Donald
D. Cooper, ’38
Towson, Md.
November 15, 2003
Dr. Cooper performed his internship and residency at Mercy Hospital before
establishing a medical practice in 1940 in the home of his parents on Burke
Avenue. Later this same year he joined the US Army, becoming chief of medical
service for the hospital at Shaw Army Air Field in Sumter, S.C. During
WWII, Dr. Cooper served in the Pacific Theatre as chief medical officer
and flight surgeon for an Air Force squadron, attaining the rank of lieutenant
colonel. He was assigned to the staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and was
present on the USS Missouri for the signing of the Japanese surrender.
Following his discharge from the military, Dr. Cooper received additional
pediatric training at Union Memorial Hospital and the old Sydenham Hospital
that treated contagious diseases. He resumed his practice-with wife Margaret
serving as his office
assistant-until retirement in 1980.
Dr. Cooper enjoyed gardening and provided fresh tomatoes to the parents
of his pediatric patients. His wife Margaret survives him.
Milton Layden, ’38
Baltimore
Aram M. Sarajian, ’38
Toms River, N.J.
John C. Baier, ’40
Baltimore
September 25, 2003
Prior to completing his medical education, Dr. Baier earned a degree from
Maryland’s pharmacy school in 1932 and owned Midway Pharmacy in Rosedale.
He practiced general medicine with a pediatrics specialty in the Essex
area for 36 years. Dr. Baier is
survived by wife Kluane, three daughters, one son and 12 grandchildren.
Joseph C. Furnary, ’42
Baltimore
July 11, 2003
Charles H. Williams, ’42
Baltimore
September 19, 2003
After residency training at Maryland General Hospital, Dr. Williams served
in the U.S. Army during World War II as chief medical officer aboard the
USS Dogwood, a hospital ship. He treated casualties in the Philippines
and at Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. In 1949, he opened an office
in the basement of his Pikesville home and made house calls throughout
what was then a farm area, often accepting poultry or cords of wood as
payment. In 1951, Dr. Williams was president of the Baltimore County Medical
Society. He was a fellow of the American Medical Association and member
of the state medical society. He served as president of the staff of Baltimore
County General Hospital, was an assistant professor of medicine at Maryland,
and held staff appointments at Maryland General Hospital, GBMC, and the
old Lutheran Hospital. Prior to retirement, he worked as a medical officer
at the National Security Agency at Fort Meade. He had an interest in history
and a passion for sailing. Dr. Williams is survived by wife Margaret, two
sons, one daughter, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by a third son, David.
William Carl Ebeling, ’44
Baltimore
September 12, 2003
Upon completion of his medical education, Dr. Ebeling interned at Maryland, studied
pathology at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., and trained in gastroenterology
at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He returned to Maryland where he
taught gastroenterology from 1952–58. He began an affiliation with Bon Secours
Hospital in 1957, was elected president of the medical staff in 1967 and served
as chief of medicine. In 1959, he joined the staff of St. Joseph Medical Center
where he was chief of medicine and president of the medical staff. Initially,
he had an office at the Medical Arts Building in Mount Vernon but moved to Towson
in the early 1970s. His sons, a doctor and a dentist, and daughter, registered
nurse, later practiced with him in the same medical suite. Dr. Ebeling served
as president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland in 1972 and was
a trustee of Blue Shield of Maryland from 1968–72. He was a fellow of the American
College of Physicians. Dr. Ebeling is survived by his second wife Claire Krantz,
son James (MD), two daughters and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Celeste, and
son William.
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Phyllis Ray Ingram, ’44Hagerstown, Md.
Ralph F. Davis, ’45
Havana, Ill.
November 15, 2003
Dr. Davis is credited with writing the Maryland Fight Song during his senior year at College Park. Upon completion of his medical degree, he received a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. After an internship
and residency in radiology, he served as chief of radiology at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dr. Davis held medical positions at several hospitals in the Midwest and for 17 years was director of public health for Adams County, Ill. For the final 17 years of his professional career he was chief resident physician at the Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy. He was an accomplished musician, playing piano, trumpet, drums, harmonica and sousaphone. Dr. Davis was a philatelist, specializing in Civil War and Pony Express covers. He is survived by two sons, one daughter and four grandchildren. His wife Elizabeth died in 1985.
Robert G. Warnock, ’49
Youngstown, Ohio
September 8, 1999
Dr. Warnock served an internship and trained in internal medicine with Youngstown Hospital Association, joining its medical staff in 1957. He was named a member of the hospital’s open heart surgery team in 1969 and was secretary-treasurer and president of its clinical staff. He maintained a private practice, was a member of the staff of Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, and served on the staff of Northeast Ohio University College of Medicine. Dr. Warnock is survived by wife Janet,
two daughters, one son, and one grandchild.
Richard N. Betz, ’54
Jupiter, Fla.
July 2, 2003
Jerome E. Shapiro, ’54
Baltimore
September 23, 2003
Dr. Shapiro had a private psychiatric practice and was a consultant for the Social Security Administration and
the Methodist Board of Child Care. He served as chief of Social Security’s mental health branch in the office of disability from 1988 until retirement in 2000. He was a member of the American Board of Psychology and Neurology and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Shapiro was a supporter of civil rights and participated
in efforts to integrate lunch counters in Baltimore. He had an interest in French language and culture, and he traveled extensively to Europe and North
Africa. Dr. Shapiro is survived by wife Monique, two daughters and three grandchildren.
F. Richard Walton, ’55
Plainfield, Ind.
June 2003
Herbert Ribner, ’59
New York City
Bruce A. Lindberg, ’62St. Albans, Vt.
May 21, 2002
Following graduation, Dr. Lindberg served as an intern and resident in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, Mass., and was a cardiology fellow at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. In 1966, he opened a practice in St. Albans where he established the intensive care unit at Northwestern Medical Center and continually advocated for improvements in the health care infrastructure. In 1978, he joined the medical staff of National Life of Vermont, retiring as medical director in 1996. At a special ceremony celebrating his life, he was honored by the hospital and medical community with the dedication of a plaque lauding his visionary outlook and modernization advocacy. Dr. Lindberg was an avid outdoorsman, a passionate student of history, a gentleman farmer and an unwavering Red Sox fan. He is survived by wife Sally, two sons, two daughters and five grandchildren.
Jerome Koeppel, ’70
Lutherville, Md.
November 7, 2003
Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Koeppel was general manager of the old Luby Chevrolet on East Monument Street, the No. 1 dealer in Baltimore. Graduating at age 42, Dr. Koeppel interned at Maryland before completing residency and a fellowship in endocrinology at New York University in Manhattan. Returning to Baltimore in 1975, Dr. Koeppel opened a private practice on West Cold Spring Lane, taught clinical medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and was an attending physician at Sinai Hospital. He made house calls and had many lawyers, judges and chief executives as patients. He retired in 2001. Dr. Koeppel is survived by wife Marlene, one son, three daughters and eight grandchildren.
Linda Frank, ’74
Washington, DC
September 28, 2003
Dr. Frank was born Linda Frangowlakis, but shortened her name to make it easier for patients. She received training in plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital and established a private
practice at Greenspring Station and in Rockville. Her specialty was performing breast reconstruction surgery on patients who had undergone mastectomies. She stopped practicing in 2001 because of health problems. Dr. Frank enjoyed travel and shopping trips, and she bred German shepherds. She is
survived by husband Constantine Peter “Buzz” Beler. She was married to George P. Mahoney until his death in 1989. Another marriage to Walter Koerber, ’70, ended in divorce.
Anne P. Denham, ’76
Lake City, Colo.
November 16, 2003
Dr. Denham was the oldest member of the class of 1976, having worked as a histopathology technician and manager of a hotel prior to attending medical school. In training after graduation, she terminated her surgical residency after three years and began working in the ER at GBMC. In 1986, she moved to Colorado and then to New Mexico, working in ER departments for several hospitals. For two months in 1995, Dr. Denham served as the resident doctor on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. From late 1995 until retirement in 1998, she was medical director of Lake City Area Medical Center, a rural health clinic. Dr. Denham enjoyed crewing for hot air balloonists. She is survived by three sons and one daughter. Her marriage to Roy Denham ended in divorce.