A life in medicine In Memoriam: Feb. 20, 2018 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Feb. 20, 2018Tuesday 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 MemberService@osteopathic.org. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here. Paul Michael Cayavec, DO, 57 (KCU-COM 1988), of Niles, Ohio, died Jan. 7. Dudley Duane Darr, DO, 83 (KCU-COM 1962), of Knoxville, Tennessee, died Feb. 7. Visit Dr. Darr’s online guest book. Joseph “Joe” Falkowski, DO, 75 (ATSU-KCOM 1970), of Debary, Florida, died Jan. 10. Visit Dr. Falkowski’s online guest book. Stephen James Hardy, DO, 60 (PCOM 1983), of State College, Pennsylvania, died Feb. 5. Visit Dr. Hardy’s online guest book. Robert Carlton Kasprzak, DO, 65 (PCOM 1979), of Knoxville, Tennessee, died Jan. 27. Visit Dr. Kasprzak’s online guest book. Robert Kromer, DO, 90 (ATSU-KCOM 1952), of Jacksonville, Florida, died Jan. 22. Edward A. Loniewski, DO, 86 (KCU-COM 1957), of Plymouth, Michigan, died Jan. 23. Read his obit. Robert Merwick, DO, 82 (MWU/CCOM 1961), of Bethany, Oklahoma, died Oct. 3, 2017. Visit Dr. Merwick’s online guest book. Edward L. Miles, DO, 84 (DMU-COM 1962), of St. Charles, Iowa, died Jan. 16. Visit Dr. Miles’ online guest book. Joanne Marie (Riharb) Root, DO, 61 (MSUCOM 1995), of Alpena, Michigan, died Feb. 13. James O. “Jack” Royder, DO, 86 (KCU-COM 1965), of Lancaster, Texas, died Jan. 16. Visit Dr. Royder’s online guest book. Raymond W. Schlueter, DO, 88 (MWU/CCOM 1961), of La Grange Park, Illinois, died Feb. 12. More in Profession Forrest ‘Phog’ Allen, DO: The father of basketball coaching This March Madness™, learn about Kansas Jayhawks coaching legend Forrest “Phog” Allen, DO, a pioneer who blended osteopathic medicine with coaching to shape sporting history and his athletes’ success. Eliminating training barriers for DO students & residents The AOA and AACOM recently convened a Student Parity Summit focused on advancing equitable treatment of all medical students seeking rotations and training positions. Previous articleTreating opioid addiction shouldn't leave physicians, patients feeling criminal Next articleSo much drama: Reality meets Grey's Anatomy—and real life expectations
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