Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Whelan Jr., 78, a doctor who was chief of surgery at Tripler Hospital and later chairman of surgery at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, died Friday after an illness.
Info BoxA native of Lynn, Mass., he attended Phillips Academy at Andover and received bachelor's and medical degrees from Yale University, where he graduated cum laude and was captain of the Yale baseball team.
Following internship and residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., he began a military surgeon's career which spanned three decades.
In addition to serving as chief of surgery at Tripler, he later held the same position at Walter Reed Army Hospital and was special assistant to the Army surgeon general. In that post, he was responsible for strategically positioning military physicians worldwide.
Based on his experience with wounds and trauma surgery during the Korean War, he published significant scientific papers. He retired from the Army in 1973 and later began his University of Hawaii affiliation.
He was active in the American Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons and the Pacific Coast Surgical Association.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Norma Gianascol; sons Thomas III and Michael; and daughters Sharon, Rosemary, Sally and Christal.
A memorial service will take place at Star of the Sea Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. A visitation reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, gifts will be welcomed designated for the Thomas J. Whelan Endowment Fund, University of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270.
Source; Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
Info BoxA native of Lynn, Mass., he attended Phillips Academy at Andover and received bachelor's and medical degrees from Yale University, where he graduated cum laude and was captain of the Yale baseball team.
Following internship and residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., he began a military surgeon's career which spanned three decades.
In addition to serving as chief of surgery at Tripler, he later held the same position at Walter Reed Army Hospital and was special assistant to the Army surgeon general. In that post, he was responsible for strategically positioning military physicians worldwide.
Based on his experience with wounds and trauma surgery during the Korean War, he published significant scientific papers. He retired from the Army in 1973 and later began his University of Hawaii affiliation.
He was active in the American Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons and the Pacific Coast Surgical Association.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Norma Gianascol; sons Thomas III and Michael; and daughters Sharon, Rosemary, Sally and Christal.
A memorial service will take place at Star of the Sea Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. A visitation reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, gifts will be welcomed designated for the Thomas J. Whelan Endowment Fund, University of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270.
Source; Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Whelan Jr., 78, a doctor who was chief of surgery at Tripler Hospital and later chairman of surgery at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, died Friday after an illness.
Info BoxA native of Lynn, Mass., he attended Phillips Academy at Andover and received bachelor's and medical degrees from Yale University, where he graduated cum laude and was captain of the Yale baseball team.
Following internship and residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., he began a military surgeon's career which spanned three decades.
In addition to serving as chief of surgery at Tripler, he later held the same position at Walter Reed Army Hospital and was special assistant to the Army surgeon general. In that post, he was responsible for strategically positioning military physicians worldwide.
Based on his experience with wounds and trauma surgery during the Korean War, he published significant scientific papers. He retired from the Army in 1973 and later began his University of Hawaii affiliation.
He was active in the American Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons and the Pacific Coast Surgical Association.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Norma Gianascol; sons Thomas III and Michael; and daughters Sharon, Rosemary, Sally and Christal.
A memorial service will take place at Star of the Sea Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. A visitation reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, gifts will be welcomed designated for the Thomas J. Whelan Endowment Fund, University of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270.
Source; Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
Info BoxA native of Lynn, Mass., he attended Phillips Academy at Andover and received bachelor's and medical degrees from Yale University, where he graduated cum laude and was captain of the Yale baseball team.
Following internship and residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., he began a military surgeon's career which spanned three decades.
In addition to serving as chief of surgery at Tripler, he later held the same position at Walter Reed Army Hospital and was special assistant to the Army surgeon general. In that post, he was responsible for strategically positioning military physicians worldwide.
Based on his experience with wounds and trauma surgery during the Korean War, he published significant scientific papers. He retired from the Army in 1973 and later began his University of Hawaii affiliation.
He was active in the American Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons and the Pacific Coast Surgical Association.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Norma Gianascol; sons Thomas III and Michael; and daughters Sharon, Rosemary, Sally and Christal.
A memorial service will take place at Star of the Sea Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. A visitation reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, gifts will be welcomed designated for the Thomas J. Whelan Endowment Fund, University of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270.
Source; Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
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