ObituariesThe WVSMA remembersour esteemed colleagues…William Crigger, MDDr. William Crigger, a Charlestonfamily practitioner for more than 50years, died Sept. 13, 2010. He was 87.Family, friends and formerpatients gathered at the SnodgrassFuneral Home to remember him.“He was what they called a goodol’ county doc,” said Criggers’sson, Dr. C.D. Crigger. “They don’tmake them like that anymore.”Born in November 1922, inMcDowell County, WilliamCrigger graduated from MarshallCollege in 1943 and then fromTemple University <strong>Medical</strong>School in Philadelphia in 1950.He returned to <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong>to complete his residency atCharleston General Hospital,and never left the state.In the 1960s, Crigger beganto lobby the <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong>Legislature and medical schoolsto recognize family medicineas a specialty in the state.In the early 1970s, he sawhis dream achieved when <strong>West</strong><strong>Virginia</strong> University establishedits Family Medicine ResidencyProgram, recognizing the specialtythat focuses on total health carefor an individual and the family.In 1974, he helped establish <strong>West</strong><strong>Virginia</strong>’s first Family PracticeTraining center at Thomas MemorialHospital, in conjunction with theWVU School of Medicine and CAMC.Memories of William Crigger canbe shared at www.snodgrass.com.Augusto Portillo, MDDr. Portillo, 80, of Hurricanedied Sept. 30, 2010.Born in Peru, South America, hewas the youngest of three sisters andfive brothers. Though his parentshoped he would become a priest,he knew his calling was to becomea doctor. Through hard work anddedication, he rose to the top of hisclass at San Marcos University’sSchool of Medicine, where hegraduated. He earned an opportunityto come to the United <strong>State</strong>s to doresidency at St. Elizabeth’s Hospitalin Chicago, Ill. From there, hewent on to become chief residentat Cook County Hospital, Chicago.While doing his internship, he alsocompleted a preceptorship in plasticsurgery. To round out his knowledge,he also received training in headand neck tumors, and surgery of thehand and cranio-facial anomaliesincluding cleft lip and palate repair.In 1966, he made his home inCharleston, where he went intopractice with Dr. Clyde Litton andassociates. His greatest joy washis family; his wife and their threedaughters, Holly, Kristi and DanielleDr. Portillo is survived by hisloving wife, Jacqueline; his daughters,Holly Portillo of Hurricane, KristiPortillo of Hurricane and DanielleSmith and her husband, Eric, ofNitro; two granddaughters, SierraPortillo and Gabrielle Portillo,both of Hurricane; and sister,Emma Portillo of Lima, Peru.Memorial contributions inmemory of Dr. Augusto Portillomay be made to the AppalachianChildren’s Chorus, P.O. Box11342, Charleston, WV 25339.Visit www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com to share memories orto express condolences.The <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Journal is honored to publish the obituaries of <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong>physicians. Please send copy to:Angie LanhamManaging Editor, WV <strong>Medical</strong> JournalPO Box 4106, Charleston, WV 25364 orE-mail to: angie@wvsma.com46 <strong>West</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Journal
November/December 2010 | Vol. 1067
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