 John
Gorham, October 14, 2011
Obituary in Moscow Pullman Daily News
The USDA has ordered its flags to fly at half staff in his honor on
Wednesday October 19.
http://news.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=28242&TypeID=3
At his request, no service will be held. Memorials are suggested to
the
Comparative Medicine Scholarship, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Washington State University, PO Box 647010, Pullman, WA 99164.
George Robert Oakshott, DVM ('63) September 13, 2011
Obituary in the Statesman Examiner
Dr. Birger Thomas Sather, ('58) September 7, 2011
Obituary in the Kitsap Sun
Dr. Robert Miller Lewis, Aug. 18, 2011
May 20, 1937 Aug. 18, 2011 Robert Miller Lewis, 74, of Barnstable,
Mass., died peacefully Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at his home in
Barnstable Village, after a long illness. Born in Flushing, N.Y., Bob
was the eldest of two children. He graduated from Grant High School in
Portland and from Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., where
he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1961. Bob
married Sandra Jane Shurtleff (deceased) in 1958 and relocated to Boston
in 1961. Over the next 50 years, they resided in Wayland, Mass.; Ithaca,
N.Y.; Bern, Switzerland; Danville, Ky.; and Barnstable. Bob was a member
of the Department of Pathology, Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in
Boston, and worked at Tufts-New England Medical Center. He left Boston
in 1975 to join the faculty of the New York State College of Veterinary
Medicine at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where he served as
Chairman of the College's Pathology Department until 1986. He retired as
Professor Emeritus in 2000. Bob was a teacher and scientist at heart,
and a mentor to countless veterinary students and young professionals.
He enjoyed a good story, and he enjoyed the endless summers of
excitement and camaraderie that Cape Cod afforded him and his family
over the years. Many will remember Bob for his hospitality and
generosity, and for the good times spent in his company on the Mongrel,
chasing striped bass and bluefish across Cape Cod Bay. Bob is survived
by his son, Jon Robert Lewis of Hong Kong; daughter, Karin Ann Lewis of
Lexington, Ky.; beloved granddaughters, Meagan, Madeline and Audrey
Lewis; and sister, Susan Lewis Davis of Gresham. A celebration of Bob's
life will be held in Barnstable Village at a later date. Bob was proud
to be an Eagle Scout. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
Boy Scouts of America, National Council, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX
75015-2079, www.scouting.org.
Arrangements by Hallett Funeral Home, South Yarmouth,
www.hallettfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Oregonian on August 24, 2011
Dr. James Pickrell, August 7, 2011
Obituary in Arizona Daily Star
Dr. Hugh Butler, July 23, 2011
Obituary at Helena IR.com
Dr. Carolyn Louise Downey (Skinner), April 11, 2011
 Carolyn
Louise Downey, DVM, passed away on April 11, 2011 in Omak, WA. She was
59 years old and died of ovarian cancer. She was born on February 28,
1952 in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of Edward Joseph Skinner and
Catherine Eleanor Smith. Carol lived a short time in Milbrae, CA, but
spent most of her growing up in Palos Verdes, CA. She attended St. John
Fisher Catholic School and Rolling Hills High School where she graduated
in 1970.
Carol married Tom Downey in 1984. She graduated from Washington State
University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and a
doctorate of veterinary medicine. She moved with her family to Omak in
1991. Carol has been a veterinarian in Omak since 1991, and in 2009 she
bought and began operating The Animal Hospital of Omak. Carol loved
animals. She loved working in the Omak community, being a veterinarian,
and most of all, she loved her family.
Carol is survived by her husband, Tom Downey; her daughters, Kelly and
Nadine Downey, Omak, WA; her brothers George Skinner, Jacksonville, FL;
Ed Skinner, Altadena, CA; Robb Skinner, Carlsbad, CA; Brian Skinner,
Tiburon, CA; her sisters Nancy Skinner, Berkeley, CA; Patti Skinner
Sulpizio, Valencia, CA; JoAnne Skinner, Albany, CA; Mary Skinner,
Torrance, CA; and 21 nieces and nephews.
A memorial celebrating Carol’s life will be held April 30, 2011 at 2
p.m. at the Downey home, 1200 Oleander, Omak, WA.
Dr. M. Gordon Hatcher, March 21, 2011
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jul11/110715o.asp - Dr. Hatcher
(WSU '52), 94, Sonoma, Calif., died March 21, 2011. Retired since the
early 1990s, he was a mixed animal practitioner in California's
Calaveras County and served as a relief veterinarian in southern
California. Early in his career, Dr. Hatcher practiced in Modesto,
Calif. A past director of Heifer International, he was involved with
livestock projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and
Bolivia. After an earthquake and hurricane, Dr. Hatcher also assisted
Peru and Honduras through the National Council of Churches. For his
dedication to veterinary medicine in underdeveloped countries, he
received the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Alumni Achievement Award in 1986. Dr. Hatcher served in the Air Corps
during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Ellen, and two
daughters. Memorials may be made to Washington State University College
of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, WA 99164. |
