs fixing.
He’s tall and fit, with a full head of hair that seems to be just beginning to go gray, and has an engaging grin. Having just recently experienced a mini-stroke, he walks a bit more slowly than he used to, he says, but nonetheless clambers up and down between the engine and the upper deck.
Born July 29, 1918, in Rhode Island, the Army veteran has certainly packed in a lot of colorful history over the years.
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