Daniel J. Abramson, 38
Boca Raton, Florida
May 21, 2003
William A. Dodd, 38
Dunedin, Florida
August 16, 2003
A graduate of Marylands school of pharmacy, Dr. Dodd completed his medical education in 1938 and trained at Mercy Hospital in ob/gyn. From 194046, while in the Army Medical Corps, he served as chief of ob/gyn at the Bolling Field Hospital in Washington. Following his military obligation, Dr. Dodd opened a private practice of ob/gyn in Baltimore and for many years was chief of obstetrics at Mercy and chief of gynecology at St. Joseph Hospital. He moved to Sea Island, Ga., in 1965 shortly after a heart condition forced him into retirement. After receiving a pacemaker, he began working for the AMA as a locum tenens, traveling the country for one- and two-week assignments. In 1978 the AMA honored Dr. Dodd for his work. He retired to Florida in 1980. Dr. Dodd was a member of the American College of Surgeons and was a founding fellow of the American College if Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is survived by
wife Louise, two sons, one daughter, nine grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren.
John A. Moran, 39
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
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William S. M. Ling, 40Pittsford, New York
January 2, 2003
Dr. Lings medical training was interrupted by World War II, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in 1941. He served 52 months, rising from the rank of first lieutenant to major. Assignments included North Africa, Italy, and later the Pacific Theatre. He was awarded the Bronze Star and later received the Oak Leaf Cluster in recognition of efforts on the Anzio beachhead. At the end of the war in 1945, Dr. Ling resumed training at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia where he published several papers on nutrition and the management of diabetes. He pursued postgraduate training in gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania, then traveled to London for training in internal medicine at the Hammersmith Royal Hospital Postgraduate Medical School, neurology at the National Hospital of Nervous Diseases, and cardiology at the National Heart Hospital. He was elected to fellowship in the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine. Dr. Ling returned to New York and from 195095 practiced internal medicine, quickly gaining recognition in the Chinese community as an outstanding and compassionate physician. Dr. Ling was a fellow of the N.Y. Academy of Medicine and a master of the American College of Physicians. From 195168 he was a member of the faculty of N.Y. University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospitals, and, until retirement, was an attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Ling was preceded in death by wife Vivian and is survived by three brothers including Johnson, 62 and Alfred, 62, three daughters including Marilyn, 88, one son and eight grandchildren.
Richard A. Finegold, 56Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 10, 2003
Dr. Finegold followed father Abraham, 24, and uncles Joseph, 34 and Aaron, 43D, at Maryland. After graduation he returned to Pittsburgh for an internship at Montefiore Hospital, residency training in urology at the Presbyterian University Hospital, and a clinical program in urological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Finegold was on the staff of the Mon-Valley Hospital in Monongahela for 39 years and also practiced in Pittsburgh. He was board certified by the American Board of Urology and was a member of the Allegheny County Medical Society. Dr. Finegold never planned to retire and was devoted to his patients. He enjoyed gardening, photography, reading (especially Shakespeare), and traveling. Dr. Finegold is survived by wife Marian, four children and five grandchildren.
Robert I. Varner, 59
Savannah, Georgia
April 29, 2003
Upon completion of his medical degree, Dr. Varner completed three years of psychiatric residency at the Medical College of Georgia and two years of clinical experience at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville. He was in private practice for 18 years in Brunswick before joining the medical staff at Central State Hospital as staff psychiatrist in 1984. He transferred to Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah in 1987 until retirement. Dr. Varner is survived by wife Bertha and son Robert II.
Michael S. Morris, 85
North Potomac, Maryland
July 4, 2003