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Dr. Charles H. Bridges
Dr. Charles H. Bridges
died on Jan. 12, 2012,
at the age of 90. He
attended Texas A&M
University and graduated
in 1945 with a degree
in veterinary medicine.
He received his Ph.D.
in veterinary pathology
in 1957. He was certified
by examination as a
veterinary pathologist by
the American College of
Veterinary Pathology in
1956. He was a Captain
in the USAF Veterinary
Service (1951–1953) and
retired as a Major in the
USAF Reserve Biomedical
Sciences Corps in
Dr. Charles H. Bridges
1968.
Bridges was a professor and the head of the Department of Veterinary
Pathology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine &
Biomedical Sciences (CVM) from 1960 to 1978. He retired as professor
emeritus in 1986. He was also an adjunct professor of pathology at
Baylor University College of Medicine, from 1978 to 1995, and a professor
of comparative pathology, Institute of Comparative Medicine,
Texas A&M University, from 1976 to 1979.
He was past president of the American College of Veterinary
Pathologists and a member of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association,
the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the International
Academy of Pathology (Emeritus). He was a member of Phi
Zeta, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Gamma Sigma Delta. He received
numerous awards for his work including the Charles L. Davis Foundation
Harold W. Casey Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching
of Veterinary Pathology in 1998, CVM 1994 Distinguished Alumni
Award, Academia MS/PhD and the Peter Olafson Medal, Cornell
University–Teaching, Service, Research, 1994. He was a Morris Animal
Foundation Fellow. His research interests included mycotic diseases,
neuropathology, toxicologic pathology, and inherited diseases.
In 2000, he and his wife established the Dr. Charles H. and Mildred
Kruse Bridges Chair in Veterinary Medical Education, currently held
by Dr. Kenita Rogers, associate dean for professional programs.
Class of 1939
Stanley E. Cohen, 96, of Austin, Texas, died Aug. 27, 2011
Class of 1941
Horace T. Barron, 92, of Taylor, Texas, died Mar. 5, 2012
Class of 1943
George H. Muller, 92, of Concord, California, died Oct. 3, 2011
Billie Cole “B.C.” Roberson, 89, of Abilene, Texas, died Jan. 23, 2012
Class of 1944
Richard W. “Doc” Winters, 89, of Brady, Texas, died Oct. 3, 2011
Class of 1945
O.C. “Bob” Granzin, 87, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died Jan. 17, 2012
Class of 1946
David Gage Smokler, 85, of Dallas, Texas, died Apr. 6, 2012
Charles Theron Caraway of Covington, Louisiana, died Dec. 6, 2011
Class of 1949
Monte Powell Moncrief, 87, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died Dec. 11, 2011
In Memoriam
Class of 1948
Willie Lee Trahan, 93, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died Feb. 09, 2012
Howard Lee Underwood, 89, of Huntsville, Texas, died Mar. 09, 2012
Class of 1950
Frederick Bryan Clooney, 87, of Houston, Texas, died Oct. 3, 2011
Herbert Joshua King, 91, of San Antonio, Texas, died Aug. 27, 2011
Lester Johnson, 93, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, died Sep. 4, 2011
Class of 1951
Charles E. Deyhle, 87, of Clarendon, Texas, died Dec. 29, 2011
Class of 1952
Arnold G. Pessin, 83, of Lexington, Kentucky, died Jan. 20 2012
Class of 1954
Jack S. Stanton, 80, of Ozona, Texas, died Mar. 13, 2012
Class of 1955
Spencer Clay Spruill, 81, of Comanche, Texas, died Nov. 30, 2011
Class of 1956
Thomas G. Hildebrand, 81, of New Braunfels, Texas, died Mar. 29,
2012
Class of 1961
O.L. Oliver, Jr., 80, of Eddy, Texas, died Oct. 5, 2011
Class of 1963
Larry Michael Dubuisson, 71, of Hunt, Texas, died Nov. 6, 2011
Class of 1964
Dennis Wayne Jansen, 70, of Houston, Texas, died Jun. 29, 2012
Karon Gale McCreary, 72, of Greenville, Texas, died Jun. 26, 2012
Joe T. McKnight, 70, of Longview, Texas, died Sep. 17, 2011
Harold Joseph Whitehead, 78, of Houston, Texas, died Mar. 24, 2012
Albert Clarence Wurster, 76, of Jonesville, Louisiana, died Oct. 23, 2011
Class of 1966
Dennis “Doc” Cannon, 79, of Dripping Springs, Texas, died Dec. 27, 2011
Class of 1970
J. Michael “Mike” Godin, 66, of Richmond, Texas, died Dec. 22, 2011
Class of 1971
William “Rob” Dominy, 64, of Abilene, Texas, died Jun. 24, 2012
Dennis M. “Doc” Reed, 64, of Mount Vernon, Texas, died Sep. 12, 2011
Class of 1973
G. David McCarroll, 62, of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, died May 25, 2012
Class of 1977
Richard “Rick” Singleton, 56, of Bedford, Texas, died Sep. 9, 2011
Class of 1979
Terry Wayne Hicks, 62, of Cleveland, Texas, died Mar. 9, 2012
Janice (Glass) Mouser, 56, of Madisonville, Texas, died Feb. 20, 2012
Class of 1980
Douglass Kirk Macintire, 60, of Orange, New Jersey, died Dec. 27, 2011
Class of 1984
Rob Frederick, 53, of Teaneck, New Jersey, died Apr. 28, 2012
Class of 1988
Jeffrey David Rose, 49, of San Antonio, Texas, died Jan. 1, 2012
Class of 1994
Karen Hamilton Gunn, 44, of The Woodlands, Texas, died May 28, 2012
Class of 1990
Junior H. Radney, 51, of Amarillo, Texas, died Dec. 3, 2011
Class of 2001
John Patrick “Pat” Baugh, 41, of Plano, Texas, died Apr. 13, 2012
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