Harry A. Teitelbaum, ’35
Baltimore
June 30, 2006
After graduating from medical school in 1935, Dr. Teitelbaum earned a doctorate in anatomy the following year, before training in psychiatry and neurology at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Teitelbaum served in the Army Medical Corps during World War II, directing a psychiatric and neurological unit in the Pacific. He was discharged with the rank of major. He returned to Baltimore and joined the faculties at Maryland and Johns Hopkins, served on the staff of several hospitals including Sinai and the old Seton Psychiatric Institute, and operated a private practice. During his career he published more than 100 papers on anatomy, physiology, psychiatry, neurology, and conditional reflexes. He retired in 1990. Teitelbaum played tennis, enjoyed classical music, attended the ballet, and was an avid reader. His wife Marjorie died in 2002, and he is survived by one son, one daughter, and two grandchildren.

Morton M. Spielman, ’37
Scottsdale, Ariz.
August 11, 2006
Dr. Spielman performed post-graduate training at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and Kings County Hospital in New York City. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He returned from the European Theater of Operation in 1945 as a decorated front line battalion surgeon to pursue a medical practice in New York. He maintained a general practice until retirement in 1976 when he and wife Blanche moved to Scottsdale. They have three physician sons, including Stuart, ’68, one daughter, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Joshua M. Perman, ’41
Los Altos, Calif.
May 2006
Dr. Perman practiced psychoanalysis in New York City. His patients included adults, adolescents, and children. After retirement from full-time practice in the early 1990s, Perman continued working part time and in 1998, he published a paper in the Journal of Clinical Psychoanalysis. Memberships included the New York County Medical Society, the New York Psychoanalytic Society, and the American Psychoanalytic Association. In semi-retirement, he took courses in Hebrew literature at Hunter College. Perman moved to Los Altos in 2004 to be near his daughter Catherine, who survives him.

Christian F. Richter, ’41
Towson, Md.
August 31, 2006
Dr. Ricther received training at Bon Secours and St. Joseph’s Hospital. After working for the U.S Public Health Service in New Orleans during World War II, he returned to Maryland and opened an OB/GYN practice. Office locations included Towson, Rosedale, and Perry Hall. Richter also served as medical director at the Boumi Temple where he was a master Mason. He retired from practice in 1986. Richter enjoyed history and had a particular interest in America’s Civil War. He also enjoyed sailing. Memberships included the Civil War Roundtable, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, the York and Scottish Rites, and Royal Order of Jesters. Richter was a member of the medical school’s John Beale Davidge Alliance, having established a professorship in the department of OB/GYN. In 2005, he and wife Corinne moved from their home in Ruxton to Edenwald, a Towson retirement community. Richter is survived by his wife, one daughter, one stepdaughter, one grandson, and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son. His marriage to Irene ended in divorce, and second wife Irma died in 1982.

James L. Eavey, ’46
Cocoa, Fla.
March 27, 2006
Dr. Eavey practiced OB/GYN from 1959 to 1993 and was responsible for Brevard County’s OB/GYN Clinic for underserved families at Wuesthoss Memorial Hospital. Eavey is survived by wife Noreen, two daughters, one son, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Harry D. Abell Jr., ’47
State College, Pa.
August 7, 2006

Bernard Leung, ’47
Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.
July 2, 2006
Dr. Leung interned at Fordham Hospital in New York City, and received training in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s hospitals. He practiced internal medicine for more than 40 years and was a member of the Bergen City Medical Society as well as the N.J. Medical Society. He was committed to patient care, making late-night or early-morning house calls late into his career. Upon his retirement in December 1993, Leung was honored for his years of service by the department of internal medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center. He was a director for South Bergen Savings & Loan and enjoyed music, gardening, swimming, horse racing, and family gatherings. Leung is survived by wife Annamay, six children including Bernard, ’81, and Robert, a 1976 graduate of Maryland’s dental school, and eleven grandchildren.

William B. Hudgins, ’52
Atlanta
December 14, 2005

George T. Gilmore, ’55
Lutherville, Md.
June 22, 2006
During his medical education, Dr. Gilmore delivered Esskay meats and drove a Good Humor ice cream truck to support his family. Upon graduation he trained at St. Agnes Hospital and then opened a family practice located on York Road in Lutherville. He later had an office at the Roundwood Medical Center in Timonium. Gilmore sold his practice to Sinai Group in 1998, but returned to work just three months after retirement and continued on until just one week prior to his passing. He enjoyed boating, fishing, golf, and tennis, and he is survived by wife Jeanne, ten children and ten grandchildren.

Ronald W. Yakaitis, ’67
Tucson
July 30, 2006
Dr. Yakaitis practiced anesthesiology in Tucson until June 2003. During his career he served as president of the Southern Arizona Anesthesia Services, the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists, and was chair of the department of anesthesiology at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He had a house in Mexico, was a talented musician, and enjoyed gardening. Yakaitis is survived by one son, one daughter, and one granddaughter. His wife Carroll also passed away on July 30.

Walter R. Hepner III, ’76
Hydes, Md.
June 22, 2006
Upon medical school graduation, Dr. Hepner trained in family practice at Franklin Square Hospital and was named chief resident there in his final year. He established a private practice in northern Baltimore County, was on the staffs at GBMC, Falston General, and Franklin Square hospitals, and served as medical director of the Broadmead Retirement Community in Cockeys-ville. Hepner worked with patients suffering chronic pain and other medical issues that were difficult to manage. After 20 years in private practice, he shifted his focus to working with patients in nursing homes. He maintained a sizable flower garden and enjoyed sailing, fishing, hunting, diving, and ballroom dancing. Hepner is survived by wife Dr. Kathryn Yamamoto, one son, and two daughters.