Frederick C. White ’46

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FRED DIED at his home in San Francisco Ma, 24,1990, of complications arising from AIDS.

He arrived with us the summer of 1942 as part of the Choate contingent and majored in psychology. Fred graduated from Cornell medical school and interned at Bellevue Hospital in N.Y.C. He later specialized in ophthalmology.

Fred served in the Korean War. He began his East Bay practice in 1967 and served on the staff of several East Bay hospitals and was a guest lecturer at the U.C~ Berkeley and San Francisco. He was a member of the Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights and the San Francisco bay area Gay Fathers Assn.

Our classmate was a quiet but friendly gentleman, and as a physician was highly regarded by patients and peers alike, for his expertise, and for his compassion.

Fred is survived by his three children, Kevin, Karen, and Frances White. To them we extend our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1946

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