A life in medicine In Memoriam: July 24, 2019 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. July 24, 2019Wednesday 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. John Louis Bean, DO, 75 (KCU-COM 1975), of Liberty, Missouri, died June 21. Visit Dr. Bean’s online guest book. Frederick A. Buck, DO, 73 (KCU-COM 1974), of Kansas City, Missouri, died July 11. Visit Dr. Buck’s online guest book. Richard D. Chandler, DO, 84 (KCU-COM 1965), of Amarillo, Texas, died June 10. Vincent C. Didio, DO, MD, 88 (COPS 1961), of Thousand Oaks, California, died June 16. Visit Dr. Didio’s online guest book. James Joseph Jungels, DO, 72 (KCU-COM 1979), of Camdenton, Missouri, died July 8. Visit Dr. Jungels’ online guest book. William Andrew Nickey, DO, 79 (PCOM 1966), of Newtown, Pennsylvania, died June 5. Visit Dr. Nickey’s online guest book. Thomas W. Pierce, DO, 95 (PCOM 1955), of Grand Forks, North Dakota, died June 23. Visit Dr. Pierce’s online guest book. Virgil Jefferson Rose, DO, 91 (ATSU-KCOM 1953), of Louisville, Colorado, died July 5. Visit Dr. Rose’s online guest book. Paul Stephen Snoke, DO, 91 (PCOM 1956), of Treasure Island, Florida, died June 23. Visit Dr. Snoke’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 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 articleSingle GME accreditation and the future of osteopathic medicine Next articleBecoming a chief medical officer: How DOs can rise up in executive leadership
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.