A life in medicine In Memoriam: Aug. 7, 2017 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Aug. 7, 2017Monday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics In Memoriam The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to [email protected]. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here. Francis A. “Frank” Cerra, DO, 88 (PCOM 1956), of Norristown, Pennsylvania, died May 19. Visit Dr. Cerra’s online guest book. Lawrence A. Hennessey, DO, 83 (ATSU-KCOM 1963), of Madison, Ohio, died July 10. Visit Dr. Hennessey’s online guest book. Charles J. Kaczey, DO, 73 (PCOM 1970), of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, died July 14. Visit Dr. Kaczey’s online guest book. Ross William Kingsley, DO, 89 (PCOM 1960), of Durham, North Carolina, died April 3. Visit Dr. Kingsley’s online guest book. Orren John Lawrance, DO, 92 (ATSU-KCOM 1950), of Hendersonville, North Carolina, died April 9. Visit Dr. Lawrance’s online guest book. Bobbie Dean McGuire, DO, 84 (ATSU-KCOM 1966), of Edgewater, Florida, died March 10. Visit Dr. McGuire’s online guest book. Lloyd Louis Mrstik, DO, 92 (ATSU-KCOM 1952), of Boyne City, Michigan, died April 23. Visit Dr. Mrstik’s online guest book. James D. Payne, DO, 86 (DMU-COM 1960), of Bay City, Michigan, died June 21. Visit Dr. Payne’s online guest book. Peter Robert Przekop Jr., DO, 62 (WesternU/COMP 1999), of Kaneohe, Hawaii, died June 17. Visit Dr. Przekop’s online guest book. Benjamin Scharf, DO, 96 (PCOM 1953), of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, died Feb. 13. Visit Dr. Scharf’s online guest book. Rodney J. Shaw, DO, 79 (DMU-COM 1964), of Bingham Farms, Michigan, died in June. Visit Dr. Shaw’s online guest book. More in Profession In Memoriam: April 2025 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. A 1.5-inch piece of osteopathic history: Revisiting the 1972 USPS osteopathic medicine stamp In 1972, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring osteopathic medicine in celebration of the AOA’s 75th anniversary, recognizing the profession’s growing contributions to American health care. Previous articleHow to finish medical school with less debt Next articleResolution against LGBTQ conversion therapy passes
A 1.5-inch piece of osteopathic history: Revisiting the 1972 USPS osteopathic medicine stamp In 1972, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring osteopathic medicine in celebration of the AOA’s 75th anniversary, recognizing the profession’s growing contributions to American health care.