Richard Tilton Silvers ’44

DICK SILVERS died of a massive stroke June 12, 1992, in Cleveland. A diabetic from childhood, he had suffered a double amputation in 1986, severely restricting his family in medical practice. Increasing complications finally overwhelmed this independent Quaker. Dick came to us from Newark Academy. He majored in chemistry, was an active fencer, and was a member of Key and Seal. At Princeton he joined the Society of Friends. After graduating in 1944, he entered medical school at Penn but was forced to withdraw in his second year after contracting tuberculosis. Two years later he returned to receive his medical degree. He interned at Cooper Hospital in Camden and served in residency at Lankenau in Philadelphia. After a brief stin with the Penn Railroad, he established a family practice in Cleveland, which he continued despite his ever-increasing diabetic problems. He cared for the elderly, providing free medical attention to many. He Finally closed his practice when his amputee difficulties became intolerable. Dick never married. Throughout his life, a dog was his companion. For many years he favored Basenjis, and all his dogs were named George. When he traveled to visit his brother John in Florida, George flew with him. He was fond of the piano, despite his physical limitations. Ill health never soured him; he never wished for things beyond his reach. He wished to live to age 70, and he did. His last George lived one more day. God rest you, Dick. To brothers John and Arthur '38, our deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1944