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Harvey Conger Upham

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Harvey Conger Upham

Birth
New York, USA
Death
1 Jan 2002 (aged 84)
La Habra, Orange County, California, USA
Burial
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.008829, Longitude: -118.0498411
Memorial ID
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Upham, Harvey C., M.D.


Born in Niagara Falls, New York October 24, 1917, passed away January 1, 2002. Adored and adoring husband of 59 years to Kathryn (Kay); father of Christopher (Judy), Derek (Marla), and Margo; grandfather of Jennifer, Chelsea, and Trevor. He received undergraduate (BS in Microbiology) and graduate (MS in Marine Biology) training at UCLA, and entered Stanford University Medical School after serving as a Navy Lieutenant in the Philippines during World War II. His residency in pathology was taken at Veterans Hospital/UCLA where he also worked on the Atomic Energy Project. A board certified pathologist, he was also one of the first pathologists to be certified in nuclear medicine. Dr. Upham was Chief Pathologist at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier for 34 years, was Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA/Harbor General Hospital, and served terms as President of the Los Angeles Pathology Society and the Whittier Academy of Medicine. A man of great humor, kindness, intellect and curiosity, his tastes ran from Kipling to Kovacs. He delighted in his family and friends. We will hold him in our hearts forever. Services Saturday, January 12, 4 PM at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Whittier.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 4, 2002
Upham, Harvey C., M.D.


Born in Niagara Falls, New York October 24, 1917, passed away January 1, 2002. Adored and adoring husband of 59 years to Kathryn (Kay); father of Christopher (Judy), Derek (Marla), and Margo; grandfather of Jennifer, Chelsea, and Trevor. He received undergraduate (BS in Microbiology) and graduate (MS in Marine Biology) training at UCLA, and entered Stanford University Medical School after serving as a Navy Lieutenant in the Philippines during World War II. His residency in pathology was taken at Veterans Hospital/UCLA where he also worked on the Atomic Energy Project. A board certified pathologist, he was also one of the first pathologists to be certified in nuclear medicine. Dr. Upham was Chief Pathologist at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier for 34 years, was Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA/Harbor General Hospital, and served terms as President of the Los Angeles Pathology Society and the Whittier Academy of Medicine. A man of great humor, kindness, intellect and curiosity, his tastes ran from Kipling to Kovacs. He delighted in his family and friends. We will hold him in our hearts forever. Services Saturday, January 12, 4 PM at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Whittier.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 4, 2002


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