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and their friends. She and Jack were married for 57 years. They had four children and eight grandchildren. Clyde L. Wieland '51, '53, MD '55, died on Oct. 17, 2015. A loving family man who served the country as a captain in the Medical Corps, Wieland was active in church and community and a family physician for 44 years. His greatest memories of his practice were delivering more than 2,100 babies. A Charter Diplomat of the American Academy of Family Practice, Wieland was named the "Medical Honoree of the Year" by the Jersey Community Hospital. The hospital also named the street that housed Clyde's clinic as Wieland Drive. He married the love of his life, Virginia (Ginny), in 1954 and celebrated 61 years of marriage. They loved to travel and visited all seven continents, but his favorite destination was always the Grand Canyon. Wieland and his family attended the First Presbyterian Church in Jerseyville for more than 60 years. He was a member of the Rotary Club, Westlake Country Club, Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, Grafton Full Moon Masonic Lodge 341, Lockhaven Country Club, American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society. He also was Paul Harris Fellow, and a Golden Alumni member of the University of Illinois. The Wielands had four children, nine grandchildren and six great- grandchildren. John H. Panton MD, Res '57, died in December 2015. A specialist in cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation, Panton cared for tens of thousands of patients in his 55 years of medical practice. For Panton, medicine was a family affair. He opened his office in Oak Park, Ill, in 1960, and was later joined in his practice by his two sons, Peter Panton, MD, and Robert Panton, MD, and his daughter, Elizabeth Panton-Karkazis, MD. John Panton relocated their practice to its current location in Elmwood Park in 1993. He was a member of several local medical staffs, including Loretto Hospital (where he served as president of the medical staff), West Suburban Hospital, Westlake Hospital and Rush Oak Park Hospital. Board certified in ophthalmology, Panton was a Fellow at the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology and was a member of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, the Chicago Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. A 1950 graduate of the University of Athens Medical School, he completed his internship at Mercy Hospital-Loyola University and his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Illinois and Presbyterian Hospital. A longtime member of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago, Panton was a benefactor of the church, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Leadership 100 Program, the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, the Brown University School of Medicine and the University of Illinois department of ophthalmology. He was married to his late wife, Mary, for 60 years. Together, they had four children and 11 grandchildren. Sherwin A. Gillman MD '65, Res '68, died on Jan. 12, 2016. In practice for 44 years, Gillman loved caring for three generations of patients and training doctors from the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and the University of California-Irvine pediatric residency programs. During his career, he served as emeritus chief of the pediatric subspecialty faculty and president of the medical staff at CHOC. A principal investigator in numerous research studies, Gillman worked on improved therapies for asthmatics and volunteered as the director of the Lung Association's Asthma Camp program for 40 years. After receiving his medical degree from the College of Medicine in Chicago, he served two years in the Air Force and completed his training in allergy and immunology at the University of Southern California. He enjoyed serving in leadership positions at Temple Beth Sholom and El Sereno Estates. He was married to his wife, Bonnie, for 52 years, and had three children and five grandchildren. Carbondale. He was actively involved in community fund drives including those for the SIU School of Medicine, Carbondale Public Library, YMCA, United Way, SIH Cancer Center, SIU Foundation and SIU Athletics. A member of Phi Kappa Tau in Carbondale, Rendleman served as an elder and Sunday school teacher at First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale, where he was a member for 61 years. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Illinois, Rendleman completed an internship at St. Louis City Hospital and later joined the Medical Corps of the U.S. Navy. He served as lieutenant commander aboard the USS Winston and then joined the Navy Reserves, achieving the rank of commander. He completed his surgical residency at Rush Presbyterian Hospital of Chicago. Rendleman married his wife, Mary Elizabeth, in 1954. Together, they had three daughters, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Donna Mason (wife of John C. Mason '53, MD '55, Res '59), died on Dec. 17, 2014 in Urbana, Ill. She met her husband, John (Jack) in Chicago, where he completed his obstetrical and gynecologic residency and she was working as a nurse. They moved to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., for her husband's U.S. Army assignment. In 1961, they chose Danville, Ill., as home, raised four sons and built Jack's medical practice together. They were truly partners in family and career. She embraced all her roles as a mom, short-order cook, teacher, adviser, manners instructor, nurturer and friend. But even with all she did for her family, she found time for the community she loved. She was active in the Center of Children's Services, United Way, Lakeview Auxiliary, Danville Symphony Orchestra Guild, Junior Service Club, Vermilion County Medical Alliance, P.E.O. Chapter HX, Danville Country Club, Camilla Study Group, Clover Club and Danville Garden Club. Mason had an adventurous spirit and enjoyed the many trips she took with her husband Alice Solar Mills '44, MD '45, of Wilmette, Ill., died on Jan. 19, 2016. A Chicago-area resident throughout her life, Mills graduated from high school at 15, college at 18 and medical school at 22. She was one of seven women in a class of 175 at the College of Medicine. Mills practiced internal medicine and later allergy and immunology for almost 40 years, sharing an office with her husband, Girard, who was also a physician. She served on the clinical faculty of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and was also the president of the Illinois Society of Allergy and Immunology for several years. After retiring in 1986, Mills and her husband traveled the world for many years. She loved adventure and learning: a founding member of the Institute for Learning in Retirement at Northwestern University, she remained an active member until a year before her death. She was also an accomplished seamstress, gardener and swimmer. Mills was married to her late husband for 56 years. They had two daughters and five grandchildren. David Ford Lee Rendleman '52, MD '54, died on Dec. 25, 2015 in Carbondale, Ill. A surgeon at both the Carbondale Clinic and Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, Ill., Rendleman became chief of surgery at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. He served on the Carbondale Clinic Board of Directors and was a professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine as well as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Active in his community, Rendleman served on the Committee to Desegregate Carbondale Public Schools, the SIU Board of Trustees, and as a director of the University Bank of Clyde L. Wieland David Ford Lee Rendleman Donna Mason John H. Panton 52 | S P R I N G 2 0 1 6 To make a memorial gift to the college, please contact the Office of Medical Advancement at (312) 996-4470 or med-email@uic.edu. MEMORIAL GIFTS '45 '54 '55 '57 '65

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