Herbert Jennings Proctor ’58

OUR CLASSMATE Herb Proctor passed away May 12, 1990, after a long illness. At the time of his death Herb was professor of surgery at the U.N.C. School of Medicine.

At Princeton, Herb roomed with Don Alcoke, Bob Bryer, and Phil Ambrose. Majoring in biology with an eye toward premed, Herb was also a member of Tower. After Princeton, Herb went directly to N.Y.U. College of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1962. At that time, he and Barbara moved to Chapel Hill, where Herb did his residency. Next Herb was called to Naval service during the Vietnam War. A year at the Division of Experimental Surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital, and another year in charge of the Shock Research Unit at Danang shaped Herb's teaching and research interests for the rest of his life. Herb founded the trauma service at U.N.C. in 1972. Another of his accomplishments was to have founded the first air helicopter ambulance program in North Carolina, which he did by invoking die assistance of the Military Assisted Service Transport at Fort Bragg.

In 1989 Herb received the Best Teacher Award In the Dept. of Surgery. In March of this year, Herb received the medical school's alumni assn. Distinguished Professor Award.

Herb is survived by his wife, Barbara; his mother, Florence; his son, Chris; and his daughter, Julia. To them, the Class of 1958 extends its deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1958