Samuel J. Hankin
’28
Baltimore, Maryland
May 16, 2002
After training at Maryland, Dr. Hankin opened a private practice in 1928.
During World War II, he was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and was discharged
in 1945 as a lieutenant commander. He returned to Baltimore and resumed
his medical practice. Dr. Hankin taught diagnostics and cardiology courses
for several years, retiring around 1980. He enjoyed sports, playing bridge,
camping and fishing. Dr. Hankin is survived by son Robert and daughter
Barbara, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Sam Beanstock ’33
San Antonio, Texas
April 18, 2002
Samuel T. R. Revell, Jr ’37
Rock Hills, South Carolina
December 23, 2001
Dr. Revell followed father Dr. Samuel T. R. Revell Sr., and preceded brother
Walter Jones Revell, ’41 into the medical profession. Shortly after graduation,
he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps (1941–1945), before beginning
a lifelong career as a physician in Baltimore. He became professor of
medicine at Maryland, retiring in 1971 with wife Ruth to Bedford. Dr.
Revell is survived by four children and seven grandchildren. A fourth
daughter, Mary Irene, died in 2000.
Conrad L. Richter ’40
Towson, Maryland
June 29, 2002
Dr. Richter graduated from Maryland’s school of pharmacy prior to medical
school. He went to work as a staff doctor for the airplane manufacturing
plant at Glenn L. Martin Co. (later Lockheed Martin) in Middle River.
Upon receiving his draft notice during World War II, the company refused
to let him leave, claiming the doctor was more vital to the war effort
in his hometown post. Never leaving his professional job, Dr. Richter
became the Martin medical director in charge of a large staff of doctors
and nurses treating the company’s skilled work force, holding that position
until his retirement in 1979. He also maintained a private practice as
a general practitioner in Northeast Baltimore. Dr. Richter enjoyed sailing,
gardening and traveling. He is survived by his second wife Annetta, one
daughter and one grandson.
Jose G. Molinari ’41
San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 23, 2002
Dr. Molinari studied radiology in the 1950s and maintained a successful
practice until the 1980s. He taught at the University of Puerto Rico Medical
School. Retiring to his beach condominium in the 1990s, Dr. Molinari enjoyed
reading, traveling and domino playing. He is survived by four children,
ten grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Irving R. Lowitz
’42
Owings Mills, Maryland
June 8, 2002
William McGrath ’43
Arnold, Maryland
June 10, 2002
Dr. McGrath interned at St. Agnes Hospital. In 1944, he joined the Army
Medical Corps, attaining the rank of captain. Upon completion of his military
stint, he returned to St. Agnes to complete residency training and then
worked as a contract physician and surgeon for Bethlehem Steel Corp. and
at Fort Meade. In 1950 he was recalled to service in the Korean War. One
year later he set up private practice at Catonsville Junction and, in
1953, moved to a combined home and office on Frederick Avenue. He served
as director of the ER and was a long-time staff member at St. Agnes. In
1966 he was honored by the institution for half a century of outstanding
service, and he maintained his private practice until one month before
his death. Dr. McGrath was a student of the arts and enjoyed literature
and horticulture, growing orchids and gardenias. He traveled throughout
Africa, Germany and the United Kingdom. Dr. McGrath is survived by three
sons, five daughters, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Joseph E. Reahl
’45
Parkville, Maryland
May 29, 2002
Dr. Reahl completed an internship and residency at Mercy Hospital, and
residencies at Veterans Administration in Roanoke, Va., and Perry Point,
Md. For 35 years he maintained a career in VA Administration and also
worked at Shepherd Pratt and Bayview Hospitals. He was a life member of
the American Psychiatric Association and the Maryland Psychiatric Society
while consulting at Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Shepherd Pratt
Hospital. Dr. Reahl enjoyed traveling and playing bridge, and is survived
by wife Helen, four daughters, one son and seven grandchildren.
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Harry B. Scott
’47
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
September 19, 2001
Dr. Scott trained at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore and shortly thereafter
served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He practiced internal medicine
for 15 years in Baltimore before moving to Martinsburg, West Virginia
in 1970. There he was appointed chief of staff at City Hospital where
he established and directed the kidney dialysis unit. During the last
five years of practicing medicine, he served at the VA Medical Center,
retiring in 1991.
Margaret L. Sherrard, ’49
Baltimore
July 25, 2002
Dr. Sherrard was the first female intern and resident at Mercy Medical
Center and later earned a master’s degree in public health from Johns
Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. In 1954, after a year in
private practice, Dr. Sherrard joined the Baltimore County Health Department,
serving as medical director for tuberculosis control and director of school
health. In the 1950s she planned and directed large-scale polio immunizations
and, in 1988, became the first woman to serve as director of the department.
She retired in 1994. Dr. Sherrard was the first woman president of the
Baltimore County Medical Association in 1960. She was a member of the
John Beale Davidge Alliance, the medical school’s major donor society.
Dr. Sherrard is survived by husband Leonard Hamberry, ’50, whom she met
while in training at Mercy, one son, one daughter, and a granddaughter.
Andrew R. Sosnowski
’50
Severna Park, Maryland
April 22, 2002
After training at St. Agnes Hospital, Dr. Sosnowski was a captain in the
U.S. Medical Corps., serving in Germany from 1955–57. A general practitioner,
Dr. Sosnowski maintained an active practice for fifty years, retiring
in 2000. He was an avid golfer, bowler and swimmer, and also enjoyed card
playing and traveling. Dr. Sosnowski is survived by wife Bette, three
children, two stepchildren and four grandsons.
John M. Gerwig
Jr., ’54
Ellicott City, Maryland
June 3, 2002
Bernard Kramer
’56
Wallingford, Connecticut
March 16, 2001
Dr. Kramer was in internist in Wallingford, Connecticut for 38 years and
saw patients until three weeks before his death. He is survived by wife
Beatrice.
Harry P. Ross
’56
Chestertown, Maryland
July 11, 2002
Upon graduation, Dr. Ross served an internship at Union Memorial Hospital
and was a resident at Sacred Heart Hospital in Norristown, Pa. He joined
the staff of Kent & Queen Anne’s Hospital in Chestertown in 1958 and
opened a family medical practice. From 1991–98, he was Kent County’s medical
examiner, an advocate for the elderly, and was the first chairman of Kent
County’s Commission on Aging. He was founder of Magnolia Hall Nursing
Home, serving as its board president from 1978–80 and was the home’s physician
for 30 years. Dr. Ross was a past president, vice president and director
of the Maryland Academy of Family Practice. He was a sponsor of the Washington
College crew team and filmed their rowing practice sessions. He was a
wood-carver and furniture refinisher, and he tinkered with the Jaguar
sports car he owned throughout his life. He is survived by wife Susan
Kosnik Ross, ’74, who shared his family medical practice, one son
and two daughters.
Richard Barnes
Kennan Jr., ’63
Salisbury, Maryland
March, 13, 2001
A flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy, Dr. Kennan completed his residency
in psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. After a fellowship in
child psychiatry there, he entered the University of North Carolina-Duke
University Psychoanalytic Training Program and, while a candidate, served
as medical director of the adolescent unit, director of the adolescent
day treatment program and staff psychiatrist at John Umstead Hospital
in Butner. He practiced privately as a general psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
in Durham, Richmond, Va., and, from 1982 until retirement in 1999, in
Salisbury where he was on the medical staff at Peninsula Regional Medical
Center as a consultant for local agencies. Dr. Kennan is survived by four
children, former wife Catherine Stevens and his lifelong friend, Elizabeth
Sur.
Salvatore R. Donohue
’64
Stuart, Florida
June 22, 2002
Dr. Donohue served in the Army Medical Corps., from 1965–67 and received
training at Mercy Medical Center and Maryland General Hospital where he
was named director of ambulatory services in 1971. He helped bring Maryland
General from a small, surgically oriented local hospital to a full-service
community hospital. Later he became director of medicine at the hospital
and also practiced at Mercy until 1991, when he became chief medical officer
at Martin Memorial Health Systems in Stuart, Fla. He retired in 1999.
Dr. Donohue is
survived by wife Edith, two daughters and three grandchildren.
Raphael C. Myers Jr., ’67
Littlestown, Pennsylvania
July, 12, 2002
Dr. Myers decided to study medicine after a college friend died of cancer.
Prior to beginning his medical education, he served in the Army in Alaska
and taught at the Polytechnic Institute while earning a master’s degree
in chemistry. Upon completion of his medical degree, he received training
in gynecology and obstetrics at St. Agnes Hospital where he spent his
entire career in practice. His 36-year career in gynecology, obstetrics
and urogynecology included the delivery of more than 5,000 babies. He
retired in 2001 and moved to Littlestown. Dr. Myers enjoyed reading, fly
and surf fishing, hunting and cooking. He is survived by wife Mary Lou,
three sons, a daughter and two grandchildren.
Phillip Edward Middleton, ’70
Coffeyville, Kansas
May 17, 2002
David Tapper ’70
Mercer Island, Washington
July 23, 2002
Following graduation, Dr. Tapper served a general surgical residency at
the University of California San Francisco and a pediatric surgery research
fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. He spent the next four years
as a pediatric surgeon and scientific investigator
at Boston Children’s and Harvard University. Dr. Tapper’s research focused
on determining if certain growth factors found in breast milk possibly
could determine a woman’s risk of breast cancer. He also published papers
on surgery to reduce high blood pressure in children with narrowed renal
arteries. He joined Seattle’s Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical
Center in 1983 as its first surgeon-in-chief and was also professor of
surgery, pediatrics and vice chairman of the department of surgery at
the University of Washington School of Medicine. He was president of the
American Pediatric Surgical Association, and served in this same capacity
for the Seattle Surgical Society and was councilor of the Washington,
Alaska and British Columbia Caucus of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association.
Last year he was honored with the creation of the David Tapper Endowed
Lectureship in Pediatric Surgery. He enjoyed a variety of family activities,
including skiing. Dr. Tapper is survived by wife Susan, three daughters
and a son.
Larry Galblum,
’79
Prairie Village, Kansas
January 4, 2002
George Washington University was
the site of Dr. Galblum’s training in pathology. Upon completion, he moved
to Kansas City to join the staff at Truman Medical Center from 1983–85.
In 1985, he joined the Ost Talbott Smith group based at Baptist Hospital.
A special interest and ability in dermatopathology earned him a great
deal of respect from the dermatology community of Greater Kansas City.
He loved nature, travel and had a passion for scuba diving. He is survived
by wife Trudi, and three children.
Faculty and Staff
Jane E. Sewell
Baltimore
Dr. Sewell taught for six years at the medical school and was an adjunct
faculty member of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Born in Yorkshire,
England, she earned a
science degree at the University of London and a master’s degree and a
doctorate in the history of medicine from Johns Hopkins. Her dissertation
focused on surgeons who developed significant gynecological procedures,
and she wrote a pamphlet that detailed the history of the Caesarean section.
She was author of Medicine in Maryland: The Practice and Profession, 1799–1999,
a 238-page book published by Johns Hopkins Press that detailed the history
of organized medicine in Maryland. The book was commissioned to celebrate
the bicentennial of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland. She
is survived by husband Louis Galambos and two daughters. A previous marriage
to Michael Sewell ended in divorce.