Claire Prouty Mansur, MD Obituary - The Patriot Ledger

Claire Prouty Mansur, 68, a retired doc and researcher died abruptly connected September 27, 2022. Claire was calved successful Scituate, Massachusetts, moved to Minnesota arsenic a child, and had lived successful the Boston country for 3 decades.

Claire attended Smith College followed by aesculapian schoolhouse astatine the University of Minnesota. She completed an interior medicine residency astatine UMass Medical Center successful Worcester. While moving arsenic an exigency country doc she discovered a passionateness for seat subject and spent a twelvemonth successful dermatology probe astatine the Human Nutrition Center astatine Tufts University. She past enrolled successful a dermatology residency astatine the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Claire returned to Boston and joined the Dermatology module astatine Tufts Medical School arsenic an Assistant Professor. She yet established a laboratory to survey tumor suppression and oncogenic viruses. She was besides a clinician and aboriginal served arsenic Chief and Acting Chair of the Department of Dermatology. In the past years of her career, Claire focussed connected objective attraction successful assemblage settings.

Claire is survived by her hubby of 25 years, John (Jack) Ryan of Hingham, his daughter, Cassie Ryan, of Brookline, her brothers, Tony of Red Wing MN, Brian of Long Beach CA, sister, Kitsy of Minetonka MN, and galore nieces and nephews. Also, an important portion of her beingness was the Atzitz household from Prangins, Switzerland and she considered the children, Amos, Noa, and Adi to beryllium her grandchildren. She loved them dearly. Claire’s parents, Hamilton Whitney Mansur and Marion Prouty Mansur are deceased.

Claire and Jack were avid skiers and sailors. Claire was besides a lifelong bicycle rider often biking to her laboratory astatine Tufts. During their marriage, they traveled extensively, Europe, Africa, South America, the Caribbean, and Australia. They skied with friends each twelvemonth successful Aspen and Vail, rented the aforesaid formation location successful St Barts for galore years, and biked with friends successful France, Austria, and Czech Republic. Two memorable trips were to the Galapagos with the Atzitz family, and a safari successful South Africa and Botswana with different friends. Claire was an avid gardener. She worked successful the plot successful their Hingham location and oversaw the plantings connected their Back Bay flat decks. She was besides an fantabulous location chef. She loved the situation of analyzable meals. Friends and household knew the look “dinner astatine Café Mimi” which was derived from Claire’s assemblage nickname. Her subject inheritance led her to molecular gastronomy. She was fearless and inventive successful the kitchen. Claire was devoted to dogs. She volunteered astatine the Animal Rescue League successful Boston, walking dogs to workout and socialize them. Her dog, Poppy, a Cairn Terrier, was her companion for 15 years. Four years ago, a adjacent friend, the laminitis of Schultz’s Guest house, a canine rescue center, gave her a caller dog, a fantastic mutt named Lulu, who misses her greatly. Claire and Lulu walked miles each day.

In her past fewer years, Claire developed Primary Progressive Aphasia, a cruel illness that robbed her of her quality to talk and recognize others' speech. Despite the progressive challenges successful communication, she recovered ways to proceed with her passions.

The household volition clasp a solemnisation of Claire’s beingness successful July of 2023.

Contributions successful Claire’s sanction tin beryllium sent to: Shultz’s Guesthouse successful Dedham MA, www.sghrescue.org oregon National Aphasia Association, www.aphasia.org. See www.Keohane.com for online condolences.