Dr. William Daugherty Petit of Presidio, Texas died in an El Paso hospital on July 17, 1955 of pulmonary infarction due to pulmonary venous thrombosis. He was born October 9, 1883 in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Dr. Julius C. Petit and Esther Ann Archer Petit. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1908 and entered Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his doctor of medicine degree with high honors in 1911 and served his internship at St. Louis City Hospital.
He was appointed house surgeon at the Missouri Pacific Hospital in St. Louis and held this position for two years. In 1915, he joined the Army Medical Corps as a first lieutenant and served overseas during World War I. He had attained the rank of major when he was honorable discharged in 1922. He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel in the medical reserve corps.
In 1924, Dr. Petit entered private practice in Thorndale, and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934 as a medical officer. He moved to Presidio in 1942 and had a private practice there until the time of his death. In addition, he was an officer with the United States Public Health Service in Presidio. He took time out during his medical career to do postgraduate work in Vienna and at Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans.
Dr. Petit was an honorary member of the Texas Medical Association through the Pecos-Jeff Davis-Presidio-Brewster Counties Medical Society, and was a member of the American Medical Association. He was also a member of Phi Beat Pi, the Masonic Lodge and the Episcopal church.
He married Miss Inez Hysaw on March 13, 1916 in Marfa, Texas. Survivors are Mrs. Petit, a daughter Mrs. Jack Hunter of Alexandria, Egypt and one granddaughter.
= = = published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, October 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Alexander Mileau, Jr., M.D. (1890-1955)
Dr. Alexander Mileau, Jr., retired Army surgeon, died on July 4, 1955 in Brookside General Hospital in San Antonio, of a heart disease. He was a native of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, born February 1, 1890 to Alexandre Mileau and Marie Louise Dupuis Mileau. He attended school in Lewiston, Maine, and received his medical education at the Tufts Medical College in Boston in 1916. After serving an internship at the Children's Hospital in New York City, Dr. Mileau was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps and served overseas during World War I with the First Division.
After the war, he attended several service schools including Flight Surgeon's School and Army Medical School, for two years, and in 1922 was appointed post surgeon of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Four years later, he was transferred to Brooks Field in San Antonio, where he was a post surgeon. In 1930 he received an appointment as senior flight surgeon, Philippine Department, Philippine Islands. He was also a rated pilot.
In 1933, Dr. Mileau returned to Texas as post surgeon for Fort Crockett in Galveston, and was later stationed briefly with the obstetrical and orthopedic service in Fort Sam Houston. He retired with the rank of major in September, 1934. He became superintendent of the Robert B. Green Hospital in San Antonio in 1938, a position which he held until 1944, when he began his private practice.
He was a member of the Bexar County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association and Phi Chi medical fraternity. He was also a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
On October 8, 1917, Dr. Mileau married Miss Louise M. Reynolds of Mount Savage, Maryland, in New York City. Mrs. Mileau survives, along with three daughters; Mrs. Marie Louise Seeburger of Mexico City, Miss Janet E. Mileau, and Mrs. Joan D. Jacobs, both of San Antonio.
== == == published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, October 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
After the war, he attended several service schools including Flight Surgeon's School and Army Medical School, for two years, and in 1922 was appointed post surgeon of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Four years later, he was transferred to Brooks Field in San Antonio, where he was a post surgeon. In 1930 he received an appointment as senior flight surgeon, Philippine Department, Philippine Islands. He was also a rated pilot.
In 1933, Dr. Mileau returned to Texas as post surgeon for Fort Crockett in Galveston, and was later stationed briefly with the obstetrical and orthopedic service in Fort Sam Houston. He retired with the rank of major in September, 1934. He became superintendent of the Robert B. Green Hospital in San Antonio in 1938, a position which he held until 1944, when he began his private practice.
He was a member of the Bexar County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association and Phi Chi medical fraternity. He was also a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
On October 8, 1917, Dr. Mileau married Miss Louise M. Reynolds of Mount Savage, Maryland, in New York City. Mrs. Mileau survives, along with three daughters; Mrs. Marie Louise Seeburger of Mexico City, Miss Janet E. Mileau, and Mrs. Joan D. Jacobs, both of San Antonio.
== == == published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, October 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Ace Hill Alsup, M.D. (1875-1955)
Dr. Ace Hill Alsup of Temple, Texas, died in his office on August 16, 1955 of a heart attack. He was the son of Joseph F. Alsup and Martha Jane Baskin Alsup, born on April 18, 1875 in Wilson County, Tennessee. He moved to Texas with his parents when he was a small child. He attended the Wedemeyer Academy in Belton, the entered the University of Texas Medical Branch. He completed his medical education at the Memphis Hospital Medical College, where he was valedictorian of his class in 1908.
After practicing briefly in Franklin, Dr. Alsup moved in 1910 to Little River where he practiced until 1928. He then located in Temple and became a staff member of the King's Daughters Hospital. He had been a member of the Texas Medical Association through the Bell County Medical Society continuously since 1910. He was also a member of the Texas Railway and Traumatic Surgical Association, and was the local physician for the MKT Railroad. He served as examining physician for Selective Service from 1940-1946 and again in 1954-1955. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Baptist Church.
Dr. Alsup married Miss Norma Blaylock on November 12, 1911 in Heidenheimer. Survivors include Mrs. Alsup; a son Ace Hill Alsup Jr. of Temple, a daughter Mrs. Jasper H. Arnold of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mrs. Slade Yarrell of Temple and Mrs. Susan Furnace of Manville; and five grandchildren.
== == == published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, October 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
After practicing briefly in Franklin, Dr. Alsup moved in 1910 to Little River where he practiced until 1928. He then located in Temple and became a staff member of the King's Daughters Hospital. He had been a member of the Texas Medical Association through the Bell County Medical Society continuously since 1910. He was also a member of the Texas Railway and Traumatic Surgical Association, and was the local physician for the MKT Railroad. He served as examining physician for Selective Service from 1940-1946 and again in 1954-1955. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Baptist Church.
Dr. Alsup married Miss Norma Blaylock on November 12, 1911 in Heidenheimer. Survivors include Mrs. Alsup; a son Ace Hill Alsup Jr. of Temple, a daughter Mrs. Jasper H. Arnold of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mrs. Slade Yarrell of Temple and Mrs. Susan Furnace of Manville; and five grandchildren.
== == == published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, October 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
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