Alan Gordon Obituary - The Arizona Republic - The Arizona Republic

Alan Gordon was calved successful Chicago, Illinois June 12, 1931, to Lee and Dorée Gordon and passed distant successful Paradise Valley, Arizona, connected October 27, 2022. He was raised successful a loving location with his member Michael who proceeded him successful death. He did good scholastically and graduated from the Lab School astatine the University of Chicago astatine a young age. At the University of Illinois, helium continued to excel arsenic a pupil jock moving for the way and tract squad and continued determination for aesculapian schoolhouse wherever helium was a subordinate of the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary aesculapian fraternity. Following graduation successful 1951, helium moved connected to a aesculapian internship astatine Cook County Hospital. In 1954 helium joined Babs Schneider: she was his manus and heart, helium was her “piano-man.” Alan credits the US Navy for his “growing up”. While successful aesculapian schoolhouse helium committed to the Navy and enlisted successful 1956 wherever helium served aboard the USS Floyds Bay for 1 twelvemonth and different arsenic doc astatine the dependents’ dispensary, Naval Air Station North Island, CA. He remained successful the US Navy Reserve until his honorable discharge successful 1962 arsenic a Lt. Commander. Civilian beingness brought him to a Fellowship astatine the Mayo Clinic successful Rochester, MN and a abbreviated stint connected the unit there. Alan established a agelong and palmy Internal Medicine signifier successful Phoenix, AZ, from 1962 to 1995, during which helium earned respective honors and awards. Among them are the Borden Undergraduate Research Award successful Medicine (1955); Mayo Association A. Ashley Rousuck Award (1962); Laureate Award-American College of Physicians (1986); Arizona Governor to the American College of Physicians; Master, American College of Physicians (1993); Board of Internal Medicine; and Chairman of the Maricopa County Medical Society. In the precocious 1960s, Alan and his person Dr. William Meyers volunteered with AmDoc successful Bolivia, treating patients on the Amazon who had ne'er been treated by a physician. In summation to family, Alan had galore favorites successful life. Among them was playing the piano; listening to Mozart and Gershwin; playing golf, particularly earning a hole-in-one connected September 19, 2000; outdoor activities; eating Chinese nutrient and pumpkin seeds; watching the Marx Bros. movies; and visiting and hiking the Grand Canyon. After a agelong and palmy vocation arsenic a physician, Alan continued his insatiable quest for cognition done his status and up to the time helium passed away. He work books each day, subscribed to virtual learning and lecture programs, completed regular crossword puzzles, and continued to maestro Jeopardy connected TV. Alan is survived by his woman Babs; their 4 children: Leslie (Peter); Todd (Kathy); Jill (Jon); and Pete (Celeste); 5 grandsons: Paul, Edward, Nathaniel, Aaron, James; and 8 great-grandchildren. Alan and Babs suffered the nonaccomplishment of their babe lad Paul successful 1960. Burial work volition instrumentality spot astatine the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona connected November 10, 2022 astatine 2:30 pm. In lieu of flowers oregon gifts, the household asks that you see a donation to “The Alan L. and Beatrice S. Gordon” scholarship, checks payable to “ASU Foundation”, P.O. Box 2260, Tempe, AZ 85280-2260. https://asufoundation.org The household would beryllium arsenic honored by a donation to a foundation of your choice. Condolences whitethorn beryllium expressed astatine www.whitneymurphyfuneralhome.com.