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MEMORIAL GIFTS To make a memorial gift to the college, please contact the Office of years and had three children and 10 grandchildren. '47 Edward Missavage Jr. '45, MD '47, of Beverly Hills, Mich., died July 10, 2010. A fellow of the American Psychiatric Society, Missavage was the first member of his family to attend college. He completed a psychiatric residency at Wayne County General Hospital. After serving in the Army, Mis- savage returned to Wayne County to work as a staff psychiatrist, eventually becoming director of the male patients division. When Wayne County Hospital closed, Missavage became an associ- ate professor with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, based at Clinton Valley. He and his wife, Freda Dunnam, MD, worked together at the same facility for the next nine years, both retiring in 1987 to enjoy traveling, fine art and collecting antiques, until his wife's death in 1999. Missavage was a connoisseur of opera and fine art, and he had a strong interest in his heritage, which led him to become a life member of the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in Chicago. '48 Daniel T. Cloud Jr., MD '48, of Phoenix, died July 6, 2010. A U.S. Navy veteran, Cloud is believed to have been Arizona's first pediatric sur- geon. He fulfilled his dream of estab- lishing a children's hospital in Phoenix in 1983, when he became found- ing president of Phoenix Children's Hospital, a position he held until his retirement in December 1990. Among his many achievements, Cloud was the first Arizonian to serve as president of the American Medical Association. After he retired, he was an active volunteer, including serving as chairperson for the Arizona Partnership for Immuniza- tion, which established an award in his name for practices or clinics that reach 90 percent immunization coverage for 2-year-olds. He also wrote The Aescu- lapian, a novel about medical politics and intrigue, had a private pilot's license and was an accomplished photog- rapher. Cloud loved big band music, old movies and, most of all, his wife, Virginia, and his children and grandchil- dren. '50 Don Robert Miller, MD, Res '50, of Lawrence, Kan., died July 15, 2010. Miller was at the forefront of research, education and practice in the field of general and thoracic surgery for nearly five decades. After serving as a surgeon in a MASH unit during the Korean War, he returned to Kansas and began a lifelong academic career— first as a professor of surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center and later as director of surgical services at the Orange County (Calif.) Medical Center and professor of surgery for the University of California-Irvine. After retiring, Miller was appointed professor emeritus of surgery. Among his many achievements, he was president of the Southern California chapter of the American College of Surgeons and gov- ernor-at-large of the American College of Surgeons. Miller was proud of his Kansas roots and enjoyed farming with his brother. An accomplished wood- worker, he built furniture and boats and sailed at Quivira Lake in Kansas City. '53 Ronald Teichner '51, MD '53, Res '56, died July 17, 2009, in Belfast, Maine, near his family's vacation home, where he enjoyed spending the summer months. A shipboard physician in the U.S. Navy, he returned to the U.S. to practice medicine as an obstetrician and gynecologist for more than 35 years, primarily at Baptist Hospital and South Miami Hospital. Born in Chicago, he moved to Miami to do his residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He was later chief resident at Baltimore City Hospital. He and Marcia, his wife for over 51 years, raised their family in the Pinecrest, Fla., area before moving to Miami Beach. '58 Alan Dean Rapp, MD, Res '58, of Colo- rado Springs, Colo., died Aug. 13, 2010. Throughout his career, Rapp combined his love of both medicine and aviation. He earned his private pilot's license on his 16th birth- day and owned a number of planes. A U.S. Navy veteran, Rapp started his medical practice in Colorado Springs with the Central Colorado Medical Association. He co-founded Cardiac Associates in 1978 and, in 1993, established a solo cardiology practice. As an FAA medical examiner, he was an expert in obtaining special licenses for pilots with cardiac issues. He was also the on-board physician for the record-setting around-the-world flight of Friendship One. Rapp led advance- ments in medical ethics, end-of-life issues and specialized health care in rural areas. Deep-sea fishing became his favorite sport, and he competed in catch-and-release marlin tourna- Medical Advancement at (312) 996-4470 or med-email@uic.edu. ments around the world— catching two marlins, each weighing over 1,000 pounds, off the Great Barrier Reef. He and his wife, Marjorie, were married for 57 years. On their honeymoon, they sailed to Europe on the Flandre, where they met Ernest Hemingway. '80 Thomas Slayton Jr., MD '80, of Flossmoor, Ill., died Sept. 28, 2010. After growing up near the West Side Medical District in Chi- cago, Slayton became a pediatrician who drew out bashful young patients and who didn't mind giving "curbside consults," even offering to buy some impromptu patients their medicines if they couldn't afford them. He prac- ticed in Merrillville, Ind., and was on staff at St. Anthony's, St. Mary's and Methodist hospitals. Slayton relaxed by singing karaoke and driving his red Corvette. He liked all music, from country to opera, and he especially loved Elton John's "Rocket Man." Irwin Feinberg '50, '52, MD '54, an innovator in the use of arthroscopy for joint surgery who interviewed hundreds of candidates for admission to the College of Medicine, died Aug. 8, 2010. Feinberg practiced for his entire career in the south suburban Homewood-Flossmoor area. "Dr. Feinberg was an uncommonly dedicated and modest man who gave his time freely and happily to stu- dents, staff and faculty," said Joseph Flaherty '68, MD '71, Res '75, dean of the College of Medicine. "He had a heart of gold and a great sense of what it takes to be a good physician." Feinberg received his undergraduate degree in 1950 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1954 and trained at Cook County Hospital in orthopaedic surgery. At UIC, Feinberg was a member of the Presidents Council and the University of Illinois Foundation and a Life Member of the Alumni Association. He was a key volunteer for the university's first and second fundraising campaigns and was recognized by the UI Foundation for his extraordinary volunteerism when he was awarded the William Winter Award for Outstanding Advocate Leadership in 1998. I L L INOI S MEDICINE | 39

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