Hedley E. Rutland, ’33
York, Pa.
February 4, 2009
Dr. Hedley received training at York Hospital before opening a general practice serving primarily the west York area. During his career which ended with retirement in 1976, Hedley served as president of the York County Medical Society where, at age 102, he was its oldest living member. He is survived by one son, one daughter, seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Hedley was preceded in death by wife Grace and son Thomas.

James Frenkil, '37
February 7, 2009
Will be remembered as one of the medical school’s most loyal alumni. Read more...

Kenneth L. Zierler, ’41
New Paltz, N.Y.
January 18, 2009
Sinai Hospital in Baltimore was the site of Dr. Zierler’s internship, followed by residency training at the New York University Division of Goldwater Memorial Hospital in New York City. Zierler served as professor of medicine and physiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He authored more than 300 publications, mostly in clinical investigation and focusing on metabolism and mechanisms of insulin action and blood flow. He was also active in social causes for human rights. Zierler enjoyed woodworking and was preceded in death by wife Margery. He is survived by four daughters, one son, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Albert Grant, ’43D
Boynton Beach, Fla.
February 5, 2009
Dr. Grant graduated as Albert Gubnitsky. He interned at Lincoln Hospital in Bronx, N.Y., before serving two years as a battalion surgeon with the 106th infantry, 27th division of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was discharged in 1946 as a captain. Grant returned to Baltimore for one year as assistant resident at Lutheran Hospital and completed residency training in internal medicine at the VA Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Back in Baltimore in 1949, he opened a private internal medicine practice which he maintained until 1961. Grant served on the staffs of Lutheran, Franklin Square, and Sinai hospitals. He served as director for the state’s first comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program at Sinai Hospital and instructor at Maryland, conducting research on exercise training for acute and chronic coronary patients in the department of rehabilitation medicine. Grant moved to Selbyville, Del., and later Boynton Beach, Fla., where he served as director of CPR and automatic external defibrillator training at his Coral Lakes community. Grant enjoyed travel in his recreational vehicle. He is survived by wife Mignon, four sons, and five grandchildren, and he was preceded in death by first wife Sara.

Louis J. Pratt Jr., ’44
Timonium, Md.
January 26, 2009
Upon receiving his medical degree, Dr. Pratt enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a flight surgeon in the Caribbean. He was discharged in 1945 and returned to Baltimore for training at St. Joseph Hospital. After working briefly as the company physician for Emerson Drug Co., Pratt established a pediatric practice in Baltimore. He also conducted well baby clinics as a volunteer physician with Baltimore County and served as team physician for the Loch Raven High School football team. Pratt retired in 1989. He was a member of the St. Andrew’s Society and the Hibernian Society, and he served as a board member for the St. George’s Society. Pratt was also a board member of the Paint and Powder Club and performed in its annual musicals to raise money for charitable causes. He maintained a home in Cape May, N.J., where he enjoyed reading, spending time on the beach, and riding waves. Pratt is survived by wife Miriam, one son, one daughter, and three grandchildren.

James A. Roberts, ’46
Silver Spring, Md.
January 28, 2009
Dr. Roberts interned at Baltimore’s Mercy Hospital before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Upon completion of military service, he returned to Mercy for one year as an assistant resident, and then received two years of additional training at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1950 to 1952. Roberts maintained a private practice in internal medicine for 31 years in Silver Spring, Md., retiring in 1989. Shortly after retirement, he relocated to Ocean Pines, Md., where he served on the city’s civic association and as vice president of its tennis club. He was active in Habitat for Humanity and Knights of Columbus, and he served as a reader and Eucharistic minister at his church. An active alumni member, Roberts served as captain for his medical school class, organizing reunions and, in 1977, was elected president of the Medical Alumni Association. In 2006, he joined the Elm Society of the John Beale Davidge Alliance, the medical school’s society for major donors. In addition to playing tennis he enjoyed bike riding. Roberts was preceded in death by brother Robert R. Roberts, ’54, and is survived by wife Mary Adele, seven children, ten grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Sidney Sacks,’46
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
February 28, 2009
Dr. Sacks received training in New York, Baltimore, and San Francisco, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army where he received additional training in plastic surgery. After a brief medical career in California practicing general medicine and surgery in a private setting, Sacks developed and managed several real estate properties in California, New Jersey, Texas, and Florida where he relocated in the 1960s. Beginning in the 1990s, Sacks bred thoroughbred horses which he raced primarily in Florida. Sacks is survived by cousin Sylvan Frieman, ’53.

William A. Pillsbury, ’52
Timonium, Md.
February 1, 2009
Dr. Pillsbury was president of his class. He practiced industrial medicine and served as the attending physician for Baltmore Gas & Electric. He enjoyed the opera, and is survived by wife Vertalee, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Arthur C. Knight, ’53
Clinton, Mont.
September 16, 2008
Upon graduation, Dr. Knight trained at Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore and specialized in administrative medicine. He returned to Montana in 1958 to serve as superintendent of the state’s Tuberculosis Hospital in Galen. He was a staff physician at the University of Montana Health Service in Missoula and, in 1975, was appointed head of the Montana State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences. His final appointment prior to retirement was caring for veterans at Fort Harrison. Knight was a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and once served as the college’s governor for Montana. He enjoyed skiing, horseback riding, and spending time at his Echo Lake ranch. Knight is survived by wife Lee, nine children and ten grandchildren. His father, Arthur C. Knight, graduated from Maryland in 1909.

Rev. Leslie R. Miles, ’53
Lonaconing, Md.
January 11, 2009
Prior to medical school, Dr. Miles served as a medic in the U.S. Army’s 285th Combat Engineer Battalion ETO, 3rd Army, during World War II, earning three Battle Stars while serving in Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Upon medical school graduation, he received training at Winchester Memorial Hospital in Virginia and opened a practice of general medicine in Lonaconing from 1955 to 1980. From 1980 to 1990, he was vice president of medical affairs for Sacred Heart Hospital and also served on its board of directors. From 1992 until retirement in 2003, Miles was medical director at the Egle Nursing Home. Professional appointments include president of the Allegany County Medical Society, president of the staffs of Frostberg Community Hospital and Sacred Heart Medical Hospital where he established the department of family practice in 1970 and served as its chairman for eight years. In 1972, Miles was ordained an Episcopal priest and was Vicar of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church for 30 years. He enjoyed playing golf. Miles was preceded in death by wife Donna and two sons, and he is survived by one son, one daughter, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren