34 Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin
InMemoriam ’43
George W. Hager Jr., 94, of Cherry Hill, N.J., died Feb. 28, 2012. Hager served as a U.S. Army Captain during World War II and was a recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was a psychiatrist with Cooper Medical Center and in private practice. He served on the Haddonfield, N.J., school board for 15 years. Hager is survived by his wife, Ingrid, and two children, George W. Hager III, MD ’72, and Bethanne Weibling.
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William Francis Dowdell, 89, died Aug. 5, 2008, in Parma, Ohio. After completing his internship, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948. Following service, he completed a residency in internal medicine at Crile VA Hospital and a fellowship in rheumatology at City Hospital, both in Cleveland, Ohio. He was in private practice from 1953 until his retirement in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Ann; four children; and 12 grandchildren. John T. (Jack) McGeehan, 93, of West Brandywine, Pa., died Dec. 22, 2011. McGeehan served as a U.S. Army physician in Austria at the end of World War II, then practiced general surgery and subsequently radiology in St. Mary’s, Pa., for many years. He also was a radiologist at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa. In his retirement, he enjoyed watching the Philadelphia Phillies, painting and traveling as much as possible. McGeehan is survived by two sisters, one brother, four sons, three daughters, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
His wife, Elizabeth (Betty), and younger brother, William, preceded him in death.
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Charles William Korbonits, 91, of West Chester, Pa., died Jan. 7, 2013, at Chester County Hospital. Korbonits was an obstetrician/ gynecologist in West Chester for 40 years, retiring in 1992. He was on staff at the Chester County Hospital as well as Memorial Hospital and was the first president of the Chester County Cancer Society. He enjoyed traveling with his wife, June, and loved trivia and history. In addition to June, he is survived by his children, Bill, Patricia, David and Robert; eight grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lillian.
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John Riggs Evans, 93, of Santa Ana, Calif., died Dec. 8, 2012. Evans moved to Southern California in 1951 for a residency at Harbor UCLA General Hospital in Torrance, Calif. In 1957, he established an internal medicine practice in Orange, Calif., where he continued to work until his retirement in 1993. Evans is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruth; five children, Barbara Openshaw, John Robert Evans, MD ’82, Richard Evans, MD ’84, Carol Day and Michael Evans; 19 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
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Harold J. Reinhard, 88, of Russell, Pa., died Jan. 13, 2013, of Merkel cell carcinoma. Reinard served his internship at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport,
Conn., and his psychiatric residency at Warren State Hospital in Warren, Pa. He held various positions at Warren State Hospital, ultimately serving as superintendent from 1970 to 1981. Reinhard was on the boards of many medical societies and associations and was an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. The American Psychiatric Association honored him with its Life Distinguished Fellow Award. In 1981, Reinhard moved with his family to Green Bay, Wisc., and entered private practice. He was on the staff of four hospitals in Green Bay and was director of adult psychiatric services at Bellin Psychiatric Center. After retiring in 1991, he returned to Russell, Pa., and served on the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Advisory Board for the Department of Human Services. He is survived by five children, Sheila, Ellen, Kerry, Jerome and Michael; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen; his youngest son, Mark; and two brothers. Dean C. Shore, 82, of Morristown, N.J., died Jan. 31, 2011. Shore joined the U.S. Air Force in 1954 and was stationed in Chester, England. He began his private medical practice in Morristown in 1958 and retired in 1995. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Julie; and two sons.
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Allan W. Lazar, 80, of Teaneck, N.J., died Aug. 23, 2012. He spent the first half of his career as a
pathologist on the faculty of the University of Chicago and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he spearheaded groundbreaking cancer research programs. He also served as a pro bono adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University Dental School. Later, he founded a successful diagnostic pathology laboratory in Englewood, N.J. He shifted his focus to bariatric medicine in the second half of his professional career. Lazar is survived by his wife, Edna; and nine children.
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Irving M. Melnick, 81, of Naples, Fla., died Nov. 28, 2012. After completing his residency in urology, Melnick settled in Danville, Va., in private practice for 30 years. He also served for several years as president of the medical staff of the Danville Regional Medical Center and subsequently sat on its board of directors. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Elaine; and four children.
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David Michael Perlmutter, 43, died suddenly on June 5, 2012. Perlmutter was an interventional radiologist at Virginia Radiology Associates and also worked at Prince William and Fauqiuer Hospitals. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Lori Suzanne Snyder, MD ’95; two sons, Grant Alexander and Max Evan; and his parents, Phyllis Perlmutter and Paul Perlmutter, MD. Perlmutter’s father-in-law was also a JMC graduate, Joseph Snyder, MD ’62.