Fayette County, Tennessee - Dr. Robert Kellogg Crane, 90, resident of the Macon Community, well known retired Biochemist and Physiologist, WWII Navy Veteran and husband of Dr. Laura J. Crane died October 31, 2010 at his residence. A native of Palmyra, New Jersey, Dr. Crane received a B.S. from Washington College in 1942 and received his Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from Harvard Medical School in 1950. He was best known for his discovery of sodium-glucose cotransport. Dr. Crane was the recipient of numerous notable awards that included the American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Achievement Award (1969) and the Dr. Harold Lamport Award, New York Academy of Sciences (1977). During his distinguished career as a scientist and educator, Dr. Crane also served as Professor and Chairman of the department of Biochemistry at the Chicago Medical School until 1966 and then as Professor and Chairman of the department of Physiology and Biophysics at Rutgers Medical School. He retired in 1986 and had been a resident of Fayette County for the past 18 years. He was an Episcopalian and an avid reader who enjoyed playing chess and constructing horse farms for his wife. In addition to his wife Dr. Crane is survived by his children, Barbara Crane Navarro of Paris, France, Jonathan Townley Crane of Madison, GA, his grandchildren, Robert "Chip" Crane, Armando Navarro and Christina Crane Karstedt. Memorials are requested to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Graveside Services for Dr. Crane will be at 2 p.m.. November 10, 2010 at Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, NJ. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Crematory Main Chapel—Somerville, TN (Published in The Commercial Appeal on November 7, 2010)
Fayette County, Tennessee - Dr. Robert Kellogg Crane, 90, resident of the Macon Community, well known retired Biochemist and Physiologist, WWII Navy Veteran and husband of Dr. Laura J. Crane died October 31, 2010 at his residence. A native of Palmyra, New Jersey, Dr. Crane received a B.S. from Washington College in 1942 and received his Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from Harvard Medical School in 1950. He was best known for his discovery of sodium-glucose cotransport. Dr. Crane was the recipient of numerous notable awards that included the American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Achievement Award (1969) and the Dr. Harold Lamport Award, New York Academy of Sciences (1977). During his distinguished career as a scientist and educator, Dr. Crane also served as Professor and Chairman of the department of Biochemistry at the Chicago Medical School until 1966 and then as Professor and Chairman of the department of Physiology and Biophysics at Rutgers Medical School. He retired in 1986 and had been a resident of Fayette County for the past 18 years. He was an Episcopalian and an avid reader who enjoyed playing chess and constructing horse farms for his wife. In addition to his wife Dr. Crane is survived by his children, Barbara Crane Navarro of Paris, France, Jonathan Townley Crane of Madison, GA, his grandchildren, Robert "Chip" Crane, Armando Navarro and Christina Crane Karstedt. Memorials are requested to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Graveside Services for Dr. Crane will be at 2 p.m.. November 10, 2010 at Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, NJ. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Crematory Main Chapel—Somerville, TN (Published in The Commercial Appeal on November 7, 2010)
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