Erie Surgeon Succumbs in Hotel at N.Y.
Dr. Maxwell J. Lick, prominent Erie physician and surgeon, past president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and chief of surgical service at Hamot hospital, died suddenly of a heart attack early Tuesday morning in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York. He was sixty-one and resided at 149 W. 8th st.
The famed Erie surgeon was vacationing in New York when stricken. He had driven there last Thursday with his daughter, Mary Lick, and they were to have been joined there Tuesday by his wife.
He had practiced in Erie since the fall of 1914 and during the ensuing years rose to the height of his profession.
Dr. Lick was born Oct. 25, 1884, in Albion, the son of Chauncey and Mary A. Lick. He taught school for a year after graduating from Albion high school.
He graduated from Allegheny college, Meadville, in 1908, and received his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his degree in 1912.
He became resident physician at Philadelphia Lying_in Charity hospital for three months and served in the same capacity at the University of Pennsylvania hospital for two years.
Throughout his years in college and medical school he appeared as a soloist and concert singer which made possible his education.
He made numerous visits to the famed medical clinics in Berlin and Switzerland to increase his vast store of medical knowledge.
He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Phi Alpha Sigma fraternities and held membership in two other fraternities, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha.
As chief of Hamot's surgical service he was the institution's chief surgeon. he was a member of the six-man executive committee of Hamot and was also on the surgical staff of St. Vincent's.
Dr. Lick was also a "certified" surgeon, a high honor in the medical profession.
He served the New York Central railroad as surgeon since 1917.
The doctor was a fine speaker and lecturer. While president of the state medical society in 1936 he spoke throughout Pennsylvania.
During his term as president he struck out frequently against so-called "quacks," fake healers and other irregular practitioners. He referred to their work as "legalized murder."
Dr. Lick was also a writer of considerable not, contributing learned articles frequently to medical publications.
He served the Erie County Medical Society as president in 1934 and under his leadership the organization's purposes were bolstered considerably.
Politically he was a Republican and religiously, a Methodist. He was a member of the Masonic groups, the Erie, Kahkwa and Shrine clubs.
He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a fellow of the American Medical Association.
Fellow members of the Erie County Medical Society were shocked at the doctor's sudden death. He had not complained of illness before leaving Erie.
To them and to the thousands to whom he administered over the years, Dr. Lick was a kind, genial gentleman, dynamic of personality and of superior surgical attainments.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lick; daughter, Mary, and a son, Maxwell Jr., now singing with an opera company in Detroit under the name of Robert Stuart.
He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Lick, of Erie; sister, Mrs. Elmer Loose, and a brother, Milo, Wesleyville.
The body was to arrive in Erie Tuesday, after which funeral arrangements will be completed.
Dr. Maxwell J. Lick, prominent Erie physician and surgeon, past president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and chief of surgical service at Hamot hospital, died suddenly of a heart attack early Tuesday morning in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York. He was sixty-one and resided at 149 W. 8th st.
The famed Erie surgeon was vacationing in New York when stricken. He had driven there last Thursday with his daughter, Mary Lick, and they were to have been joined there Tuesday by his wife.
He had practiced in Erie since the fall of 1914 and during the ensuing years rose to the height of his profession.
Dr. Lick was born Oct. 25, 1884, in Albion, the son of Chauncey and Mary A. Lick. He taught school for a year after graduating from Albion high school.
He graduated from Allegheny college, Meadville, in 1908, and received his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his degree in 1912.
He became resident physician at Philadelphia Lying_in Charity hospital for three months and served in the same capacity at the University of Pennsylvania hospital for two years.
Throughout his years in college and medical school he appeared as a soloist and concert singer which made possible his education.
He made numerous visits to the famed medical clinics in Berlin and Switzerland to increase his vast store of medical knowledge.
He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Phi Alpha Sigma fraternities and held membership in two other fraternities, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha.
As chief of Hamot's surgical service he was the institution's chief surgeon. he was a member of the six-man executive committee of Hamot and was also on the surgical staff of St. Vincent's.
Dr. Lick was also a "certified" surgeon, a high honor in the medical profession.
He served the New York Central railroad as surgeon since 1917.
The doctor was a fine speaker and lecturer. While president of the state medical society in 1936 he spoke throughout Pennsylvania.
During his term as president he struck out frequently against so-called "quacks," fake healers and other irregular practitioners. He referred to their work as "legalized murder."
Dr. Lick was also a writer of considerable not, contributing learned articles frequently to medical publications.
He served the Erie County Medical Society as president in 1934 and under his leadership the organization's purposes were bolstered considerably.
Politically he was a Republican and religiously, a Methodist. He was a member of the Masonic groups, the Erie, Kahkwa and Shrine clubs.
He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a fellow of the American Medical Association.
Fellow members of the Erie County Medical Society were shocked at the doctor's sudden death. He had not complained of illness before leaving Erie.
To them and to the thousands to whom he administered over the years, Dr. Lick was a kind, genial gentleman, dynamic of personality and of superior surgical attainments.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lick; daughter, Mary, and a son, Maxwell Jr., now singing with an opera company in Detroit under the name of Robert Stuart.
He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Lick, of Erie; sister, Mrs. Elmer Loose, and a brother, Milo, Wesleyville.
The body was to arrive in Erie Tuesday, after which funeral arrangements will be completed.
Erie Surgeon Succumbs in Hotel at N.Y.
Dr. Maxwell J. Lick, prominent Erie physician and surgeon, past president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and chief of surgical service at Hamot hospital, died suddenly of a heart attack early Tuesday morning in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York. He was sixty-one and resided at 149 W. 8th st.
The famed Erie surgeon was vacationing in New York when stricken. He had driven there last Thursday with his daughter, Mary Lick, and they were to have been joined there Tuesday by his wife.
He had practiced in Erie since the fall of 1914 and during the ensuing years rose to the height of his profession.
Dr. Lick was born Oct. 25, 1884, in Albion, the son of Chauncey and Mary A. Lick. He taught school for a year after graduating from Albion high school.
He graduated from Allegheny college, Meadville, in 1908, and received his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his degree in 1912.
He became resident physician at Philadelphia Lying_in Charity hospital for three months and served in the same capacity at the University of Pennsylvania hospital for two years.
Throughout his years in college and medical school he appeared as a soloist and concert singer which made possible his education.
He made numerous visits to the famed medical clinics in Berlin and Switzerland to increase his vast store of medical knowledge.
He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Phi Alpha Sigma fraternities and held membership in two other fraternities, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha.
As chief of Hamot's surgical service he was the institution's chief surgeon. he was a member of the six-man executive committee of Hamot and was also on the surgical staff of St. Vincent's.
Dr. Lick was also a "certified" surgeon, a high honor in the medical profession.
He served the New York Central railroad as surgeon since 1917.
The doctor was a fine speaker and lecturer. While president of the state medical society in 1936 he spoke throughout Pennsylvania.
During his term as president he struck out frequently against so-called "quacks," fake healers and other irregular practitioners. He referred to their work as "legalized murder."
Dr. Lick was also a writer of considerable not, contributing learned articles frequently to medical publications.
He served the Erie County Medical Society as president in 1934 and under his leadership the organization's purposes were bolstered considerably.
Politically he was a Republican and religiously, a Methodist. He was a member of the Masonic groups, the Erie, Kahkwa and Shrine clubs.
He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a fellow of the American Medical Association.
Fellow members of the Erie County Medical Society were shocked at the doctor's sudden death. He had not complained of illness before leaving Erie.
To them and to the thousands to whom he administered over the years, Dr. Lick was a kind, genial gentleman, dynamic of personality and of superior surgical attainments.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lick; daughter, Mary, and a son, Maxwell Jr., now singing with an opera company in Detroit under the name of Robert Stuart.
He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Lick, of Erie; sister, Mrs. Elmer Loose, and a brother, Milo, Wesleyville.
The body was to arrive in Erie Tuesday, after which funeral arrangements will be completed.
Dr. Maxwell J. Lick, prominent Erie physician and surgeon, past president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and chief of surgical service at Hamot hospital, died suddenly of a heart attack early Tuesday morning in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York. He was sixty-one and resided at 149 W. 8th st.
The famed Erie surgeon was vacationing in New York when stricken. He had driven there last Thursday with his daughter, Mary Lick, and they were to have been joined there Tuesday by his wife.
He had practiced in Erie since the fall of 1914 and during the ensuing years rose to the height of his profession.
Dr. Lick was born Oct. 25, 1884, in Albion, the son of Chauncey and Mary A. Lick. He taught school for a year after graduating from Albion high school.
He graduated from Allegheny college, Meadville, in 1908, and received his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his degree in 1912.
He became resident physician at Philadelphia Lying_in Charity hospital for three months and served in the same capacity at the University of Pennsylvania hospital for two years.
Throughout his years in college and medical school he appeared as a soloist and concert singer which made possible his education.
He made numerous visits to the famed medical clinics in Berlin and Switzerland to increase his vast store of medical knowledge.
He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Phi Alpha Sigma fraternities and held membership in two other fraternities, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha.
As chief of Hamot's surgical service he was the institution's chief surgeon. he was a member of the six-man executive committee of Hamot and was also on the surgical staff of St. Vincent's.
Dr. Lick was also a "certified" surgeon, a high honor in the medical profession.
He served the New York Central railroad as surgeon since 1917.
The doctor was a fine speaker and lecturer. While president of the state medical society in 1936 he spoke throughout Pennsylvania.
During his term as president he struck out frequently against so-called "quacks," fake healers and other irregular practitioners. He referred to their work as "legalized murder."
Dr. Lick was also a writer of considerable not, contributing learned articles frequently to medical publications.
He served the Erie County Medical Society as president in 1934 and under his leadership the organization's purposes were bolstered considerably.
Politically he was a Republican and religiously, a Methodist. He was a member of the Masonic groups, the Erie, Kahkwa and Shrine clubs.
He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a fellow of the American Medical Association.
Fellow members of the Erie County Medical Society were shocked at the doctor's sudden death. He had not complained of illness before leaving Erie.
To them and to the thousands to whom he administered over the years, Dr. Lick was a kind, genial gentleman, dynamic of personality and of superior surgical attainments.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lick; daughter, Mary, and a son, Maxwell Jr., now singing with an opera company in Detroit under the name of Robert Stuart.
He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Lick, of Erie; sister, Mrs. Elmer Loose, and a brother, Milo, Wesleyville.
The body was to arrive in Erie Tuesday, after which funeral arrangements will be completed.
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