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urgeon for more than 40 years, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and on staff at several area hospitals, including MacNeal, La- randfather with a quick sense of humor, he had many hobbies, including cooking, story writing and genealogical research. He was also an avid targets and traveling. Allan L. Graham, DVM '54, '58, MD '60, Res '65, died on Oct. 21, 2009. Graham practiced cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in Fort Worth, Texas, for a quarter cen- tury, was a leader in Texas medicine through- out his career and was a generous donor to Illinois Medicine, including a gift that supported the Allan L. and Mary L. Graham Clinical Per- formance Center. Born in Ursa, Graham graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine with honors in 1952 and spent the next two years in the Army Veterinary Corps. He then attended the University of Illinois Col- lege of Medicine, Chicago campus, where he again graduated with honors in 1960. Following his residency at the medical center and fellowship, Graham moved to Fort Worth with his family to open his practice. During the course of his career, Graham served as president of the Tarrant County American Heart Association, the North Texas chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the Fort Worth Surgical Society. He was a member of the Warren H. Cole Society, Texas Surgical Society, Texas Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Society and Tarrant County Medical Society Retired Physicians Group. In 2007, the Clinical Performance Center at the Medical Sciences Building at the Chicago campus was renamed the Dr. Allan L. and Mary L. Graham Clinical Performance Center, in recognition of a $1 million gift to the center from Graham and his wife, Mary, herself a 1957 graudate in educa- tion from the Urbana campus. One of the first standardized patient centers in the world, the then nearly 20-year-old facilty was operating at capacity when the Grahams provided funding to remodel and upgrade the space, add additional equipment and create an endowment for future upgrades. The official University of Illinois Board of Trustees action to rename the facility noted that Graham believed that both veterinary medicine and the College of Medicine have contributed significantly to his lifetime success. His gift ensured that current and future generations of physicians have the same opportunity. '65 Daniel S. Levine '61, MD '65, Res '70, of Belmont, Calif., died May 22, 2009. Levine dedicated his entire professional career of 37 years to caring for underprivileged communities and individuals. He served as a physician at a Native American reservation in Arizona and at the San Jose Medical Clinic in San Jose, Calif. He also served low-income residents of Los Angeles as the chief of internal medicine at a local hospital. Before retiring, he was the physician at a correctional facility in Santa Clara, Calif. Joseph R. Shannon, MD, Res '65, of Jupiter, Fla., died Dec. 17, 2009. He served as an officer in the Navy and practiced dermatology until retiring from Meyer Medical Group in 1998. officer in Oakland, Calif., Chisholm completed his residency in internal medicine, as well as a fellowship in pulmonary diseases. In 1968, he relo- cated to the Washington metropolitan area, where he was a solo practitioner for nearly 40 years while on staff at the Washington Hospital Center and Provi- dence Hospital. '66 five marathons, and rode in and com- pleted the HHH 100-mile bike ride. In 2004, Pogue received the Distinguished Service Award from the Wichita County Medical Society. Joseph A. Provenzano, MD '64, Res '70, of Toledo, Ohio, died March 30, 2009. After serving in the Army Medical Corps during World War II, Provenzano maintained a private prac- tice in Toledo for more than 50 years. He received the Ohio Family Practice Physician of the Year award in 1980 and was a member of the first class of Fam- ily Practice Fellows of the United States. He and his wife performed medical missions in Costa Rica several times, and on another mission trip to southern rural Arkansas, they introduced the first educational and screening program for sickle cell anemia in that area. He was an active volunteer in numerous organi- zations in the Toledo area. Provenzano also served on the faculty of the family practice department of the Medical College of Ohio and as a medical advisor to the Selective Service Draft Board for 23 years. William F. Stach '61, MD '64, of DeKalb, died Oct. 19, 2009. He was a partner in Radiologists Ltd. in Syca- more, and worked as a radiologist for Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Cook County, Edward, Sherman, Cen- tral DuPage, Kishwaukee Community, Rochelle and Sycamore hospitals, and hospitals in Mendota, Sandwich, Ster- ling and Byron, as well as NIU Health Services. Stach was a past president of the DeKalb County Medical Society, member of Kishwaukee Community Hospital 100 and former board mem- ber of the Kishwaukee Family YMCA. He enjoyed shooting sporting clay '68 Raymond N. Swee- ney, MD '68, of Belleville, died Jan. 25, 2009. Sweeney was a board-certified radiolo- gist who practiced in St. Louis, Mo., El Paso, Texas, and Vincennes, Ind. A U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, he enjoyed traveling, especially to Southern Cali- fornia, and was a devoted son, serving as his mother's caregiver in his last few years. Thom J. Zimmerman '64, MD '68, PhD, of Louisville, Ky., died Aug. 4, 2009. He was professor emeritus and chair of the department of ophthalmol- ogy and visual sciences and professor emeritus of the department of pharma- cology and toxicology at the University of Louisville. He was best known for the development of drugs for treatment of glaucoma, including Timolol. With his business partner, he spearheaded the Joseph C. Chisholm Jr., MD, Res '66, of Washington, D.C., died Dec. 8, 2009. Prior to serving as a U.S. naval building of the addition to the Kentucky Lions Eye Center and the Rounsavall Eye Clinic. '69 '77 Joseph W. Bruckman '63, MD '69, of Wash- ington, died May 5, 2009. He was a graduate of the Outdoor Survival Leader- ship School and a descendant of the Roehm family, one of the first families to settle in Washington. José E. Gonzales, MD, Res '77, of Virginia Beach, Va., died Nov. 14, 2008. A native of Mangatarem in the Philip- pines, Gonzales had recently retired from a successful urology practice. He was chief resident in the department of surgery at the UP–Philippine General Hospital. Following his residency, he joined the Public Health Service in Nor- folk, Va. In 1979, Gonzales started pri- vate practice, joining a urology group. He was a previous president and active member of the Philippine Medical As- sociation of Southeastern Virginia Inc. He also was a member of the medical staff at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Sentara Hospitals–Norfolk and Bayside, and DePaul Hospital. '90 Stephen T. Hampton, MS, MD, Res '90, of Bedford, Ind., died Oct. 16, 2009. After com- pleting his orthopaedic residency, he moved to Anderson, Ind., and practiced 16 years before moving to Bedford and working for Dunn Me- morial Hospital as part of South Central Indiana Orthopedics and Sports Medi- cine. While living in Anderson, Hampton was the team doctor for all athletics at Anderson University. He also taught and provided job-shadowing opportuni- ties for many high school and college students. '08 Kendall P. Solo- man, MD, Res '08, of Lafayette, La., died Jan. 27, 2009. His ambition in life was to become a successful physician and return to his community to open his own practice. His hobbies were socializing, dancing, volunteering, and being a positive men- tor to younger children and teenagers. While at the COM, Soloman volunteered with the local Boy Scouts and was very active in political campaigns. I L L INOI S MEDICINE | 51

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