Donald Houghton Hooker ’32

Don Hooker died Mar. 31, 1996, at his home in Boca Grande, Fla., after a lengthy illness. We remember him especially as v.p. of our senior class and the undefeated captain of the wrestling team.

Don's distinguished medical career began with his degree from John's Hopkins in 1936. Following an internship in general surgery at Hopkins Hospital and residency in Detroit, Don joined the Army Medical Corps in 1942. He served almost four years in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines during WWII, attaining the rank of major. He then pursued his career in general surgery in the Baltimore area. He was on the medical staff at Anne Arundel Medical Center, later becoming assistant chief of thoracic surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Baltimore and an assistant professor of surgery at Hopkins. After retiring in 1978, he and his wife, the former Mary Green Harrison, moved to Boca Grande; they were married on July 8, 1937.

Don is survived by his wife, three sons: Donald H. Jr., James H., and Edmund H., a daughter, Mary G. Hanssen, and 10 grandchildren. The class extends its sincere condolences to all of them.

The Class of 1932