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in memoriam FACULTY ALUMNI Ralph T. Lidge, MD, Res '51, of Barrington, Ill., died on Jan. 26. An orthopedic surgeon, Lidge was a founding member of Orthopedic Associates, S.C., in Arlington Heights, lll., as well as Northwest Community Hospital, where he served as president of the medical staff and chief of surgery. He was a clinical associate professor at the College of Medicine. Married for 66 years, Ralph T. Lidge Lidge was the father of four, grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of two. his tenure there, including department chair of radiology, board chair and member of the Carle Foundation Board. A clinical assistant professor at the College of Medicine, Taylor served as president of the Illinois Radiology Society and held other leadership positions with the American College of Radiology. Taylor served on the Urbana Park District Advisory Committee and Board for more than 20 years, and he coached his sons' baseball and basketball teams. He and his wife, Norma, were married for 53 years before she passed away. They had four sons and 10 grandchildren. Richard P. Taylor '57, MD '59, Res '65, of Urbana, Ill., died on March 9. After earning his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Illinois, where he also played baseball, Taylor served as a captain in the U.S. Army, with assignments in Alabama and Korea. He returned to Chicago to complete a fellowship in radiology and joined Carle Clinic in 1966, practicing there for more than 44 years. He served in many leadership roles during Carl R. Woese, PhD, of Urbana, Ill., died on Dec. 30, 2012. A professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1964, Woese and his colleagues discovered that microbes now called archaea were as distinct from bacteria as plants and animals. This discovery changed scientists' thinking about taxonomy, which now includes archaea as a third main branch of the tree of life. Alden E. Fogo, MD, Res '48, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., died on Dec. 12, 2012. After earning his medical degree at the University of Wisconsin, and before serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as captain, Fogo completed his training in otolaryngology at the College of Medicine. Fogo and his wife, Louroe, relocated to a ranch in Santa Margarita, Calif., where he served as chief of staff at San Luis Obispo County Hospital and Sierra Vista Hospital and as a board member of the San Luis Obispo County Medical Society. Fogo also raised and trained quarter horses and completed the Tevis Cup endurance ride, a 100-mile stretch from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, Calif., which must be covered on the same horse within 24 hours. He taught English as a Second Language to area families and was an ordained elder at First Presbyterian Church. After retiring in 1982, Fogo enjoyed spending his days playing golf. Fogo is survived by his wife of 62 years, Louroe, two children, a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren. '48 Carl R. Woese Warren Q. Bradley '50, MD '52, Res '56, of Lincoln, Neb., died on Jan. 17. Often referred to as the "doctor's doctor," Bradley, who served in the U.S. Navy, was a pioneer in the use of radioactive material for the treatment of cancer. He worked for Neeley, Neeley and McGreer Radiologists, which later became known as Advanced Medical Imaging, until his retirement in 1987. Bradley was an avid golfer who always carried his own bag and was a loyal Cornhusker fan. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two daughters; four stepchildren; three grandchildren; and eight stepgrandchildren. '52 Allen Kahn, MD, Res '53, of Flossmoor, Ill., and Chicago, died on Nov. 20, 2012. A dedicated and respected physician for more than 50 '53 42 | years, Kahn is survived by his wife, Etta Pink, four sons and nine grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by his first wife, Vera Dombeck Kahn, MD. Will G. Ryan, MD, Res '60, of River Forest, Ill., died on May 6. Born in Falfurrias, Texas, Ryan graduated from Baylor Medical School and served for two years as a captain in the U.S. Air Force in Turkey. He spent his entire career as an endocrinologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, from 19562000, becoming a professor of medicine and a senior attending physician. Ryan researched and wrote numerous articles and the book Endocrine Disorders: A Pathophysiologic Approach. An avid tennis player, he was a longtime member of the River Forest Tennis Club. He and his wife, Angelina, had two children and six grandsons. '60 William F. Hejna, MD, Res '62, of Riverside, Ill., died May 4. Hejna served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force and was a retired orthopaedic surgeon. He and his wife, Eva Lee "Gerry" Hejna, had four children and 13 grandchildren. William F. Hejna '62 John Smalley, MD '64, Res '70, of La Crosse, Wis., died on Jan. 8. Smalley began medical school at Loyola University's Stritch School of Medicine, served as a corpsman in the U.S. Army, and then completed medical school at the College of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. After an internship at St. Joseph's Hospital, South Bend, Ind., he finished a residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois and West Side VA hospitals in Chicago, followed by a fellowship in surgical oncology at the same institutions. He was certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1970 and that same year joined the surgery practice at the La Crosse Clinic and St. Francis Hospital. Smalley and '64

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