George Alfred Berkheimer ’34

George Berkheimer died Nov. 22, 2001, at his home in Manhattan of heart failure after a long illness. He was former chief of orthopedic surgery at Harrisburg Hospital and a clinical professor of surgery at Penn State Medical School in Hershey. When he retired in 1980, the hospital's board termed him "a splendid man, industrious, conscientious, and dedicated." To his family and friends he was "a gentle man with a wonderful sense of humor, and a devoted companion."

In December of 1980 he took what he called "the most eventful and happiest step of my life" – marrying Margaret Polk Yates, a sister of the late Eugene Yates '40. George and Margaret spent their time in NYC or traveling, and in the summer they lived on Nantucket.

A Fellow of the Am. Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and a Diplomate of the Am. Board of Orthopedics, George was also a member of the Rolling Rock Club in Ligonier, Pa., the Nassau Club in Princeton, the Union Club in NYC, and the Nantucket Yacht Club. To Margaret we offer our sincere sympathies.

The Class of 1934