Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) - Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Deceased Name: Morgan Berthrong
Pathologist, teacher, rancher, conservationist, falconer, and beekeeper died on August 13, in Colorado Springs. He was 86.
He died from pneumonia which complicated his recovery after a traumatic fall. Dr. Berthrong was a revered teacher and nationally known pathologist with special expertise in the field of radiation injury, co-authoring a textbook on this subject (Radiation Pathology) in 2001, at the age of 83. He attended Harvard Medical School and trained in pathology at the John Hopkins Medical Institutions. His training was interrupted by his service as a Captain in the Army (Medical Corps) during WWII. During his career, he was Professor of Pathology at John's Hopkins, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Stanford University, and the University of New Mexico, serving as chair of the department at both Colorado and Stanford. However, he dedicated the majority of his clinical work to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, where his leadership included initiating a residency training program in pathology and organizing and running the medical education program for the hospital. Ever a priority of his academic interests was teaching, and he received numerous teaching awards throughout his career, including, in 1998, the University Medal from the University of Colorado. His published work on radiation injury led to his induction into the John's Hopkins Society of Scholars in 1991.
Medicine was not his only passion. From his boyhood, he had a love for the outdoors. Among his lifetime friends were John and Frank Craighead, renowned experts in grizzly bear ecology and falconry. Their early friendship was documented in the book, Hawks in the Hand, written by the Craigheads when they were in their early twenties. Dr. Berthrong's skill in falconry is illustrated in the photos and text therein. He continued raising falcons after he moved from the East to Colorado, and was frequently consulted on the pathology of this species. He fell in love with the Colorado outdoors, and maintained a working cattle ranch near Guffey, Colorado for over 50 years. His emphasis as a rancher was the orchestration of the slow recovery of the land from the devastation of overgrazing incurred by the long-horn cattle drives of the last century. He worked closely with conservation experts to repair the land by creating water management systems and reintroducing natural grasses.
He is survived by his wife Sharon Berthrong, his children Teresa Swayne, James, Sonja, and Deirdre Berthrong, Mary White, Elizabeth Berthrong, Dr. Anne, Dana, and Amy Hamik, ten grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and his brother, Captain Ray Berthrong of Virginia.
Deceased Name: Morgan Berthrong
Pathologist, teacher, rancher, conservationist, falconer, and beekeeper died on August 13, in Colorado Springs. He was 86.
He died from pneumonia which complicated his recovery after a traumatic fall. Dr. Berthrong was a revered teacher and nationally known pathologist with special expertise in the field of radiation injury, co-authoring a textbook on this subject (Radiation Pathology) in 2001, at the age of 83. He attended Harvard Medical School and trained in pathology at the John Hopkins Medical Institutions. His training was interrupted by his service as a Captain in the Army (Medical Corps) during WWII. During his career, he was Professor of Pathology at John's Hopkins, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Stanford University, and the University of New Mexico, serving as chair of the department at both Colorado and Stanford. However, he dedicated the majority of his clinical work to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, where his leadership included initiating a residency training program in pathology and organizing and running the medical education program for the hospital. Ever a priority of his academic interests was teaching, and he received numerous teaching awards throughout his career, including, in 1998, the University Medal from the University of Colorado. His published work on radiation injury led to his induction into the John's Hopkins Society of Scholars in 1991.
Medicine was not his only passion. From his boyhood, he had a love for the outdoors. Among his lifetime friends were John and Frank Craighead, renowned experts in grizzly bear ecology and falconry. Their early friendship was documented in the book, Hawks in the Hand, written by the Craigheads when they were in their early twenties. Dr. Berthrong's skill in falconry is illustrated in the photos and text therein. He continued raising falcons after he moved from the East to Colorado, and was frequently consulted on the pathology of this species. He fell in love with the Colorado outdoors, and maintained a working cattle ranch near Guffey, Colorado for over 50 years. His emphasis as a rancher was the orchestration of the slow recovery of the land from the devastation of overgrazing incurred by the long-horn cattle drives of the last century. He worked closely with conservation experts to repair the land by creating water management systems and reintroducing natural grasses.
He is survived by his wife Sharon Berthrong, his children Teresa Swayne, James, Sonja, and Deirdre Berthrong, Mary White, Elizabeth Berthrong, Dr. Anne, Dana, and Amy Hamik, ten grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and his brother, Captain Ray Berthrong of Virginia.
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) - Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Deceased Name: Morgan Berthrong
Pathologist, teacher, rancher, conservationist, falconer, and beekeeper died on August 13, in Colorado Springs. He was 86.
He died from pneumonia which complicated his recovery after a traumatic fall. Dr. Berthrong was a revered teacher and nationally known pathologist with special expertise in the field of radiation injury, co-authoring a textbook on this subject (Radiation Pathology) in 2001, at the age of 83. He attended Harvard Medical School and trained in pathology at the John Hopkins Medical Institutions. His training was interrupted by his service as a Captain in the Army (Medical Corps) during WWII. During his career, he was Professor of Pathology at John's Hopkins, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Stanford University, and the University of New Mexico, serving as chair of the department at both Colorado and Stanford. However, he dedicated the majority of his clinical work to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, where his leadership included initiating a residency training program in pathology and organizing and running the medical education program for the hospital. Ever a priority of his academic interests was teaching, and he received numerous teaching awards throughout his career, including, in 1998, the University Medal from the University of Colorado. His published work on radiation injury led to his induction into the John's Hopkins Society of Scholars in 1991.
Medicine was not his only passion. From his boyhood, he had a love for the outdoors. Among his lifetime friends were John and Frank Craighead, renowned experts in grizzly bear ecology and falconry. Their early friendship was documented in the book, Hawks in the Hand, written by the Craigheads when they were in their early twenties. Dr. Berthrong's skill in falconry is illustrated in the photos and text therein. He continued raising falcons after he moved from the East to Colorado, and was frequently consulted on the pathology of this species. He fell in love with the Colorado outdoors, and maintained a working cattle ranch near Guffey, Colorado for over 50 years. His emphasis as a rancher was the orchestration of the slow recovery of the land from the devastation of overgrazing incurred by the long-horn cattle drives of the last century. He worked closely with conservation experts to repair the land by creating water management systems and reintroducing natural grasses.
He is survived by his wife Sharon Berthrong, his children Teresa Swayne, James, Sonja, and Deirdre Berthrong, Mary White, Elizabeth Berthrong, Dr. Anne, Dana, and Amy Hamik, ten grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and his brother, Captain Ray Berthrong of Virginia.
Deceased Name: Morgan Berthrong
Pathologist, teacher, rancher, conservationist, falconer, and beekeeper died on August 13, in Colorado Springs. He was 86.
He died from pneumonia which complicated his recovery after a traumatic fall. Dr. Berthrong was a revered teacher and nationally known pathologist with special expertise in the field of radiation injury, co-authoring a textbook on this subject (Radiation Pathology) in 2001, at the age of 83. He attended Harvard Medical School and trained in pathology at the John Hopkins Medical Institutions. His training was interrupted by his service as a Captain in the Army (Medical Corps) during WWII. During his career, he was Professor of Pathology at John's Hopkins, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Stanford University, and the University of New Mexico, serving as chair of the department at both Colorado and Stanford. However, he dedicated the majority of his clinical work to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, where his leadership included initiating a residency training program in pathology and organizing and running the medical education program for the hospital. Ever a priority of his academic interests was teaching, and he received numerous teaching awards throughout his career, including, in 1998, the University Medal from the University of Colorado. His published work on radiation injury led to his induction into the John's Hopkins Society of Scholars in 1991.
Medicine was not his only passion. From his boyhood, he had a love for the outdoors. Among his lifetime friends were John and Frank Craighead, renowned experts in grizzly bear ecology and falconry. Their early friendship was documented in the book, Hawks in the Hand, written by the Craigheads when they were in their early twenties. Dr. Berthrong's skill in falconry is illustrated in the photos and text therein. He continued raising falcons after he moved from the East to Colorado, and was frequently consulted on the pathology of this species. He fell in love with the Colorado outdoors, and maintained a working cattle ranch near Guffey, Colorado for over 50 years. His emphasis as a rancher was the orchestration of the slow recovery of the land from the devastation of overgrazing incurred by the long-horn cattle drives of the last century. He worked closely with conservation experts to repair the land by creating water management systems and reintroducing natural grasses.
He is survived by his wife Sharon Berthrong, his children Teresa Swayne, James, Sonja, and Deirdre Berthrong, Mary White, Elizabeth Berthrong, Dr. Anne, Dana, and Amy Hamik, ten grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and his brother, Captain Ray Berthrong of Virginia.
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