Joseph Baker Dill King ’41

Joe died Oct. 15, 2005, after a long bout with cancer.

A graduate of Boys Latin School in Baltimore, he majored in biology at Princeton. He joined Charter Club and roomed with Naylor, Cleaver, and Arnzen. Joe played freshman and varsity lacrosse, and was a first-team All American attack-man junior year. After graduating from Johns Hopkins Medical School, he completed his internship and residency there.

Commissioned a captain in the Army Medical Corps, Joe served in Alaska and was discharged in April 1947. Returning to Baltimore, he first joined his father's practice before starting his own in Roland Park. He later moved to Chevy Chase, working for the State Department to provide care for Foreign Service officers. He also was an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins and later at George Washington Medical School, and he served on the board of the Washington Visiting Nurse Association.

Joe and his wife, Maggie, enjoyed skiing in Europe and in the United States. After retirement, tennis became an important part of his life. Surviving are Margaret Hurd King, his wife of 32 years; daughters Charlotte Lilly, Clare King, Ann Marshall, and Julia Pryor; stepsons John and Charles Gray Hurd; a stepdaughter, Susan Hoff; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

The Class of 1941