IN MEMORIAM
Gary Comer, 1927-2006
Gary C. Comer, founder of the Lands’ End clothing-catalogue company and long-term supporter of projects to help children, especially those on the South Side of Chicago, died today from cancer at his home in Chicago.
Lawrence Pottenger, MD, PhD, 1944-2006
An orthopedic surgeon with a particular interest in arthritis, the orthopedic problems in the elderly and improving artificial joints, Lawrence A. Pottenger, MD, PhD, associate professor emeritus of surgery and pathology at the University of Chicago, died Sept. 25 at the University of Chicago Hospitals from complications of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Robert Wissler, MD, PhD, 1917-2006
A leading expert on the role of diet in the development, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, Robert W. Wissler, MD, PhD, professor emeritus of pathology at the University of Chicago, died from complications from an infection Nov. 28.
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