A life in medicine In Memoriam: June 2026 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. June 23, 2026TuesdayJune 2026 issue The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics In Memoriam The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians and osteopathic community members 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]. You may also view a list of past In Memoriam columns. Lester William Donley, DO, 101 (KCU-COM 1952), of Kingman, Kansas, died June 19, 2026. Jeanette Hipskind, DO, 83 (MSUCOM 1980), of Rogersville, Missouri, died June 8, 2026. Cameron D. Knackstedt, DO, 77 (KCU-COM 1975), of Hoisington, Kansas, died June 20, 2026. Blake Thacker, 25, son of AOA President-elect Richard Thacker, DO, died June 14, 2026. Alfred L. Turner, DO, 81 (MSUCOM 1978), of Portland, Oregon, died March 28, 2026. D. Keith Watson, DO, 77 (UNTHSC/TCOM 1975), of Lebanon, Ohio, died May 30, 2026. Michael Allman Young, DO, 79, (KCU-COM 1978) of Jefferson City, Missouri, died June 12, 2026. Editor’s note: If you’d like to honor a colleague with a memorial contribution to the American Osteopathic Foundation, you can do so online. More in Profession What physicians are getting paid in 2026 Medscape report shares the current average compensation for physicians in 29 specialties along with insights about how physicians are feeling about their incomes these days. In Memoriam: Passing of AOA President-elect Thacker’s son Blake Thacker perished in the Missouri skydiving plane accident on June 14. Please keep the Thacker family in your thoughts as they grieve the loss of their beloved son. Previous articleWhere coaching meets care: How my CSCS background strengthens my approach to osteopathic care Next articleHow 2 DOs couples matched in emergency medicine and OB-GYN
What physicians are getting paid in 2026 Medscape report shares the current average compensation for physicians in 29 specialties along with insights about how physicians are feeling about their incomes these days.
In Memoriam: Passing of AOA President-elect Thacker’s son Blake Thacker perished in the Missouri skydiving plane accident on June 14. Please keep the Thacker family in your thoughts as they grieve the loss of their beloved son.
This is an outstanding website. I have had the great pleasure of practicing Osteopathic Medicine for sixty years, now retired. I was born into this profession having been born in at KCCOM campus hospital in 1939. The interesting part of that story is that I have the DNA OF TWO DO’s who both graduated from the same collage in 1936. in addition, they birthed two more DOs and one nurse,RN. All excluding the nurse, graduated from the same campus in Kansas City, MO. I’m now 87 years old and about to receive the Alumni Service Award at the 2026 Home oming event in September. I’m a very proud DO and simple want to share my pride of our profession. Jul. 4, 2026, at 5:03 am Reply