Clarence E. McWilliams Jr., ’46
Naples, Fla.
March 3, 2005
Upon earning his medical degree, Dr. McWilliams served as a physician in the Army Medical Corps in Virginia and Germany until being honorably discharged as a major in 1952. He moved to Reisterstown in 1953 where he operated a practice out of his home, charging $2 for an office visit. At his retirement in 1988 the fee was only $10, and Dr. McWilliams often accepted produce as payment from farmers. He was a team physician for Franklin High School and enjoyed watching the athletic events. Dr. McWilliams was a founder of Carroll County Hospital Center in Westminster and former president of the Baltimore County Medical Association. He spent winters in Naples, Fla. Dr. McWilliams is survived by wife Jean, two daughters, six sons and 22 grandchildren.

Howard F. Hall, ’47
Fort Pierce, Fla.
December 27, 2004
Following completion of his medical degree, Dr. Hall trained at Maryland while continuing to serve in the U.S. Army. Some of his time was spent in Puerto Rico researching tropical diseases. Dr. Hall attained the rank of first lieutenant before his discharge in 1953. He then moved to Sykesville and opened a practice in a farmhouse that featured a waiting area and examining rooms on the first floor, and living quarters on the second. He later built another office on his property which included X-rays, a drug room and multiple examination rooms. Dr. Hall was the first chief of staff of Carroll County Hospital Center which opened in the 1960s. He was an active member of the local American Heart Association chapter, the Carroll County Medical Society, and he supported Pony league baseball. He liked gardening, and after moving to Fort Pierce in 1985, enjoyed golf and reading. Dr. Hall is survived by wife Bertha, one son, four daughters, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Robert A. Abraham, ’49
Lutherville, Md.
February 3, 2005
At age eight, a young Dr. Abraham developed an eye disease that left him legally blind in one eye. He stayed at Maryland for training, and his residency training included delivering babies in West Baltimore homes. Dr. Abraham established a general medical practice in Towson early in his career, and he also served as the federal civil service medical examiner at Fort Holabird and as civilian flight surgeon for the Glenn L. Martin Company in Middle River. In the late 1950s, he began taking courses in anesthesia at Johns Hopkins and Baltimore City hospitals, and he became attending anesthesiologist at the Hospital for the Women of Maryland. He taught at Albany Medical College in New York and practiced at the A.N. Brady Maternity Hospital and Albany Medical Center, serving as its director of obstetrical anesthesia. From 1975 until retirement in 1987, Dr. Abraham was associate professor in anesthesiology and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Recognized as a local pioneer in the administration of epidural anesthesia during childbirth, Dr. Abraham received three teacher of the year awards from anesthesia residents and was awarded a bronze plaque as teacher of the year in 1984 by members of the department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine. In 2001, the department created an annual endowed lectureship in his name. He was author of numerous scientific papers and was a member of several professional societies. In retirement he became an accomplished cook. Dr. Abraham is survived by three sons, one daughter and five grandchildren. His wife June died in 2000.

Law L. Ager, ’51
Birmingham, Ala.
July 23, 2004
During World War II, Dr. Ager entered the service in the U.S. Navy. He served his time in Torpedo Squadron 22, flying off the U.S.S. Independence, and his service earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross. He completed his undergraduate degree and two years of medical school at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, before transferring to Maryland for his final two years. Upon completion of his medical degree, Dr. Ager trained at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kan. He returned to his hometown of Birmingham to practice psychiatry and, later, to teach at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He enjoyed golf, tennis, and hunting. Dr. Ager is survived by six children and 16 grandchildren, and was preceded in death by wives Cissie and Bess.

John E. Schanberger, ’55
San Diego, Calif.
October 29, 2004
Dr. Schanberger joined the U.S. Navy and after graduation, became chief of pediatrics at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. In 1969, he moved to San Diego for a similar position at the Balboa Naval Hospital. Upon retirement from the Navy as captain in 1977, he joined the University of California San Diego where he directed clinical services for abused and neglected children. Dr. Schanberger taught hundreds of pediatric residents and medical students about child advocacy and how to use their medical knowledge to assist children and families. He was valued by law enforcement officials as well as the court system for his ability to determine if injuries resulted from child abuse. He retired in 1996. Dr. Schanberger had a love for reading and writing. He is survived by wife Evelyn, five sons, four daughters and 15 grandchildren.

Lee Hoffman, ’56
Belchertown, Mass.
December 23, 2004
After residency training, Dr. Hoffman was a research fellow in medicine specializing in chest diseases at the Thorndike Laboratory at Harvard Medical School. In 1962, he became assistant resident at the Grace-New Haven Community Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine. Around this time he joined the medical committee for human rights and made trips to Mississippi and Alabama in support of the civil rights movement. He began an association with Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York, in 1963 when he was a public health service trainee in the pulmonary division. He later founded and developed the Van Etten Drug Treatment Program to address the interrelated challenges of drug addiction and TB. Dr. Lee was associate professor of medicine there until 1976 when he moved to Springfield to join the staff at Baystate Medical Center and enter private practice. He later became associate clinical professor of medicine at Tufts College School of Medicine. In 1985, he was appointed assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Three years later, he joined the full-time staff at Baystate Medical Center in pulmonary medicine. As medical director of respiratory care, he was honored to be a member of the critical care teaching program. Dr. Hoffman was a staff physician in the Navy Medical Corps and retired with the rank of lieutenant commander. He was the author of numerous publications relating to mechanical ventilation. Dr. Hoffman enjoyed hiking, camping, woodworking, sailing, photography, and model aeronautics. While in medical school he discovered Judo and continued this interest for more than 20 years. He is survived by wife Karen, one daughter, two sons, and three grandchildren.

Michael R. Ross, ’90
Parkville, Md.
November 13, 2004