A life in medicine In Memoriam: October 2026 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Oct. 20, 2026TuesdayOctober 2026 issue 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]. You may also view a list of past In Memoriam columns. Robert “Bob” Brayton Black, DO, 86 (MWU/CCOM 1967), of Carmel, Indiana, died on Oct. 13, 2026. David Grant Buby, DO, 88 (ATSU-KCOM 1964), of Pinellas Park, Florida, died on Oct. 15, 2026. Lawrence Bernard Damiani, DO, 80 (KCU-COM 1972), of St. Joseph, Michigan, died on Oct. 18, 2026. Royce Kenneth Keilers, DO, 88 (KCU-COM 1965), of La Grange, Texas, died on Oct. 3, 2026. Edward A. Klein, DO, 56 (NYITCOM), died on Jan. 2, 2025. Peter Stephen Novack, DO, 69 (OSU-COM 1982), of Galion, Ohio, died on Feb. 4, 2026. Emmett Lee “Doc” Wallace, DO, 92 (ATSU-KCOM 1960), of Davenport, Iowa, died on Aug. 30, 2026. Ralph Thomas Walsh, DO, PhD, 86 (MSUCOM 1979), of Grand Haven, Michigan, died on Oct. 14, 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 Virtual osteopathic CME now available via OMED On-Demand All conference programming is available on demand through Dec. 31, 2026. Applications now open for the AOA’s 2027 Leadership Academy The AOA’s Leadership Academy helps build future DO leaders for roles within the AOA, the osteopathic medical profession and beyond. Previous articleApplications now open for the AOA’s 2027 Leadership Academy Next articleThe DO Book Club, Oct. 2026: Great children’s books about health and medicine
Virtual osteopathic CME now available via OMED On-Demand All conference programming is available on demand through Dec. 31, 2026.
Applications now open for the AOA’s 2027 Leadership Academy The AOA’s Leadership Academy helps build future DO leaders for roles within the AOA, the osteopathic medical profession and beyond.