He was born Feb. 6, 1918, in New York City. At Princeton he was the manager of Dial Lodge his senior year. He earned a medical degree at Temple University in 1943 and specialized in radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He practiced at French and Bellevue hospitals in New York and then moved to Kingston, N.Y., in 1951.
For nine years he was director of the Ulster County Tumor Clinic and for 24 years he was chief radiologist at Benedictine Hospital. During these years, Doc practiced during an era of continual progress during an age of fast-paced technological change. In 1989, he was honored as a leader who fostered a spirit of respect and teamwork and a as warm-spirited human who was so dearly loved in his community.
In Kingston, Doc was president of the Rotary Club, chief deacon of Fair Street Reformed Church, and a member of several boards of directors. He and his late wife, Maggie, were the parents of three children and grandparents of three. Among the accomplishments of Doc’s later years was a hole-in-one at age 93 (with a driver from 91 yards)!