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Paul H. Crandall, MD, Res '52, died on March 15. One of the co-founders of the UCLA department of neurosurgery, Crandall pioneered surgical approaches to the treatment of temporal-lobe epilepsy—a type that is often resistant to drug treatment— and performed or supervised surgeries on more than 300 patients. While at UCLA, he taught and conducted clinical research for 32 years. Born in Essex Junction, Vt., Crandall enlisted in the U.S. Army after starting college at the University of Vermont and then returned to complete his degree. During the Korean War, he enlisted again in the Army Medical Corps, where he was stationed for two years in Frankfurt, Germany, serving as chief of neurosurgery at a military hospital. During his neurosurgery residency, Crandall met his wife, Barbara, now an emeritus professor of pediatrics and genetics at UCLA, and they married in 1951. From 1976-77, Crandall served on the U.S. Department of Health's national commission for epilepsy, which recommended the establishment of specialized centers for epilepsy in all major urban centers. He served as president of the American Epilepsy Society in 1979 and was presented with the William G. Lennox Award in 1991. Elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in 1991, he later received the University of Vermont's Distinguished Alumnus award. Crandall and his wife had four children and three grandchildren. '52 Albert E. Tennebaum, MD, Res '54, died on Sept. 21, 2012. During his 60-plus-year professional career, Tennebaum served as a surgeon of ophthalmology. He joined Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in 1960 and retired in 2011. After graduating from medical school at the University of Cincinnati, Tennebaum performed his internship at Michael Reese Hospital and his residency at the Illinois Eye and '54 42 | Spr i n g 2 013 Ear Infirmary of Chicago. He served in Korea for two years as a surgeon of ophthalmology in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, entering as a first lieutenant and earning a promotion to captain after one year. Deeply dedicated to his patients and highly respected by his peers, Tennebaum was also passionate about music and the arts. He is survived by his wife, Lynne. Glen H. Asselmeier '55, MD '57, Res '60, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., died on Aug. 28, 2012. Asselmeier was one of five founding physicians of the Glen Ellyn Clinic (now part of DuPage Medical Group), which numbers 250 physicians. Born in Valmeyer, Ill., he served in the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant from 1945-47. Recalled for the Korean War, Asselmeier served for 22 months in the U.S. Air Force at Scott Field near St. Louis as a sergeant major. After graduating from the College of Medicine, he took his surgery training at Hines Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, Ill. A Glen Ellyn, Ill., resident for the past 48 years, he married his wife, Carolyn, in 1954, and they had four children and eight grandchildren. Asselmeier loved to spend time with friends over a friendly (and sometimes competitive) game of cards or golf. He is remembered for his companionship and generosity on outings to Blackhawks and Bears games and as a trusted, capable and calm medical advisor to family, friends, neighbors and, of course, his patients. '57 Rolland E. Bethards, MD '58, from East Lansing, Mich., died on March 12, 2012. After completing his internship and residency in radiology, '58 Bethards moved his family to East Lansing, Mich., where he became a member of Sparrow Hospital's department of radiology in 1965, served for many years as medical director and was elected to the Sparrow Hall of Fame in 2006. Bethards was also past president of the Ingham County Medical Society and served on the board of the Capitol Region Community Foundation. Bethards enjoyed vacationing in Harbor Springs, Mich., with family and friends, where he earned Class III Snipe Hunter accreditation. He is survived by his wife, Miriam, four children and seven grandchildren. Irwin Menachof, MD, Res '60, of Waukegan, Ill., died March 14, 2012. A professor at the University of Illinois Eye Institute, Menachof was a practicing ophthalmologist in Waukegan for more than 40 years at both Victory Hospital and St. Therese Hospital. He was active in both faith and community, volunteering at the Botanical Gardens and supporting the Waukegan Chamber Music Society. A member of Temple Am Echod, he served on the board there and with B'nai Brith. Menachof served in the Navy during World War II, was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and attended medical school in Laussane, Switzerland. A golfer throughout his life, he enjoyed skiing in his younger years. Menachof and his wife, Patricia, had three children and five grandchildren. '60 '62 obstetrics and gynecology since 1968, Berman was a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecolo- Arnold M. Berman, MD '62, FACOG, died May 17, 2012. An active practitioner of gists. After attending the College of Medicine in Chicago, he completed his residency at Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, where he received the Michael Reese Hospital Research Institute Award. He and his wife, Mickie, had four children and nine grandchildren. Goro Tsuchiya, MD, Res '62, died June 12, 2012. Born and raised in Tokyo, Tsuchiya attended Keio University from kindergarten through medical school. After completing his internship and residency at Keio, he came to the U.S. in 1954 for three years of training in general surgery and four years of special training in neurology and neurosurgical training at the College of Medicine in Chicago. After returning to Japan for four years, Tsuchiya was invited back to the University of Illinois to join the Teaching and Research program. He joined a neurosurgical practice in Racine, Wis., and continued to practice through March 2012. Tsuchiya was a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurosurgery and the Wisconsin Medical Society. During his surgical residency at the Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago, he met his wife, Mary Kathryn Chaney, and they were married in 1958 and had two children. Throughout his life, Tsuchiya pursued his interests with passion and joy. Among them were woodcarving, particularly of lifelike songbirds, and gardening, especially his rose garden. Eugene R. Boostrom, MD '68, of Moline, Ill, died Sept. 18, 2012. Boostrom devoted his life and career to improving health care and health programs primarily in developing countries. He served as a physician and public health/preventative medicine specialist for more than 30 years, working in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Boostrom retired from the World Bank '68

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