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P&S Journal: Fall 1997, Vol.17, No.3
In Memoriam
ALUMNI
Class of 1927
Frederic Taylor, professor emeritus of surgery at Indiana
University School of Medicine, died Feb. 15, 1997. Dr. Taylor was also
chief of surgery at Marion County General Hospital and a member of
the staff of Methodist and Roudebush West 19th Street VA hospitals.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include
his wife, Anne, a son, two daughters, and 10 grandchildren.
Class of 1930
Sidney E. Lenke, a retired internist and devoted alumnus,
died Jan. 28, 1997. Dr. Lenke trained in pathology at Mount Sinai.
A longtime clinical instructor at Downstate Medical Center, he was
affiliated with North Shore Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. He served
as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II.
Outside the practice of medicine and his family, one of his great
passions in life was helping to organize and promote the support
of P&S among his fellow alumni. As class chairman for many
years, he invariably added his own personal touch to the annual
appeal and thus helped rally the ranks. He is survived by his wife,
Helen, son Roger'72, chief of OB/GYN at the University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center at Denver, two daughters, and three
grandchildren . . . . Word has been received of the death of
Stephen D. Mills on Dec. 27, 1995. A retired pediatric hematologist,
Dr. Mills had been associate professor of clinical pediatrics at
the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine and an emeritus staff member
of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. At the Mayo Clinic he
participated in one of the earliest successful bone marrow
transplantations in a child with aplastic anemia. Dr. Mills
served in active duty with the U.S. Navy Medical Reserve during
World War II and helped treat D-Day casualties at the U.S. Naval
Hospital in Netley, England, in 1944. His first wife, Alice,
preceded him in death. Surviving him are his second wife, Ruth,
a son, and two daughters.
Class of 1931
Retired dermatologist and life fellow of the American Academy of
Dermatology, C. Douglas Walsh died Jan. 17, 1997. He leaves
behind two sons and two grandchildren.
Class of 1934
Irving H. Rosenbaum, a specialist in geriatric medicine and
former medical director of Sarasota Pines, a nursing home in
Sarasota, Fla., died May 2, 1997. Dr. Rosenbaum served as a
Naval flight surgeon during World War II, surviving the sinking
of the vessel to which he was assigned. He leaves his wife, Julia,
four daughters, three sons, and four grandchildren.
Class of 1935
Isidore Ziferstein died April 7, 1997. Psychiatrist,
educator, and antiwar activist, Dr. Ziferstein was on the
front lines of protest against the Vietnam War and nuclear
proliferation, arguing that the government's efforts to promote
the war effort to the public was undermining Americans' mental
health. Dr. Ziferstein, who pursued a private psychoanalytic
practice in Los Angeles, served for many years as staff
psychiatrist for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and clinical
professor of psychiatry at the University of California.
Professionally, he pursued a special research interest in
transcultural psychiatry. He had been an active board member
of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
and a member of the board of directors of Viewer Sponsored
Television, a precursor to public television. Survivors include
his wife, Bess, a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren.
Class of 1936
The alumni office has had word of the death of Dominic C.
D'Ambruoso on Dec. 25, 1996. A retired anesthesiologist
formerly affiliated with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn.,
he served in the Army Medical Corps during World War II. He is
survived by a son, a daughter, and five grandchildren.
Class of 1937
The alumni office has received word of the death of George Falkner
of Walla Walla, Wash., in September 1995. A general surgeon and
past president of the Washington State chapter of the American
College of Surgeons and the Walla Walla County Medical Society,
Dr. Falkner trained at St. Luke's Hospital in New York. A captain
in the U.S. Army, he served with the Second Evacuation Hospital
during World War II. He is survived by five daughters, two sons,
and three grandchildren . . . . Clifford Wray died Jan. 3, 1997.
Dr. Wray had been in-house doctor in the 1930s for the New York
Times. He served as chief of staff and president of the Jefferson
County Medical Association and as school doctor for the Board of
Education of Watertown, N.Y., where he pursued a private general
practice. Dr. Wray served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Surviving him are his wife, Helen, two sons, a daughter, and three
grandchildren.
Class of 1937 MSD
Frederick Lee Liebolt '37MSD
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Class of 1940
John Hutchinson, a specialist in insurance medicine, died Dec.
11, 1996. Dr. Hutchinson had been vice president of medical
underwriting at the New York Life Insurance Company and a past
president of the Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors
of America. He saw active duty during World War II as a captain
in the U.S. Medical Corps stationed in the Pacific Theater. He
is survived by two daughters, a son, and two grandchildren.
Class of 1941
Leonard Jarcho '41
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Class of 1942
Retired radiologist and emeritus professor of radiology at the
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Lawrence A. Davis
died Feb. 20, 1997. Dr. Davis previously served as chief of radiology
and president of the medical staff of Children's Hospital in
Louisville, Ky. Surviving him are his wife, Lois, and two sons.
Class of 1943M
Word has been received of the death of Myles Boyle, a retired
general surgeon from Cambridge, Ohio, in 1985. He is survived by his
wife, Harriet, four daughters, and a son . . . . Frank D. Gray, a
retired internist and emeritus professor and former chairman of
medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
in Philadelphia, died in the spring of 1997, exact date unknown. Dr.
Gray also had taught at Yale. He was the author of 65 papers, mostly
in the field of pulmonary and cardiopulmonary care. He is survived by
his wife, Dr. Frieda Gray . . . . Fred Kern Jr., professor
emeritus of medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver, died
May 2, 1997. Dr. Kern helped train generations of academic
gastroenterologists who went on to teach at medical schools or
research institutes in the United States, Canada, Australia, and
Chile. A distinguished researcher, Dr. Kern was known for his
investigations in the areas of lipid metabolism, lactose intolerance,
inflammatory bowel disease, the effects of estrogen and pregnancy on
gallstone formation, and other areas of liver and digestive diseases.
Dr. Kern was co-author of three books, 31 chapters in clinical
textbooks, and more than 200 scientific articles. He received,
among other honors, the 1988 University of Colorado Medal and
the 1986 Friedenwald Medal, the highest award of the American
Gastroenterological Association. In 1986 he was named master of
the American College of Physicians. Surviving him are his wife,
Bernie, two daughters, a son, and seven grandchildren.
Class of 1943D
Robert A. Butz of Boise, Idaho, died March 30, 1996. Dr. Butz
served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II. In the
course of his army service, he became involved in the translation
into English of Japanese medical findings on the fate of victims
of atomic bombings. This translation was one of the first official
reports detailing the medical consequences of the bombs dropped on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Dr. Butz practiced radiology, for many years
heading the radiology department at Sacred Heart Hospital in Idaho
Falls, where he was also chief of staff. He is survived by three
sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren . . . . Everett Delabarre,
a specialist in rehabilitation medicine, died Feb. 17, 1997. Dr.
Delabarre had been associate professor of rehabilitation medicine
at Tufts University School of Medicine and a staff member of the
Boston VA Medical Center. He was a retired captain in the U.S.
Naval Reserve, having served in World War II and the Korean War.
Surviving him are a daughter, five sons, and four grandchildren.
Class of 1944
William Howland, a former assistant professor of anesthesiology
at P&S, died Dec. 24, 1996. Dr. Howland trained in urology before
completing a residency in anesthesiology at Presbyterian Hospital,
where he later joined the anesthesiology staff. In 1953, he moved
his professional base across town to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, where he was named chairman of anesthesiology. Later as an
associate in the experimental surgery division, he established and
directed the experimental anesthesiology section. Dr. Howland was a
past president of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
and an adviser to the World Health Organization. His writings include
eight books and more than 300 articles, abstracts, and book chapters
in the field. At the time of his death, Dr. Howland was professor
emeritus at Cornell. A veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he
served as chief of urology at a military hospital in Bremerhaven,
Germany, immediately after World War II. He is survived by his wife,
Miriam, a public health educator, a son, a daughter, and two
grandchildren.
Class of 1946
Word has been received of the death of Thomas N. Cross on
Dec. 13, 1996. A former assistant professor of psychiatry at the
University of Michigan, Dr. Cross authored two books on the
interplay of psychology and literature and pursued a busy private
practice. Dr. Cross attained the rank of lieutenant in the U.S.
Naval Reserve Medical Corps. He leaves behind a wife, Patricia, a
daughter, two sons, and a brother, Richard Cross'41 . . . .
The alumni office has learned of the death of Jean-Claude Michel
on Dec. 1, 1996. A retired cardiologist and former clinical professor
of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in
Seattle, he was affiliated with Swedish, Providence, Maynard,
Virginia Mason, Renton VA, and University of Washington hospitals.
Surviving him are his wife, Elsie Jeanette, and six children.
Class of 1948
Henry H. Krakauer, an internist who retired to Highland Beach,
Fla., died April 1, 1997. He leaves behind his wife, Violet.
Class of 1951
The alumni office has learned of the death of Roy L. McKittrick
on Aug. 18, 1996. A retired surgeon in Rocky Ford, Colo., he flew his
own plane to see patients at rural hospitals in the southeast corner
of the state. Dr. McKittrick served three terms as mayor of Rocky
Ford. He was honored with the Man of the Year Award in 1982 and the
state award from the Colorado Medical Society for his pro bono work
in developing housing for low income and elderly populations. Among
his other volunteer activities, Dr. McKittrick served with Care
Medico in Malaysia. He is survived by his wife, La Berta, two sons,
three daughters, and 10 grandchildren.
Class of 1953
Carl Barlow, honorary attending physician in plastic surgery
at Lenox Hill Hospital, died April 3, 1997. Before attending medical
school, Dr. Barlow earned his D.D.S. from Columbia's School of Dental
and Oral Surgery in 1950. He was stationed in Germany while serving
as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1955 to 1957. Dr.
Barlow was affiliated with the Queens Hospital Center, where he was
director of plastic surgery, and the Long Island Jewish Hospital.
Surviving him is his wife, June, a 1958 Columbia School of Nursing
graduate.
Class of 1959
Word has been received of the death of plastic surgeon D. Verne
McConnell on July 22, 1996. Dr. McConnell was clinical professor
of surgery at the Ohio Valley Medical Center and had been associate
professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the West Virginia
University Medical Center in Wheeling, W.Va. He served as past
president of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons. He is survived by his wife, Jane, two daughters, two sons,
and six grandchildren.
Class of 1961
Temby R. Argall died Dec. 10, 1996. Trained in internal
medicine at Hartford Hospital and in adolescent medicine at
Children's Hospital in Boston, he spent a decade in general
practice before switching to emergency medicine and joining
the emergency room staff at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Conn.,
where he remained for much of his career. Dr. Argall was a
former instructor in community medicine at Tufts University
School of Medicine. He is survived by his mother, Frances Argall,
three daughters, and two grandsons.
Class of 1987
Charles "Chip" K. Bacon died suddenly March 5, 1997. Dr. Bacon
pursued a residency in otolaryngology at the Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia before joining Peninsula
ENT Associates in Hampton, Va. He leaves behind his wife, Ellen, a
registered nurse, and his brother, Jeffrey, a doctor.
Correction
Kendall K. Kane'60 died July 27, 1994--not 1996--and is
survived by his second wife, Gay, and four children.
Betty Shabazz, Ph.D.
Dr. Betty Shabazz, who died June 23 from injuries suffered in a
June 1 fire in her home, touched P&S most profoundly through
the Malcolm X Medical Scholarship program.
Dr. Shabazz helped P&S establish the scholarship in 1984 as a legacy to her husband, who was assassinated in 1965 at the Audubon Ballroom near Columbia-Presbyterian. The scholarship is awarded each year to third- and fourth-year minority students at P&S who demonstrate academic merit and a commitment to provide medical assistance to their communities. Dr. Shabazz also was a member of the Columbia-Presbyterian Health Sciences Advisory Council. |