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IN
February 1975
MEMORIAM
In Memoriam HENRY T. SIMMONDS, JR., M.D.
1916-1974 On May 18, 1974, the Harrisburg Hospital staff lost a longdevoted member in the death of Dr. Henry T. Simmonds, Jr., who had served the hospital in the Department of Radiology willingly, unselfishly, and cheerfully for 23 years. "Buzz," as he was called by his closest friends, was born in Shamokin, Pa., the son of a physician. His mother died during his preschool years, and he was raised by his grandmother. He was graduated from Shamokin High School in 1934 and from Dickinson College in 1938. After graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1942 and an internship at Geisinger Hospital, Danville, Pa., he entered the Medical Corps of the United States Army and served from 1943 to 1946, assigned to radiology at Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., and the Station Hospital at Fort Monmouth, N. J. He then returned to the Geisinger Hospital and served a residency in radiology under the late C. Luther Hinkle, M.D., becoming a diplomate of the American College of Radiology. Dr. Simmonds joined Dr. A. Z. Ritzman, then radiologist at the Harrisburg Hospital, in 1948. At this time the Department consisted of one fluoroscopic unit and one radiographic unit. He was appointed Head of the Department in 1953, following the death of Dr. Ritzman, and held this position throughout its growth to its present size of three fluoroscopic, seven radiographic, and two special procedure rooms until his resignation in 1971. Dr. Simmonds suffered a light stroke early in 1971. He had excellent recovery from it and began part-time work with Francis B. Markunas at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pa., a suburb of Harrisburg, until May 1973 at which time he opened a private office in New Cumberland, Pa., across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. Here he practiced until his death. Dr. Simmonds had been a member of the Radiological Society of North America since 1955 and of The American College of Radiology since 1949. Memberships were held in the American Medical Association, The Pennsylvania Medical Society, The American Roentgen Ray Society, The Eastern Radiological Society, and The John Archer Society of the University of Pennsylvania. Henry was intellectually honest, hard working, and persistent. He possessed a great sense of humor and never shirked duty or responsibility to the patient or the hospital. He was baslcally a very kind person and was always willing to carry more than his share of the load. An ardent golfer, he was a winner of various tournaments. He was a skilled craftsman in wood, and as a licensed short-wave radio operator he enjoyed talking with people in all walks of life in many remote parts of the world.
Henry T. Simmonds, Jr., M.D.
His long-time associates and medical colleagues feel the great loss of his sudden and premature death. Dr. Simmonds was married to Harriet Lynn, whose death occurred nine months prior to his. He is survived by their two children, Mary Simmonds, who is now in her fourth year at the Pennsylvania Medical College, and Robert Simmonds, who is in his third year at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Penna. "When you part from your friend, you grieve not; for that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain." Kahlil Gibran WALTER
P.
BITNER,
M.D.
IN
February 1975
MEMORIAM
In Memoriam HENRY T. SIMMONDS, JR., M.D.
1916-1974 On May 18, 1974, the Harrisburg Hospital staff lost a longdevoted member in the death of Dr. Henry T. Simmonds, Jr., who had served the hospital in the Department of Radiology willingly, unselfishly, and cheerfully for 23 years. "Buzz," as he was called by his closest friends, was born in Shamokin, Pa., the son of a physician. His mother died during his preschool years, and he was raised by his grandmother. He was graduated from Shamokin High School in 1934 and from Dickinson College in 1938. After graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1942 and an internship at Geisinger Hospital, Danville, Pa., he entered the Medical Corps of the United States Army and served from 1943 to 1946, assigned to radiology at Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., and the Station Hospital at Fort Monmouth, N. J. He then returned to the Geisinger Hospital and served a residency in radiology under the late C. Luther Hinkle, M.D., becoming a diplomate of the American College of Radiology. Dr. Simmonds joined Dr. A. Z. Ritzman, then radiologist at the Harrisburg Hospital, in 1948. At this time the Department consisted of one fluoroscopic unit and one radiographic unit. He was appointed Head of the Department in 1953, following the death of Dr. Ritzman, and held this position throughout its growth to its present size of three fluoroscopic, seven radiographic, and two special procedure rooms until his resignation in 1971. Dr. Simmonds suffered a light stroke early in 1971. He had excellent recovery from it and began part-time work with Francis B. Markunas at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pa., a suburb of Harrisburg, until May 1973 at which time he opened a private office in New Cumberland, Pa., across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. Here he practiced until his death. Dr. Simmonds had been a member of the Radiological Society of North America since 1955 and of The American College of Radiology since 1949. Memberships were held in the American Medical Association, The Pennsylvania Medical Society, The American Roentgen Ray Society, The Eastern Radiological Society, and The John Archer Society of the University of Pennsylvania. Henry was intellectually honest, hard working, and persistent. He possessed a great sense of humor and never shirked duty or responsibility to the patient or the hospital. He was baslcally a very kind person and was always willing to carry more than his share of the load. An ardent golfer, he was a winner of various tournaments. He was a skilled craftsman in wood, and as a licensed short-wave radio operator he enjoyed talking with people in all walks of life in many remote parts of the world.
Henry T. Simmonds, Jr., M.D.
His long-time associates and medical colleagues feel the great loss of his sudden and premature death. Dr. Simmonds was married to Harriet Lynn, whose death occurred nine months prior to his. He is survived by their two children, Mary Simmonds, who is now in her fourth year at the Pennsylvania Medical College, and Robert Simmonds, who is in his third year at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Penna. "When you part from your friend, you grieve not; for that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain." Kahlil Gibran WALTER
P.
BITNER,
M.D.
