Michael J. Porvaznik ’73

Michael died Aug. 26, 2022. He was born July 22, 1951, in Ohio and attended Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, where he was active in the Chess Club and the Honor Society. At Princeton, he roomed freshman year with Edward Geibel, Geoffrey Koziol, and Donald Ladig. He was active with the Aquinas Institute.

Michael continued his studies at Ohio Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, from which he graduated with honors in 1983. He received the Osteopathic Heritage Award, which is given to one student in each graduating class for demonstrating outstanding skill. He became a physiatrist who helped patients with physical disabilities and served on the board of directors of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. From 1984 to 1989, he was assistant professor of family medicine at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in California. He then moved to Virginia, where he practiced medicine in the Greater Washington Metropolitan area.

The class extends its sympathy to Michael’s wife, Christine, and their two children.