The Bulletin - Summer 1998, Volume 83, No. 1

Meyer Emanuel '33
Fort Myers, Fla.
Jan. 2, 1998
A urologist, Dr. Meyer received his medical training in New York. From 1947 until his retirement, he served as chief of urology at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Togus, Maine. In addition to professional articles and papers, he wrote and illustrated a children's book and drew cartoons that were published in popular and professional magazines. As he neared retirement, Dr. Emanuel began to paint and through that medium pursued his fascination with microscopic subjects. A juried artist, his works have been displayed internationally and have been published. A holder of several patents, he is survived by his wife, Lillian, three children and three grandchildren.

S. Jack Sugar '34
Silver Spring, Md.
Jan. 25, 1998
Dr. Sugar completed internships at the Swedish Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Grady Hospital in Atlanta before serving a residency at Seaview Hospital in Staten Island, N.Y. He maintained a general practice, in Washington, D.C., for nearly seven years before serving as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II. After his discharge from the service, Dr. Sugar completed post graduate study in orthopaedics at the Steindler Clinic and Charleston General Hospital in Charleston, W.Va. In 1948, he resumed practicing medicine in Washington, D.C., this time specializing in orthopaedics. During his career, Dr. Sugar served on the staffs of Prince George's and Providence hospitals in the D.C. metropolitan area. He retired in 1981 after 33 years. Dr. Sugar was a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a fellow of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He is survived by two daughters, Marilyn Feder and Susan Yeeles.

N. Edward Dorian '37
New Britain, Conn.
Jan. 7, 1998
Dr. Dorian trained in Delaware before beginning a private medical practice in New Britain in 1939. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1941, served in World War II and was discharged as a captain in 1945. He returned to New Britain and continued his private practice until retiring in 1975. During retirement, he was employed in industrial medicine at Pratt & Whitney, a manufacturer of gas turbine engines for aircraft. He also worked for the Connecticut Department of Health and served as physician to the New Britain Police Department. In 1978, Dr. Dorian received the "Man of the Year" award from the New Britain Medical Society. In addition to his wife, Pauline, he is survived by two daughters, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

S. Edwin Muller '37
Bradshaw, Md.
Jan. 28, 1998
Dr. Muller was a teacher and principal from 1927 to 1931 before deciding to study medicine. He completed training in internal medicine at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore. During World War II, Dr. Muller served with the University of Maryland 42nd General Hospital Unit. Discharged in 1946 with the rank of major, he received the Bronze Star and four campaign stars. Muller's more than 40 years as an internist includes appointments as chief of Mercy Hospital's private medical service, and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Maryland. He retired from Mercy in the late 1980s. Dr. Muller collected rare holly trees, which he cultivated at his farm in Bradshaw. His collection included more than 200 mature American, Japanese, English and Chinese hollies. Dr. Muller is survived by two sisters and several nieces and nephews.

John B. Bullock '48
Richmond, Va.
Feb. 1, 1998
After graduation, Dr. Bullock served in the Korean War as an Army captain in a front-line MASH unit. In 1952, his care of a captured and wounded North Korean soldier became the subject of a U.S. propaganda leaflet, in which the soldier recounted how well he was treated by the Americans in general and Dr. Bullock in particular. The flier, featuring the soldier's words and Dr. Bullock's photo, was dropped by U.S. planes over North Korea. Upon his return to the States, Dr. Bullock opened a solo internal medicine practice in his hometown, where his father once practiced. He was part-time assistant medical director for the Life Insurance Company of Virginia for 29 years and later held the same position with Fidelity Banker's Insurance and Home Beneficial Life Insurance. He was a member of Reveille United Methodist Church, the Richmond Academy of Medicine and the Richmond Society of Internal Medicine. Survivors include his wife, Marcella, and sons Irving and John. Both Marcella and John Jr. attended Dr. Bullock's 50th reunion at the University of Maryland in May.

Douglas R. Packard '51
Greenville, S.C.
Jan. 16, 1998
Dr. Packard served with the Medical Detachment Unit of the 395th Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division during World War II and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and other citations. He practiced radiology from 1956 to 1977 at Sampson Memorial Hospital in Clinton, N.C., and then at Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital in Greer, S.C., from 1977 to 1990, when he retired. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, two daughters, four sons and 12 grandchildren.

Foster L. Bullard '55
Naples, Fla.
March 1, 1998
A thoracic and general surgeon, Dr. Bullard practiced in Naples for more than 40 years. He was an avid boater and fisherman and a member of the Naples Yacht Club and Quail Creek Country Club. He was also a member of the Silver Circle of the John Beale Davidge Alliance. Dr. Bullard is survived by his wife, Nancy Lee, two sons, two daughters and one grandson.

Verne A. Peterson '62
Salt Lake City, Utah
May 24, 1997
Dr. Peterson served in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot during the Korean War. He completed his medical training in psychiatry in New York and returned to Salt Lake City, where he established a successful psychiatric practice. He was past president of the Utah Psychiatric Association and he helped establish the Bryman School, a two-year college in Salt Lake City. He enjoyed sailing, skiing, writing poetry and was an excellent pianist and artist. He is survived by two sons and two grandchildren.

Michael J. Gaffey '83
Earlysville, Va.
Dec. 20, 1997
Dr. Gaffey is survived by his wife, Lynn, and two children.

Paul F. Richarson '50 played a key role in physical Medicine and rehabilitation in Maryland.

My father, Paul F. Richardson '50, professor and founding chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Maryland, died suddenly on April 5. He was 76 years old.

In 1958, Dad returned to the School of Medicine as a faculty member in the Department of Preventive Medicine, eventually rising to the rank of professor. He established the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), which at his request, became a department in the early 1970s. My father served as the new department's first chair. During his career, he taught hundreds of students and residents how to examine the neuromuscular system and other precepts of this new specialty; I was proud to be one of his many pupils.

A Baltimore native, my father was raised in Lansdowne in Baltimore County. After graduating from Catonsville High School, he joined his older brother and father at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, where he worked as a clerk. Drafted into the Army during World War II, he was selected to enroll in an accelerated program designed to increase the number of physicians available to serve in the military. My father completed pre-medical requirements at Baylor University and briefly attended Tulane University School of Medicine before an illness forced him to leave. He later entered the University of Maryland, graduating in 1950.

My father met my mother, Joanne, a pediatric nurse, while completing a rotating internship at Mercy Hospital. They were married in 1953. A neurology rotation during his internal medicine residency at the Fort Howard Veterans Hospital stimulated his interest in the rehabilitation of those with neurological and musculoskeletal problems. He went on to complete a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Fort Howard and left Baltimore to head the PM&R department at the Portsmouth VA Hospital in Virginia. After serving in the Navy during the Korean conflict, he returned to Baltimore with his wife and (then) three children and worked at the Fort Howard Veterans Hospital before joining the faculty at the University.

In addition to establishing the first department of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the state of Maryland, my father developed a residency program that trained dozens of specialists by the time he retired in 1984. Graduates of his program work locally and nationally, both in private practice and academic medical programs. My father also was instrumental in starting the Department of Physical Therapy at the University.

Dad had many interests outside of medicine. He was an accomplished carpenter who built his own furniture, and a gentleman farmer who planted an orchard, a vegetable garden and raspberries. His passion, however, was restoring antique automobiles.

His interest in cars began when he was a teenager. He bought used cars, fixed them and sold them to make money. He continued his hobby throughout medical school.

In later years, he focused on classic cars. Among the cars he restored was a rare 1936 Mercedes Cabriolet, which required him to correspond with Mercedes representatives in Germany, through whom he arranged to have hubcaps cast in the original Daimler-Benz molds. Though the original plans for the model had been destroyed in World War II, Dad persisted and finished his restoration 10 years later.

One of my father's greatest joys was his family. He is survived by seven children and 12 grandchildren, most of whom live in the Baltimore area. He relished large family gatherings and loved to preside at cook-outs, holiday dinners and other celebrations. As "Pop-Pop," my Dad doted on his grandchildren, proudly following their accomplishments.

Friends and colleagues remembered my father as a modest man who remained true to his blue-collar roots. At the time of his death, my father still played cards every Friday night with high school friends. Friends from medical school remember parties he allowed me to host at our home. (I marvel now that he not only gave me permission for these, but also encouraged them.)

I credit what success I've had in medicine to my father. He was a great role model: balancing a successful career with family life and gratifying interests. He showed me -- by his daily actions -- how to practice medicine compassionately. He was and will always remain my touchstone.

Memorial gifts may be made to:

Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland, Inc., 522 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD, 21201-1636, or for more information, call (410) 706-7454.