Victor G. Dewolfe ’40

Vic prepared at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. At Princeton, he majored in biology, graduating with high honors and as a member of Sigma Xi. He was on the 150-pound crew, played club hockey and softball, and was a member of the Catholic Club and Quadrangle Club.

He earned a medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and became a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1953.

During World War II, he was a captain in the Army Air Force Medical Corps. In 1949, he joined the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in its department of peripheral vascular disease, eventually becoming its chairman. During this period, he authored some 100 technical papers and articles.

Vic was active in a number of scientific societies and task forces. Tennis, bridge, swimming, gardening, and travel occupied the spare time of Vic and his wife, Ruth (Carr).

Vic is survived by Ruth; sons Geoffrey, Victor Jr., Peter, and Robert; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and an extended family. His classmates wish to extend their sincere sympathies.