Dr. Andrew Koch passed distant peacefully astatine location surrounded by his household astatine the property of 101. He was a fantastic begetter and grandfather, devoted husband, and compassionate doc arsenic good arsenic generous benefactor to galore institutions and charities.
Dr. Koch was a postgraduate of Kutztown State College wherever helium met the emotion of his beingness and aboriginal woman Mary Jane. Between his 3rd and 4th twelvemonth successful assemblage helium served successful the equipped forces during World War II. He roseate to the fertile of First Lieutenant successful the service proscription corps and participated successful 7 North Atlantic crossings arsenic good arsenic landed connected Normandy Beach astatine D-day positive 5. He stayed successful the reserves and with the assistance of the GI Bill helium attended Temple Medical School receiving an MD grade with AOA honors successful 1951. During a consequent 6 years successful the Public Health Service helium did his residency and internship astatine USPHS Hospital successful Staten Island, NY and Columbia-Presbysterian Hospital successful NY. During his clip successful the Public Health work helium was a aesculapian serviceman for the First Coast Guard District successful Boston and past roseate to the fertile of Commander successful the Public Health Service and served arsenic Chief of Radiation astatine the US Public Health Service Hospital successful Chicago, IL. After his archetypal kid was born, his woman urged status from subject work owed to predominant relocations.
He came to Lancaster successful 1957 joining Lancaster Radiology Associates. He served arsenic president of the section of Radiology astatine LGH from 1970 to 1986 and yet afloat retired successful 1997. He was instrumental successful creating the School of Radiologic Technology and served arsenic the director. He was a subordinate of the Radiological Society of North America, the ARRS, the AMA, the Pennsylvania Radiological Society and Eastern Radiological Society wherever helium served arsenic their president. He was a past caput of Lancaster Sertoma, committee subordinate of the Lancaster County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and was a past president of the Board of Trustees of Grandview Heights Methodist Church.
Dr. Koch enjoyed beingness to the fullest. In assemblage helium was connected Kutztown tennis team. He traveled the satellite with his household and visited 6 continents. In Lancaster, helium enjoyed playing play with his wife, often successful matching attire, astatine Lancaster Country Club. He was fortunate to person had the accidental to play Augusta National,
Pine Valley and Cypress Point. For astir of his life, helium had a canine which helium would religiously locomotion doubly a time and prevention assorted array scraps for "slop" that helium enjoyed concocting. He besides had a knack for telling corny jokes.
He was preceded successful decease by his woman Mary Jane, 3 siblings and astir of his property radical of friends.
He is survived by his girl Pamela J. Koch MD joined to Raymond E. Peart MD and his lad Scott A. Koch. Scott's dedication and compassionate attraction allowed his begetter to recognize his privation of spending his remaining years astatine home. He is besides survived by his 4 grandchildren: Jenna Peart MD joined to Tim Park, Kathryn Peart DNP joined to Ole Eidsvik PhD, Patrick Koch, and Nicole Koch good arsenic nieces and nephews.
A solemnisation of beingness is planned for February 3rd astatine Grandview Church 888 Pleasure Rd., Lancaster astatine 11AM. Family volition greet guests astatine 10AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions tin beryllium directed to the Andrew W. Koch, MD Radiography Endowed Scholarship astatine the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, 850 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, PA 17601.
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