A life in medicine In Memoriam: Aug. 12, 2020 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Aug. 12, 2020Wednesday 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. Erik A. Close, DO, 45 (RVUCOM 2013), of Marshalltown, Iowa, died July 31. Raymond Allan Murphy, DO, 83 (ATSU-KCOM 1962), of Macon, Missouri, died Aug. 3. L. Donald Randino, DO, 74 (PCOM 1980), of El Paso, Texas, died July 20. Noel L. Rise, DO, 77 (MWU/CCOM 1970), of Rochester, Michigan, died July 29. Tom L. Sefton, DO, 88 (DMU-COM 1957), of Dayton, Ohio, died Aug. 1. A death notice for Steven M. Takacs, DO, 60 (OU-HCOM 1986), of Newbury, Ohio, was published in June. Brent M. Zendler, OMS IV, 34 (MSUCOM), of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Aug. 3. 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 Meet the AOA’s 129th President, Robert G.G. Piccinini, DO, D.FACN Dr. Piccinini shares his experiences portraying the osteopathic philosophy, what he plans to focus on during his 2025-26 presidential term and his advice for new DOs. Celebrating excellence: Honoring the AOA’s 2025 HOD award recipients Meet the AOA’s 2025 House of Delegates awardees and learn how their leadership, advocacy and innovation are shaping the future of the profession. Previous articleDO from Netflix's Lenox Hill discusses practicing medicine on camera Next articleMoving for med school: Bloom where you are planted
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