A life in medicine In Memoriam: June 24, 2019 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. June 24, 2019Monday 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. Edward H. Aprahamian, DO, 81 (MWU/CCOM 1961), of Brookfield, Wisconsin, died March 31. Visit Dr. Aprahamian’s online guest book. Stuart Cobert Baer, DO, 86 (PCOM 1963), of Philadelphia died June 10. Visit Dr. Baer’s online guest book. John Donald Geake Jr., DO, 72 (NSU-COM 1993), of Moore Haven, Florida, died June 7. Visit Dr. Geake’s online guest book. James Joseph Giliberto Sr., DO, 94 (PCOM 1947), of Wilmington, Delaware, died June 11. Visit Dr. Giliberto’s online guest book. Herbert M. Johnson Jr., DO, 79 (ATSU-KCOM 1965), of Aberdeen, Washington, died May 27. Visit Dr. Johnson’s online guest book. Christian C. Lyngby, DO, 92 (MWU/CCOM 1954), of Grovetown, Georgia, died May 10. Visit Dr. Lyngby’s online guest book. Victor James Rerucha, DO, 92 (DMU-COM 1954), of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died May 30. Visit Dr. Rerucha’s online guest book. Carl O. Sites Jr., DO, 94 (ATSU-KCOM 1952), of Hillsboro, Ohio, died June 9. Visit Dr. Sites’ online guest book. David S. Stoneking, DO, 58 (KCU-COM 1997) of Kansas City, Missouri, died April 9, 2018. Visit Dr. Stoneking’s online guest book. Editor’s note: If you’d like to honor a colleague with a memorial contribution to the American Osteopathic Foundation, you can do so here. More in Profession For the first time, women make up the majority of osteopathic primary care physicians The 2026 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report finds the DO workforce growing in all 50 states, with two-thirds of practicing DOs under age 45. In Memoriam: Emmett Lee Wallace, DO, past president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association Dr. Wallace previously held many leadership roles within the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). Previous articleKCU-COM earns 10-year exceptional outcome accreditation Next articleSecond victim syndrome: A doctor's hidden struggle
For the first time, women make up the majority of osteopathic primary care physicians The 2026 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report finds the DO workforce growing in all 50 states, with two-thirds of practicing DOs under age 45.
In Memoriam: Emmett Lee Wallace, DO, past president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association Dr. Wallace previously held many leadership roles within the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP).