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George Allen Parker (’60),
Dec. 16, 2008, Rockville, MD.
He graduated from the Southeastern
Baptist Theological
Seminary in 1964 and had a
career with the National Automobile
Dealer’s Association.
Wayne Austin Gardner (’63),
Feb. 23, 2009, Charlotte, NC.
He was a national field
representative for IBM. He
began working for Duke
Power in 1967 and retired
from the Corporate Excellence
Department in 1999.
Gary Lee Koontz (’63),
March 26, 2009, Advance,
NC. He retired in 1995 as vice
president and treasurer of
Integon Corp. He coached in
the Southwest Forsyth Little
League and was involved with
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Forsyth County. He is survived
by his wife, Jenny; a son, Chris
(’86, MALS ’03) and his wife,
Pat; a grandson, Alex; and a
brother, Reginald (’60).
Mark Wilkes Harrold (MD ’64),
April 3, 2009, Lansing, MI.
He served in the U.S. Naval
Reserve, did his residency at
Akron City Hospital and joined
Michigan Urology PC, a practice
started by his father. He was
named a fellow at the American
College of Surgeons and served
as chief of staff, urology and
surgery at Ingham Regional
Medical Center. After 35 years
of practice, he retired from the
Lansing Institute of Urology in
2005.
Wayne Emerson Nail (’65),
Feb. 20, 2009, Leland, NC.
William Herring Shackelford
(’65), Feb. 12, 2009, Columbia,
SC. He served in Vietnam and
received his MBA in 1969 from
the Emory University School
of Business. He was a CPA.
His body was donated to the
Wake Forest University School
of Medicine.
Lacy Franklin Thompson Jr.
(’65), Feb. 25, 2009, Salisbury,
NC. He served in the U.S.
Navy during the Vietnam War
and had a lifelong career in
the insurance business.
Arthur Gower Crosswell
(’68), Feb. 6, 2009, Milton, FL.
Fair Meeks Rankin (’73),
Jan. 15, 2009, St. Paul, MN.
She received her master’s in
biochemistry from the University
of North Dakota. She
entered the MD program at the
Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences and later
enrolled in the PhD program
for research. She served in the
U.S. Army and obtained the
rank of captain before retiring
in 1986. She received the Army
Commendation Medal for her
service as a clinical chemist.
She studied and worked in the
department of neuroscience
at the University of Minnesota
until 2006.
Ann Godfrey Williams (’74,
PA ’76), Feb. 16, 2009,
Emerald Isle and Winston-
Salem, NC. She was an outdoor
enthusiast.
Rebecca Ann Stallings
(MA ’75), March 15, 2009,
Asheville, NC. She worked for
the N.C. Division of Services
for the Blind for 31 years in
various capacities. She was
a social worker, vocational
rehabilitation counselor,
children’s program consultant
and counselor-in-charge.
Anne-Marie Connors Tague
(MAEd ’75), March 25, 2009,
Winston-Salem, NC. She
served in the U.S. Marine
Corps. She is remembered as
a master automotive mechanic,
storyteller, sports car racer
and painter.
Robert David Bogaty (’78),
March 7, 2009, Norwell, MA.
He received his master’s from
the University of Pittsburgh
and was the director of development
for Puma in Taiwan. He
ran the Boston Marathon twice.
He is survived by his wife, Jane;
two children, Andrew and
Martha; and two brothers,
Raymond (’70) and Richard.
Gary Keith Bryson (MD ’79),
March 25, 2009, Lexington,
NC. His internship and residency
was in obstetrics and
gynecology at Erlanger
Medical Center in Chattanooga,
TN. He was a leader
in the development of the
surgical technique laparoscopic
appendectomy and
made presentations at the
World Congress Meeting of
the American Association of
Gynecologic Laparoscopists
in Washington, D.C. He was a
fellow of the American
Society for Laser Medicine
and Surgery, served as a
clinical instructor at Vanderbilt
University, was an adjunct
professor at Western Kentucky
University, was a clinical
consultant for laser and surgical
instrument manufacturers,
and was a faculty and clinical
advisor for hospital laser
surgery centers.
Joseph Thornley West (’80),
Feb. 26, 2009, North Myrtle
Beach, SC, and Charlotte, NC.
Deborah Leonard Parker
(JD ’83), April 24, 2009,
Winston-Salem, NC. She was
formerly an associate dean
at the Wake Forest School of
Law. A native of Raleigh, NC,
she received her undergraduate
and master’s degrees from
UNC-Greensboro. She taught
history at Dudley High School
in Greensboro for five years
before attending the Wake
Forest School of Law. In 1984,
she joined the law school faculty
to teach Legal Research
and Writing and later became
the first director of legal
research and writing. In 2000,
she became the school’s first
dean of students. She is survived
by her husband, Professor
of Law J. Wilson Parker;
and three children, Laurel,
Jeffrey and Adam, a rising
senior at Wake Forest.
Memorials may be made to
the Deborah Leonard Parker
Scholarship Fund, Wake
Forest University School of
Law, PO Box 7206, Winston-
Salem, NC 27109.
Friends, Faculty,
Staff, Students
Walter J. Bo, March 21, 2009,
Winston-Salem, NC. He was an
esteemed professor emeritus
of neurobiology and anatomy
who taught for nearly 50 years
at the Wake Forest School of
Medicine. A native of Minnesota,
he received his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from
Marquette University and his
doctorate from the University
of Cincinnati in 1953. He
taught at the University of
North Dakota-Grand Forks
until 1960 when he joined the
faculty at the Bowman Gray
School of Medicine. Over the
next 47 years, he taught human
anatomy to hundreds of medical
students. In 1980, he collaborated
on The Basic Atlas of
Sectional Anatomy, a medical
reference book. He received
the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert
J. Glaster Distinguished
Teaching Award in 2001 and
numerous other teaching and
distinguished faculty awards. A
scholarship was established at
the medical school in his name
in 2000. When he was named
professor emeritus in 2007, he
was honored as “the quintessential
educator, mentor and
scholar” who had “an immeasurable
impact on thousands of
physicians and scientists.” He
is survived by his wife, Jeanice;
three daughters, Karen Eklund,
Kathy Lane and Mary Chavis;
and six grandchildren. Memorials
may be made to the Walter
J. Bo Scholarship at the Wake
Forest University School of
Medicine or to St. Leo the
Great Catholic Church in
Winston-Salem.
Regina M. Burt, Feb. 28,
2009, Charlotte, NC. She was
preceded in death by her husband,
Richard L. Burt, former
chairman of obstetrics and
gynecology at the Bowman
Gray School of Medicine,
and a son, Jonathan. She is
survived by three children:
Duncan, Deborah King (’72),
and Priscilla Coe; and a granddaughter.
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