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51 To make a memorial gift to the college, please contact the Office of Medical Advancement at (312) 996-4470 or Give2Med@uic.edu. MEMORIAL GIFTS Eneida and Carlos; brother of Janet, Irma, Araceli, and Mildred; and dear companion of Bogusia Kogut. Donald J. Carnow '79, MPH '82, MD '83, Res '87, of Wilmette, Ill., died on March 21, 2016. Carnow received a master's degree in public health as a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society and graduated from medical school as a James Scholar. He pursued his residency in internal medicine at Evanston Hospital, during which time he met his future wife, Heidi, PhD. They were married in 1986 and spent 29 years together. He then pursued a residency in occupational and environmental medicine at the COM. Upon completing his residency, Carnow became director of medical services, and later, vice president of Carnow Conibear and Associates in Chicago. He practiced general internal medicine at Northwestern University from 1990 to 2001, during which time he developed an interest in travel medicine and served as the medical director of three yellow fever vaccination centers in the Chicago area. From 1992-2001, Carnow also served as program director of the occupational health and environmental training program in the department of medicine at Evanston Hospital. During his career, he received appointments at Evanston Hospital, the Lurie Cancer Center, and Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. A dedicated vegetarian and co-founder of the Chicago Vegetarian Society, Carnow was also interested in global climate change and animal rights and protection. He was an avid poker and chess player, having been trained by a Grand Master in New York. While he enjoyed music and literature, his greatest love was for his family—his wife, Heidi, and his twin daughters. Craig H. Brown MBA, MD '88, Res '91, died on Dec, 10, 2016. Brown was a research chemist and earned a master's degree in business administration before graduating from the COM in Rockford. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the COM in Peoria and became board-certified in emergency medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine. He practiced as an emergency physician for more than 25 years in Rockford, Freeport and Peoria before retiring in 2015. He was an avid scuba diver, skier and traveler, whether it was a safari in Africa, touring Europe, sailing/ diving the Caribbean or driving the highways of the U.S. He and his wife, Patricia M. Panzica '69, MD '73, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the COM in Rockford, were married for 32 years, with five children and four grandchildren. Kevin Gander MD, Res '99, died on Nov. 24, 2016. Gander received his medical degree, magna cum laude, from Oregon Health Science University. During that time, he married his first wife and became a father to his two children. Gander served his residency at the COM in Rockford, before working as a family practitioner in Grants Pass, Ore., then at SwedishAmerican Hospital, and lastly at OSF, in Rockford, Ill., and West Bend, Wis., respectively. Born in Oregon, Gander was industrious at an early age, working as a paper boy and later at painting airplanes to supplement his love of skydiving. He completed hundreds of skydiving jumps and also enjoyed snow and water skiing. His passions also included his love for coffee, which led to the development of Jadabug Gourmet Roasting Company. Gander attended as many Cubs games throughout the year as he could, participated yearly in Randy Hundley's Cubs Baseball Fantasy Camp, and he had his dreams come true when the Cubs won the World Series in 2016. Gander married his best friend, Rose, DO, on April 1, 2006. Gander is survived by his wife, two children, three step-children and three grandchildren. NEW YORK CITY MEDICAL EXAMINER BUILT VALUED LEGACY AFTER 9/11 Amid the chaos and horror of 9/11, Charles S. Hirsch '58, MD '62, played a pivotal role as the New York City medical examiner. Soon after he learned that the World Trade Center was hit, he and six aides rushed to the site to establish a temporary morgue. Later that day, Hirsch broke all his ribs when he was thrown to the ground when the North Tower collapsed, while two of his aides were more seriously injured. At a time of great uncertainty and grief, Hirsch was a steady and determined presence, and his actions during that time reflected his commitment and attention to detail. In the weeks and years following the attack on the World Trade Center, he and his team added information gleaned from hair samples, wedding rings, teeth and many other items retrieved from the site into a database as they worked to identify people. By the time he retired in 2013, Hirsch and his team had identified 1,634 people who had been killed or missing — nearly 60 percent of the total. Long before 9/11, Hirsch was on a path to be a forensic pathologist. It was during an internship in Cleveland that he gained experience which helped inspire him toward his long career in forensic pathology. Before becoming chief medical examiner in New York City, he was a pathologist in Baltimore; a deputy coroner in Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties, Ohio; and chief medical examiner of Suffolk County on Long Island. As chief medical examiner in New York City, where he served from 1989 to 2013, Hirsch was also called upon to share his expertise in numerous high-profile and controversial court cases, including those that involved Bernard Goetz, who shot four people on a New York subway; the death of Vincent Foster, a former White House counsel; and a security guard who died while in police custody. Hirsch, who served under four mayors, strived to maintain independence in all cases. Hirsch's legacy is felt today — not just among the families of 9/11 victims, but in a New York City forensic pathology program that trains people in the field. Meanwhile, the New York City medical examiner's office maintains the largest public DNA laboratory in the United States. His legacy also includes a repository for unidentified remains at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. After Hirsch died, Jan Ramirez, the chief curator of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, called him "a consummate public servant and professional" and wrote on the museum's blog, that "throughout this endeavor, Hirsch offered the gifts of truth and compassion to mourning families." A native Chicagoan, Hirsch received a bachelor of science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1958 and graduated from the COM Chicago in 1962. Hirsch passed away last year at the age of 79. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie-Claude Fenart, and survived by his daughter, Sophie Ghiraldini, and two grandsons. — Dan Baron Charles S. Hirsch '83 '88 '99