From The Detroit Free Press of TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1997
OBITUARIES STATE DATELINE
The Doctor's many interests went far beyond hospitals, said his wife, Mary. "There were many facets to the man," she said. "He was poet, a sculptor, a writer. He wrote about six published poetry books and he wrote about his wife said. He once served as president of the Detroit Zoo Commission. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Alexander IV and Bruce; a daughter, Josephine Slanaker; four grandchildren, and one brother. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. July 9 at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. Memorial donations may be made to Karmanos Cancer Institute East . Region, 15111 Thirteen Mile, Warren 48093. Detroit. "He had a real compassion for the aboriginal people," said Lucy Harrison, the agency's executive director. She said Dr. Blain was highly respected by the Ojibwe First Nation Indians on Walpole Island in Ontario. "Alex was very well-read in history, he shared a lot of his Scottish side and there were a lot of similarities," with American Indians, Harrison said. He was on staff at Harper and St. John hospitals in Detroit. Dr. Blain was an early member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and cofounder of the Vascular Surgeons Club. He pioneered vein stripping in Michigan, his By Jeffrey Ghannam Free Press Staff Writer ' A noted surgeon, poet and volunteer. Dr. Alexander Blain of Grosse Pointe will be memorialized July 9. He died June 24 of cancer at his home. He was 79. At the time of his death, he was a consultant to the Veterans Administration in Detroit. He also was a life member of the Academy of Surgery in Detroit, founded by his late father, Alexander Blain Jr., who also founded the Alexander Blain Hospital. The hospital, on East Jefferson in Detroit, merged into what is now Detroit Macomb Riverview Hospital. Dr. Blain was chief surgeon at the Dr. Alexander Blain III." He volunteered with American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan Inc.
From Prabook:
Alexander Blain III
educator surgeon
Alexander Blain, III, American surgeon, educator. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni award, 1968.
Background
III, Alexander Blain, was born on March 9, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alexander William and Ruby (Johnson) B.
Education
Bachelor, Wayne University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Wayne University, 1943. Master of Science in Surgery, University Michigan, 1948.
Career
House officer, Halsted fellow in surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1946; resident surgeon, U. Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1946-1950; instructor surgery, University of Michigan, 1950-1957; chief surgeon, 14th Field Hospital, Bad Kreuznach, Federal Republic Germany clinical associate professor surgery, Wayne State University, 1962-1987; surgeon-in-chief, Alexander Blain Hospital, Detroit, 1953-1978; consultant surgeon, Highland Park General Hosp consultant surgeon, St. Josephs's Hospital consultant surgeon, Blain Clinic consultant surgeon, Ostego Memorial Hospital, Gaylord, Michigan medical director, The Budd Company, 1977-1982; staff periop., St. John Hospital, 1988-1992; medical consultant board 67 adjudication, VA, since 1990. President Metropolitan Detroit Family Svc. Association, 1962-1963, Detroit Museum Society, 1961-1962.
Staff Harper Hospital, Detroit Deaconess Hospital. Surgeon Detroit Urban Indian Health Center, 1982-1990.
Achievements
Diplomate American Board Surgery.
Membership
Member Detroit Zoological Park Commission, 1974-1982, president, 1978-1982. Trustee Alexander Blain Hospital, 1942-1967, Ostego Memorial Hospital Foundation, Gaylord, Michigan, since 1976. Board directors Detroit Zoological Society, 1972-1975, 82—.
President W.J. Stapleton Foundation Health Education, 1978-1984. Served as lieutenant Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1944, major, 1955-1957. Fellow American College of Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences.
Member International Cardiovascular Society, Field Artillery Coller Surgical Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Society Vascular Surgery, American Thyroid Association, Society International de Chirugie, Michigan Medical Society (chairman surgical section 1963), Association Clinical Surgery, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Academy American Poets, American Poetry Association, Michigan Poetry Society, Academy of Surgery of Detroit, Council of Wayne County Medical Society, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Grosse Pointe (fleet surgeon 1986-1989), Otsego, Prismatic (president 1967), Detroit Racquet (president 1976-1980), Cardio-Vascular Surgeons (president 1961-1962), Acanthus, Waweatonong (president 1978), Circumnavigators, Witenagemote.
Connections
Married Josephine Woodbury Bowen, May 3, 1941. Children– Helen Bowen, Alexander IV, Bruce Scott Murray, Josephine Johnson. Married Mary E. Mains, 1968.
father:
Alexander William B.
mother:
Ruby (Johnson) B.
spouse:
Josephine Woodbury Bowen
spouse:
Mary E. Mains
child:
Alexander IV III
child:
Bruce Scott Murray III
child:
Helen Bowen III
child:
Josephine Johnson III
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Born
March 9, 1918
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality
American
Awards
Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni
OBITUARIES STATE DATELINE
The Doctor's many interests went far beyond hospitals, said his wife, Mary. "There were many facets to the man," she said. "He was poet, a sculptor, a writer. He wrote about six published poetry books and he wrote about his wife said. He once served as president of the Detroit Zoo Commission. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Alexander IV and Bruce; a daughter, Josephine Slanaker; four grandchildren, and one brother. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. July 9 at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. Memorial donations may be made to Karmanos Cancer Institute East . Region, 15111 Thirteen Mile, Warren 48093. Detroit. "He had a real compassion for the aboriginal people," said Lucy Harrison, the agency's executive director. She said Dr. Blain was highly respected by the Ojibwe First Nation Indians on Walpole Island in Ontario. "Alex was very well-read in history, he shared a lot of his Scottish side and there were a lot of similarities," with American Indians, Harrison said. He was on staff at Harper and St. John hospitals in Detroit. Dr. Blain was an early member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and cofounder of the Vascular Surgeons Club. He pioneered vein stripping in Michigan, his By Jeffrey Ghannam Free Press Staff Writer ' A noted surgeon, poet and volunteer. Dr. Alexander Blain of Grosse Pointe will be memorialized July 9. He died June 24 of cancer at his home. He was 79. At the time of his death, he was a consultant to the Veterans Administration in Detroit. He also was a life member of the Academy of Surgery in Detroit, founded by his late father, Alexander Blain Jr., who also founded the Alexander Blain Hospital. The hospital, on East Jefferson in Detroit, merged into what is now Detroit Macomb Riverview Hospital. Dr. Blain was chief surgeon at the Dr. Alexander Blain III." He volunteered with American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan Inc.
From Prabook:
Alexander Blain III
educator surgeon
Alexander Blain, III, American surgeon, educator. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni award, 1968.
Background
III, Alexander Blain, was born on March 9, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alexander William and Ruby (Johnson) B.
Education
Bachelor, Wayne University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Wayne University, 1943. Master of Science in Surgery, University Michigan, 1948.
Career
House officer, Halsted fellow in surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1946; resident surgeon, U. Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1946-1950; instructor surgery, University of Michigan, 1950-1957; chief surgeon, 14th Field Hospital, Bad Kreuznach, Federal Republic Germany clinical associate professor surgery, Wayne State University, 1962-1987; surgeon-in-chief, Alexander Blain Hospital, Detroit, 1953-1978; consultant surgeon, Highland Park General Hosp consultant surgeon, St. Josephs's Hospital consultant surgeon, Blain Clinic consultant surgeon, Ostego Memorial Hospital, Gaylord, Michigan medical director, The Budd Company, 1977-1982; staff periop., St. John Hospital, 1988-1992; medical consultant board 67 adjudication, VA, since 1990. President Metropolitan Detroit Family Svc. Association, 1962-1963, Detroit Museum Society, 1961-1962.
Staff Harper Hospital, Detroit Deaconess Hospital. Surgeon Detroit Urban Indian Health Center, 1982-1990.
Achievements
Diplomate American Board Surgery.
Membership
Member Detroit Zoological Park Commission, 1974-1982, president, 1978-1982. Trustee Alexander Blain Hospital, 1942-1967, Ostego Memorial Hospital Foundation, Gaylord, Michigan, since 1976. Board directors Detroit Zoological Society, 1972-1975, 82—.
President W.J. Stapleton Foundation Health Education, 1978-1984. Served as lieutenant Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1944, major, 1955-1957. Fellow American College of Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences.
Member International Cardiovascular Society, Field Artillery Coller Surgical Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Society Vascular Surgery, American Thyroid Association, Society International de Chirugie, Michigan Medical Society (chairman surgical section 1963), Association Clinical Surgery, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Academy American Poets, American Poetry Association, Michigan Poetry Society, Academy of Surgery of Detroit, Council of Wayne County Medical Society, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Grosse Pointe (fleet surgeon 1986-1989), Otsego, Prismatic (president 1967), Detroit Racquet (president 1976-1980), Cardio-Vascular Surgeons (president 1961-1962), Acanthus, Waweatonong (president 1978), Circumnavigators, Witenagemote.
Connections
Married Josephine Woodbury Bowen, May 3, 1941. Children– Helen Bowen, Alexander IV, Bruce Scott Murray, Josephine Johnson. Married Mary E. Mains, 1968.
father:
Alexander William B.
mother:
Ruby (Johnson) B.
spouse:
Josephine Woodbury Bowen
spouse:
Mary E. Mains
child:
Alexander IV III
child:
Bruce Scott Murray III
child:
Helen Bowen III
child:
Josephine Johnson III
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Born
March 9, 1918
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality
American
Awards
Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni
From The Detroit Free Press of TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1997
OBITUARIES STATE DATELINE
The Doctor's many interests went far beyond hospitals, said his wife, Mary. "There were many facets to the man," she said. "He was poet, a sculptor, a writer. He wrote about six published poetry books and he wrote about his wife said. He once served as president of the Detroit Zoo Commission. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Alexander IV and Bruce; a daughter, Josephine Slanaker; four grandchildren, and one brother. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. July 9 at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. Memorial donations may be made to Karmanos Cancer Institute East . Region, 15111 Thirteen Mile, Warren 48093. Detroit. "He had a real compassion for the aboriginal people," said Lucy Harrison, the agency's executive director. She said Dr. Blain was highly respected by the Ojibwe First Nation Indians on Walpole Island in Ontario. "Alex was very well-read in history, he shared a lot of his Scottish side and there were a lot of similarities," with American Indians, Harrison said. He was on staff at Harper and St. John hospitals in Detroit. Dr. Blain was an early member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and cofounder of the Vascular Surgeons Club. He pioneered vein stripping in Michigan, his By Jeffrey Ghannam Free Press Staff Writer ' A noted surgeon, poet and volunteer. Dr. Alexander Blain of Grosse Pointe will be memorialized July 9. He died June 24 of cancer at his home. He was 79. At the time of his death, he was a consultant to the Veterans Administration in Detroit. He also was a life member of the Academy of Surgery in Detroit, founded by his late father, Alexander Blain Jr., who also founded the Alexander Blain Hospital. The hospital, on East Jefferson in Detroit, merged into what is now Detroit Macomb Riverview Hospital. Dr. Blain was chief surgeon at the Dr. Alexander Blain III." He volunteered with American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan Inc.
From Prabook:
Alexander Blain III
educator surgeon
Alexander Blain, III, American surgeon, educator. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni award, 1968.
Background
III, Alexander Blain, was born on March 9, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alexander William and Ruby (Johnson) B.
Education
Bachelor, Wayne University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Wayne University, 1943. Master of Science in Surgery, University Michigan, 1948.
Career
House officer, Halsted fellow in surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1946; resident surgeon, U. Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1946-1950; instructor surgery, University of Michigan, 1950-1957; chief surgeon, 14th Field Hospital, Bad Kreuznach, Federal Republic Germany clinical associate professor surgery, Wayne State University, 1962-1987; surgeon-in-chief, Alexander Blain Hospital, Detroit, 1953-1978; consultant surgeon, Highland Park General Hosp consultant surgeon, St. Josephs's Hospital consultant surgeon, Blain Clinic consultant surgeon, Ostego Memorial Hospital, Gaylord, Michigan medical director, The Budd Company, 1977-1982; staff periop., St. John Hospital, 1988-1992; medical consultant board 67 adjudication, VA, since 1990. President Metropolitan Detroit Family Svc. Association, 1962-1963, Detroit Museum Society, 1961-1962.
Staff Harper Hospital, Detroit Deaconess Hospital. Surgeon Detroit Urban Indian Health Center, 1982-1990.
Achievements
Diplomate American Board Surgery.
Membership
Member Detroit Zoological Park Commission, 1974-1982, president, 1978-1982. Trustee Alexander Blain Hospital, 1942-1967, Ostego Memorial Hospital Foundation, Gaylord, Michigan, since 1976. Board directors Detroit Zoological Society, 1972-1975, 82—.
President W.J. Stapleton Foundation Health Education, 1978-1984. Served as lieutenant Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1944, major, 1955-1957. Fellow American College of Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences.
Member International Cardiovascular Society, Field Artillery Coller Surgical Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Society Vascular Surgery, American Thyroid Association, Society International de Chirugie, Michigan Medical Society (chairman surgical section 1963), Association Clinical Surgery, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Academy American Poets, American Poetry Association, Michigan Poetry Society, Academy of Surgery of Detroit, Council of Wayne County Medical Society, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Grosse Pointe (fleet surgeon 1986-1989), Otsego, Prismatic (president 1967), Detroit Racquet (president 1976-1980), Cardio-Vascular Surgeons (president 1961-1962), Acanthus, Waweatonong (president 1978), Circumnavigators, Witenagemote.
Connections
Married Josephine Woodbury Bowen, May 3, 1941. Children– Helen Bowen, Alexander IV, Bruce Scott Murray, Josephine Johnson. Married Mary E. Mains, 1968.
father:
Alexander William B.
mother:
Ruby (Johnson) B.
spouse:
Josephine Woodbury Bowen
spouse:
Mary E. Mains
child:
Alexander IV III
child:
Bruce Scott Murray III
child:
Helen Bowen III
child:
Josephine Johnson III
Click for see on larger map
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Born
March 9, 1918
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality
American
Awards
Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni
OBITUARIES STATE DATELINE
The Doctor's many interests went far beyond hospitals, said his wife, Mary. "There were many facets to the man," she said. "He was poet, a sculptor, a writer. He wrote about six published poetry books and he wrote about his wife said. He once served as president of the Detroit Zoo Commission. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Alexander IV and Bruce; a daughter, Josephine Slanaker; four grandchildren, and one brother. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. July 9 at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. Memorial donations may be made to Karmanos Cancer Institute East . Region, 15111 Thirteen Mile, Warren 48093. Detroit. "He had a real compassion for the aboriginal people," said Lucy Harrison, the agency's executive director. She said Dr. Blain was highly respected by the Ojibwe First Nation Indians on Walpole Island in Ontario. "Alex was very well-read in history, he shared a lot of his Scottish side and there were a lot of similarities," with American Indians, Harrison said. He was on staff at Harper and St. John hospitals in Detroit. Dr. Blain was an early member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and cofounder of the Vascular Surgeons Club. He pioneered vein stripping in Michigan, his By Jeffrey Ghannam Free Press Staff Writer ' A noted surgeon, poet and volunteer. Dr. Alexander Blain of Grosse Pointe will be memorialized July 9. He died June 24 of cancer at his home. He was 79. At the time of his death, he was a consultant to the Veterans Administration in Detroit. He also was a life member of the Academy of Surgery in Detroit, founded by his late father, Alexander Blain Jr., who also founded the Alexander Blain Hospital. The hospital, on East Jefferson in Detroit, merged into what is now Detroit Macomb Riverview Hospital. Dr. Blain was chief surgeon at the Dr. Alexander Blain III." He volunteered with American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan Inc.
From Prabook:
Alexander Blain III
educator surgeon
Alexander Blain, III, American surgeon, educator. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni award, 1968.
Background
III, Alexander Blain, was born on March 9, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alexander William and Ruby (Johnson) B.
Education
Bachelor, Wayne University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Wayne University, 1943. Master of Science in Surgery, University Michigan, 1948.
Career
House officer, Halsted fellow in surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1946; resident surgeon, U. Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1946-1950; instructor surgery, University of Michigan, 1950-1957; chief surgeon, 14th Field Hospital, Bad Kreuznach, Federal Republic Germany clinical associate professor surgery, Wayne State University, 1962-1987; surgeon-in-chief, Alexander Blain Hospital, Detroit, 1953-1978; consultant surgeon, Highland Park General Hosp consultant surgeon, St. Josephs's Hospital consultant surgeon, Blain Clinic consultant surgeon, Ostego Memorial Hospital, Gaylord, Michigan medical director, The Budd Company, 1977-1982; staff periop., St. John Hospital, 1988-1992; medical consultant board 67 adjudication, VA, since 1990. President Metropolitan Detroit Family Svc. Association, 1962-1963, Detroit Museum Society, 1961-1962.
Staff Harper Hospital, Detroit Deaconess Hospital. Surgeon Detroit Urban Indian Health Center, 1982-1990.
Achievements
Diplomate American Board Surgery.
Membership
Member Detroit Zoological Park Commission, 1974-1982, president, 1978-1982. Trustee Alexander Blain Hospital, 1942-1967, Ostego Memorial Hospital Foundation, Gaylord, Michigan, since 1976. Board directors Detroit Zoological Society, 1972-1975, 82—.
President W.J. Stapleton Foundation Health Education, 1978-1984. Served as lieutenant Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1944, major, 1955-1957. Fellow American College of Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences.
Member International Cardiovascular Society, Field Artillery Coller Surgical Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Society Vascular Surgery, American Thyroid Association, Society International de Chirugie, Michigan Medical Society (chairman surgical section 1963), Association Clinical Surgery, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Academy American Poets, American Poetry Association, Michigan Poetry Society, Academy of Surgery of Detroit, Council of Wayne County Medical Society, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Grosse Pointe (fleet surgeon 1986-1989), Otsego, Prismatic (president 1967), Detroit Racquet (president 1976-1980), Cardio-Vascular Surgeons (president 1961-1962), Acanthus, Waweatonong (president 1978), Circumnavigators, Witenagemote.
Connections
Married Josephine Woodbury Bowen, May 3, 1941. Children– Helen Bowen, Alexander IV, Bruce Scott Murray, Josephine Johnson. Married Mary E. Mains, 1968.
father:
Alexander William B.
mother:
Ruby (Johnson) B.
spouse:
Josephine Woodbury Bowen
spouse:
Mary E. Mains
child:
Alexander IV III
child:
Bruce Scott Murray III
child:
Helen Bowen III
child:
Josephine Johnson III
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Born
March 9, 1918
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality
American
Awards
Recipient Wayne State University Medical Alumni
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