Julius H. Goodman, ’30
Baltimore
March 3, 2002
A 1926 graduate of the school of pharmacy at the University of Maryland, Dr. Goodman worked as a pharmacist to pay for his medical studies. He completed an internship and residency in surgery at Mercy Hospital and opened a family practice in Baltimore during the Great Depression. Dr. Goodman could often be seen walking to house calls near his office, often accepting hams, pies or a jar of homemade pickles in lieu of payment. During WWII, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and worked in a military hospital in England. In 1945, Dr. Goodman was discharged with the rank of captain and resumed his practice in Baltimore where he practiced until retirement in 1976. In retirement he volunteered at Mercy Medical Center and eventually headed Mercy’s Little Italy Health Center. He retired for a second time in 1985. Dr. Goodman was preceded in death by wife Mary, and is survived by son Jay, ’61, two grandchildren and companion Betty Artis.

John E. Savage, ’32
Edina, Minnesota
February 2, 2002
During WWII, Dr. Savage served in the Army Medical Corps and was discharged with the rank of major. An obstetrician, he was a founder of Towson’s Greater Baltimore Medical Center and first chief of obstetrics, a post he held from 1965–1973. He was the hospital’s chief of staff from 1965–1968. Appointments included serving as chief of staff at the Hospital for the Women of Maryland from 1958–1965 and its chief of obstetrics from 1945–1965. In 1958, Dr. Savage was elected president of Maryland Medical Service which administered Blue Shield. In 1967, he was president of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Savage was preceded in death by wife Louise and son John Jr., and he is survived by daughter Caroline, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

George Silverton, ’32
Baltimore
April 18, 2002
After training in internal medicine at St. Raphael’s Hospital in New Hampshire, Dr. Silverton practiced general medicine in Baltimore until WWII. He enlisted in the Army Medical Corps where he received training in radiology and served as a battalion surgeon with the 29th Division’s 176th Regiment in the European Theatre. Dr. Silverton landed in Europe five days after D-Day and participated in the Battle of St. Lo and the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. He served at the first military hospital established in Germany after Allied troops crossed the Rhine River at the Remagen Bridge. Dr. Silverton was discharged in 1945 with the rank of captain, earning five battle stars. He resumed training in radiology at Bellevue Hospital in New York. From 1949–1969, he was chief of radiology at Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, N.C. Returning to Baltimore in 1969, Dr. Silverton joined the radiology staff at the Veterans Hospital on Loch Raven Boulevard, where he worked until retirement in 1993. He is survived by wife Sara, two daughters and a granddaughter.

Phillip A. Insley, ’34
Salisbury, Maryland
February 12, 2002
Dr. Insley opened a general medical and surgical practice in Salisbury after graduation and training. During WWII, when there was a shortage of physicians, Dr. Insley delivered more than 250 babies in addition to maintaining his practice. He was a board member of the John B. Parsons Foundation, a Salisbury charity, and was a charter member of the Salisbury Biracial Commission which helped to peacefully integrate Wicomico County in the late 1960s. Dr. Insley retired after 43 years of practice. He was preceded in death by wife Elinor, and he is survived by son Philip A. Insley Jr., ’63, daughter Emily, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Milton Bernstein, ’36
Baltimore
March 6, 2002
After graduation, Dr. Bernstein served a two-year internship at Sinai Hospital. He practiced neurology and psychiatry in Baltimore until retirement in 1982. Dr. Bernstein also served as a consultant for the VA and Social Security. He and wife Elizabeth had two children, both physicians.

Norman Kleiman, ’36
Baltimore
February 21, 2002
Following graduation and training, Dr. Kleiman opened a medical practice on Fulton Avenue in Baltimore in 1938 and, until retirement around 1987, practiced at an office at Mount Holly Street and Edmondson Avenue. During WWII, Dr. Kleiman was commander of an Allied-run prisoner-of-war camp in Germany. He was awarded the Purple Heart and was discharged with the rank of captain. He was preceded in death by wife Elsie and is survived by Doris Brown, whom he married in 1985. Survivors also include son Harry, daughter Marjorie (MD), two stepchildren and two grandchildren.

Otto G. Matheke Jr., ’37
Roseland, New Jersey
January 11, 2002
Dr. Matheke was a major in the U.S. Army during WWII, serving in the Burma-China-India Theatre as a surgeon in the field hospitals. Back in America, he shared his practice with father Otto Sr., ’08, and cousin George A. Matheke, ’33, in Newark and East Orange, N.J. He was chief of staff at United Hospitals in Newark from 1963–1980 and retired as a surgeon in 1980. Dr. Matheke started a second career as medical director at Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Newark from 1980–94, and worked as a consultant for the company from 1994–1998. He was a warden and vestryman at Trinity Cathedral in Newark, vestryman at St. Luke’s Church in Montclair, and was chief of fund raising at the Montclair Red Cross from 1995–1998. Dr. Matheke and wife Elsa had five children, ten grandchildren and three children by informal adoption.

Samuel T. R. Revell Jr., ’37
Rock Hill, South Carolina
December 23, 2001
During WWII, Dr. Revell served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1941–1945, before beginning his career in Baltimore. He joined the faculty at the University of Maryland, serving as professor of medicine until retirement in 1971. He and wife Ruth had five children and seven grandchildren. One of their children, Mary, died in 2000, and brother Walter, ’41, died in 1997.

H. Pearce MacCubbin, ’40
Winchester, Virginia
October 3, 2001

H. L. Earnhardt Jr., ’46
Fredericksburg, Virginia
January 17, 2002

Edward A. Newell, ’48
Gulfport, Mississippi
February 20, 2002
After an internship at South Baltimore General Hospital, Dr. Newell received residency training at Kings County Hospital, SUNY in New York, followed by a fellowship in Boston at Lahey Clinic. A noted otolaryngologist, Dr. Newell performed surgery for the Dallas Cowboys football team from 1965–1975. Additionally, he eliminated laryngeal dysfunction of various etiologies from Hollywood and New York actors, actresses and singers, including European opera singers. Dr. Newell was chief of otolaryngology at Methodist, St. Paul, and Presbyterian hospitals
in Dallas. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and clinical professor of otolaryngology at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School. He played a role in the development of microscopic
aural surgery—myringoplasty, tympanoplasty, middle ear transplants, stapedectomy and fenestration of the oval window. He and wife Roz had one daughter and three grandchildren who survive him.

Joseph Deckelbaum, ’51
Baltimore
March 23, 2002
Dr. Deckelbaum trained in internal medicine at Sinai Hospital and joined the Air Force as a flight surgeon, stationed in Laredo, Texas. He was discharged with the rank of captain in 1955 and returned to Baltimore where he converted the front porch and living room of his father-in-law’s house into a medical office. From 1960–1975,
Dr. Deckelbaum practiced in the West Rogers Avenue Medical Center. In 1975, he formed a partnership with four physicians and was one of the founders and planners of Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown. Dr. Deckelbaum retired from full-time practice in 2000 but continued making grand rounds at Sinai and Johns Hopkins hospitals. He is survived by wife Edythe, two sons, one daughter and seven grandchildren.

Robert W. Gebhardt, ’52
Forest Hill, Maryland
March 18, 2002
Following graduation, Dr. Gebhardt completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles and Lutheran Hospital in Baltimore. He maintained a private practice in Baltimore from 1954–1969, then moved to Winchester, Va., where he worked as an emergency room physician at Winchester Memorial Hospital until retiring in 1989. Dr. Gebhardt returned to Baltimore in 1993 and later settled in Forest Hill. A lifelong big game hunter, Dr. Gebhardt made the first of two safaris to Kenya in 1957, and he often traveled to Wyoming to hunt elk. He was preceded in death by wife Dorothy and is survived by son Christopher and one grandson.

Earl Cohen, ’54
Marina Del Rey, California
February 28, 2002

James T. Murphy, ’55
New Lisbon, Wisconsin
March 4, 2002
Dr. Murphy practiced general surgery at St. Francis Hospital in LaCrosse, Wis., for 25 years. He served as chief of staff from 1976–77, chief of surgery from 1976–80 and 1984–1986. Dr. Murphy was a member of the American College of Surgeons and board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He was medical director of the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse for the last ten years.

Rosario A. Zappulla, ’72
Edison, New Jersey
February 14, 2002
Dr. Zappulla interned at the University of Maryland and served a residency and fellowship in neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. In 1984, he earned a doctorate in psychology from the City University of New York. A board certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Zappulla founded the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center in Edison and was professor of neuroscience at the Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education in South Orange. Dr. Zappulla received the alumni award from the City University of New York, the Stanley S. Bergen Award from the Alpha Epsilon Delta Chapter at Seton Hall University, and the MEDINFO Gold Medal at the Fifth Congress on Medical Informatics in Washington, D.C. He was the author of numerous articles and chapters for medical
journals. Dr. Zappulla is survived by daughter Carey and companion Patricia Walling.

Dennis W. Lennox, ’76
Baltimore
February 13, 2002
Following graduation, Dr. Lennox
completed an internship at Brown University and an orthopaedic residency at the University of Virginia. He spent one year as a fellow in arthritis surgery at Johns Hopkins and was appointed assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery there in 1981. Since last July, Dr. Lennox was chief
of the Johns Hopkins Division of Arthritis Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was an expert in hip and knee replacements who also was known for his orthopaedic inventions, including total hip prosthesis. He was author of more than 50 scientific articles and was assistant editor of the Journal of Arthroplasty. In addition, he served on the board of the Christian Children’s Fund in Roanoke, Va., traveling to Kenya to help the nonprofit organization’s efforts. Dr. Lennox is survived by wife Judith, two sons and one daughter.

Faculty and Staff
Irene Berezesky
Researcher & Pathology Instructor
Owings Mills, Maryland
April 11, 2002
Ms. Berezesky was a researcher and pathology instructor at Maryland from 1973 until retirement in 1999. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in biology, she became a research assistant in pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital. From 1961–1973, Ms. Berezesky worked in the pathology department at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, before accepting a position at Maryland. She taught graduate students, residents and postdoctoral fellows in cell pathology. Her main interest was the role played by calcium in cell injury and death, and she was author or co-author of nearly 100 papers in scientific journals. For seven years Ms. Berezesky was assistant editor of the Journal of Toxicologic Pathology, and she served on the organizing committee of the Aspen Cancer Conference. She was an avid Baltimore Orioles fan.

Nancy Brown
Director of Volunteer Services
Baltimore
February 28, 2002
Ms. Brown was director of volunteer services at UMMS. She took over a small volunteer office in 1977 and helped it grow to hundreds of participants by the time she stepped down in 1990. In one year her volunteers donated more than 100 thousand hours. Ms. Brown was president of the Maryland Council of Directors
of Volunteer Services and was treasurer of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the University of Maryland Medical Center. When the auxiliary folded, she continued to meet with women as part of a group dubbed the “Out to Lunch Bunch.” She was a founding member of Epiphany Episcopal Church in Timonium, and was on
the board of directors of the Towson State Alumni Association. Hobbies included tending to her iris and rose gardens, sailing and walking on the beach. She is survived by husband Fred, one daughter, one son, and four grandchildren.

Dr. David A. Nagey
Director, Division of
Perinatal Medicine
Sherwood Forest, Maryland
April 21, 2002
Dr. Nagey joined the faculty at Maryland as assistant professor of OB/GYN in 1981 and later directed the division of perinatal medicine. He left Maryland for Johns Hopkins in 1996, becoming associate professor in OB/GYN and directing its perinatal outreach division. Dr. Nagey received a doctorate in bioengineering and a medical degree from Duke University in 1975. Duke was also the site of his residency training as well as a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine. Dr. Nagey was an internationally known expert on high-risk pregnancies. While at Johns Hopkins, he traveled to medical facilities in Havre de Grace, Salisbury, Hagerstown, Cheverly, Waldorf and Annapolis where he consulted with patients who had at-risk pregnancies. He enjoyed sailing, woodworking and bird-watching. Dr. Nagey is survived by wife Elaine and two sons.

Thomas M. Stevenson Jr.
Medical Illustrator
Baltimore
February 8, 2002
Mr. Stevenson was a medical illustrator at the medical school, retiring in 1983 as director of illustrative services. Retiring after 33 years of service, he continued working in the department on a part-time basis until 1998. Mr. Stevenson received training in commercial art at the National Art School in Washington, D.C., and the Maryland Art Institute. He began exploring the concept of medical illustration as a
specialized field while brother Edward W. Stevenson, ’49, was enrolled in medical school at Maryland. Here, Mr. Stevenson was required to take classes, including gross anatomy taught by Dr. Uhlenhuth. He produced most of the illustrations for the publications, exhibits and other art work related to the first hyperbaric operating chamber, and he was chief illustrator of two textbooks by Maryland faculty. Mr. Stevenson produced comprehensive illustrations of the stages of cardio- pulmonary resuscitation, published world-wide by the Maryland and American Heart associations. He is survived by wife Joanne, two daughters, two stepsons and eight grandchildren.