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MEMORIAL GIFTS Garland Penn Kirkpatrick Garland Penn Kirkpatrick '56, MD '58, Res '61, a pediatrician and professor in Chicago and Ann Arbor, Mich., died Dec. 21, 2010. Kirkpatrick founded and led a pediatric practice on the South Side of Chicago, called Kirkpatrick and Germain, SC, from 1963 to 1989. During that time, he served on the attending staff of Children's Memorial Hospital of Northwestern University Medical School as a clinical associate professor of pediatrics; clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago; and instructor in pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. In 1989, Kirkpatrick and his wife, Dorothy A. Kirkpatrick, RN, MEd, co-founded the Center for Development and Learning in Ann Arbor, Mich., which they ran from 1989 to 1995. He then practiced as a pediatrician with Panahi and Associates, Briarwood Health Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, from 1995 to 2003, while serving as a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan. Born in Chicago on Aug. 23, 1932, Kirkpatrick took his internship at Cook County Hospital upon receiving his MD and returned for his residency in pediatrics at the University of Illinois Research and Educational Hospital in Chicago. He was trained in developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kirkpatrick then entered the United States Air Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Missouri, serving as a captain and head of the pediatric department from 1961–63. In the midst of his medical career, Kirkpatrick served as a consultant at the Chicago Board of Education, and he became an American Academy of Pediatrics fellow and a member of the American Medical Association, National Medical Association and the Society of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics. Kirkpatrick retired from the University of Michigan in 2003 to care for his wife, who had Alzheimer's disease. She preceded him in death by nine days, on Dec. 12, 2010. Their survivors include two children, Garland Penn and Dawn Annette, and a granddaughter, Hannah Louise. Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, Texas, Gilbert finished research on the cardiovascular effects of weightlessness in space travel. He completed postgradu- ate training in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Cincinnati Hospital and Emory University, staying on for 12 years as a faculty member do- ing clinical research, teaching and supervision at Grady Hospital. He established a private practice of internal medicine/cardiology at the DeKalb Medical Center and, at age 65, was named medical director and vice president at Primerica Life Insurance Company. Gilbert was an active member of Glenn Memo- rial United Methodist Church and devoted to classical, orchestral, operatic and choral music, and he loved to play golf and tennis. '61 Green Bay Packers, Burdon relished his trips to Lambeau Field, where his family has held season tickets since the cre- ation of the team. Burdon belonged to the Greater Charleston Duplicate Bridge Club, where he achieved the rank of Silver Life Master. '58 Richard R. Bolin, MD, Res '58, of Wheaton, Ill., died Dec. 23, 2010. A Chicago native, Bolin served in the Army and Navy and graduated from medical school at age 23. He received psychiatric training at the University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute and the Chicago Institute for Psycho- analysis. A life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Bolin taught and practiced psychiatry for many years in Chicago, affiliated with the University of Illinois, Rush Medical School and Northwestern University. Before retiring, he served as medical director and senior staff psychiatrist at the Center for Mental Health in Anderson, Ill., where a building was named for him. He loved art, music, cats, human nature and his two daughters. '60 Charles A. Gilbert '58, MD '60, of Decatur, Ga., died Dec. 13, 2010. While serving in the U.S. Air Force stationed at the School of '70 Jack S. Saleh, MD, Res '61, of Flossmoor, Ill., died March 19, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Pearl and the loving father of Richard (Lais) Saleh, Daniel (Kim Litwack) Masliah and the late Edward Saleh, and the proud grand- father of six. James J. Beier, MD '70, Res '71, of Mosinee, Wis., died Jan. 6, 2011. Beier and his wife, Judy, lived and traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe from 1971 to 1979 as he fulfilled his active duty Navy obligation after completing his surgical internship at Research and Educational Hospital in Chicago. He served as the medical officer for Destroyer Squadron 12, first in Newport, R.I., and later in Athens, Greece. Upon returning to the U.S., Beier was the emergency room senior attending physician at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Beier, his wife and To make a memorial gift to the college, please contact the Office of Medical Advancement at (312) 996-4470 or med-email@uic.edu. three children moved to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, where he be- came a resident at the Regional Naval Medical Center and later administered an outlying clinic on the base. After leaving active duty, Beier and his family moved to central Wiscon- sin, where he was a family practitioner with the Marshfield Clinic–Mosinee Center. He later served as a medi- cal director for the Wausau Insurance Companies' health care plan and for Wisconsin Physician Services until his retirement in 2007. An avid fisherman and hunter, Beier loved to be outdoors with his good friends and cherished dogs. He was actively involved in his community, joining with his wife to sup- port the United Way, Performing Arts Foundation and Festival of the Arts. His other favorite activities included tennis, golf, skiing, pontooning, reading and his beloved Chicago Cubs. '72 '91 John B. Welch, MD '72, PhD '72, of Concord, N.H., died Nov. 10, 2010. Born and raised in Wilmette, Ill., Welch graduated from Harvard University and the College of Medicine in Chicago. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia, in 2009. His survivors include four children and four stepchildren. Christ Koulis, MD '91, Res '97, of Nash- ville, Tenn., died March 26, 2010. His survivors include parents Pete and Athena Koulis, sister Antonia (Anargy- ros) Antonakos and son Peter. I L L INOI S MEDICINE | 43

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