| Dec. 23, 1922- Feb. 24, 2002 |
Radiologist. He graduated from Wake Forest College and subsequently Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1946. He went to the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond for his pathology internship and in 1948, returned to Baptist Hospital for a three- year residency in radiology. After completion of his residency, he volunteered for service in the Navy during the Korean War and was stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Wash. from 1951 to 1953.
In 1953, he moved to Durham to practice radiology at Watts Hospital. After the death of Dr. Paul Perry, he became director of the department of radiology. At times he served as chief of medical staff of Watts Hospital and also chief of the Watts Hospital Symposium. He was one of the founders of Durham Radiology Associates, which was formed in 1970. For many years, he was assistant professor of radiology at Duke and clinical associate professor of radiology at the University of N.C. Medical School. He was a fellow of the American College of Radiology, past president of Eastern Radiological Society, and former president of the N.C. Chapter of the American College of Radiology.
In 1975, he spent six months on the radiology staff of the Brompton Hospital in London and a week as visiting professor at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1986, he retired from practice at Durham Regional Hospital and Durham Radiology Associates. He was one of the founding members of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. He was a former member and golfer at the Hope Valley Country Club and enjoyed many weekends with his family at Kerr Lake.