Photo: SubmittedJames Frederick LeDerer, property 87, died Friday, October 28, astatine Paris Regional Medical Center. He was calved April 14, 1935, successful Wellington, Texas, to Frederick C. and Zena Ferrell LeDerer. His puerility was filled with 2 things that fueled the passions of his life: euphony and medicine. His parent was a euphony teacher. He began playing the cornet successful the schoolhouse set and discovered the joyousness of singing successful a barbershop quartet. His parent was besides rather sick astir of his childhood,and helium spent countless hours with his parents seeing assorted doctors for her, and decided arsenic a kid that medicine would beryllium his future. In addition, increasing up successful the aisles of LeDerer Hardware & Furniture Company fed his mechanical mind, and James Frederick could physique oregon hole a wide scope of things.
He was the valedictorian of the Wellington High School people of 1953, attended the University of Texas astatine Austin for 3 years and past was admitted to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School successful Dallas wherever helium was a subordinate of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity. He received a BA successful 1957 and an MD successful 1960.
While successful aesculapian school, helium met Catherine Ann McNeill, a pupil caregiver astatine Parkland Hospital. The communicative goes that Miss McNeill was playing the soft successful the pupil nonmigratory lounge successful 1958 erstwhile aesculapian pupil Fred LeDerer saw her. He said, “Can you play “I Cover the Waterfront?” and she replied, “what cardinal would you similar it in?” That gentle situation sparked a 62-year emotion affair. They joined October 15, 1960 and were unneurotic until her decease successful September, 2021.
Upon graduation from aesculapian schoolhouse successful 1960 helium began a residency programme astatine the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. This was concisely interrupted erstwhile helium was drafted into the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He spent 2 years arsenic a Flight Medical Officer astatine Amarillo Air Force Base, was recommended for Career Reserve Status successful the U.S. Air Force, and returned to Oklahoma to decorativeness his residency program. After completing an interior medicine and a urology residency, helium was stationed astatine March Air Force Base successful Riverside, California, wherever helium became Head of the Urology Department, Senior Flight Surgeon, and Chief Flight Surgeon for the Fifteenth Air Force. He received the Meritorious Service Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal. He loved flying and being a Flight Surgeon, and parlayed his extended formation hours into trips to Japan wherever helium began to acquisition and physique hi-fi stereo instrumentality that is inactive going beardown today. He remained connected progressive work until his discharge arsenic a Lieutenant Colonel. In June 1971, astatine the urging of assemblage and aesculapian schoolhouse classmate Dr. Don Black, the LeDerer household moved to Paris,Texas.
He started Paris Urology Associates and began 26 years of backstage signifier centered astir superlative diligent attraction and unyielding adherence to exemplary surgical technique. In a motion towards retirement, helium closed his signifier successful 1997 and accepted a presumption to signifier urology at
the VA Hospital successful Phoenix, Arizona. He retired from that presumption successful 2003, but had nary involvement successful leaving medicine. Happiest erstwhile helium was seeing patients, helium instantly began accepting locum tenens urology positions each implicit the state until his status successful 2017 astatine property 82. His beloved Catherine would accidental “have skillet, volition travel”, and they enjoyed those assignments successful antithetic parts of the country. He loved practicing medicine astir arsenic overmuch arsenic helium loved his woman and children, and that passionateness made him an unwavering advocator for his patients. Dr. LeDerer was a subordinate of the aesculapian unit of St Joseph’s Hospital and McCuistion Regional Medical Center, a subordinate and president of the Lamar-Delta County Medical Society, a subordinate of the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association, Texas Urological Society, The American Urological Association, and was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, arsenic good arsenic certified and boarded by the American Board of Urology.
He was a subordinate of Central Presbyterian Church wherever helium served arsenic some deacon and elder of the session, and sang successful the choir. He was a subordinate of Rotary Club International. James Frederick was roundly appreciated arsenic 1 of Paris’ fewer oenophiles, known for his immense cognition of classical automobiles, and for his prowess successful gathering and enjoying hi-fidelity stereo equipment, a pastime helium shared with beloved friends Dr. Tom Bryant and Dr. David Miesch.
Dr. LeDerer is survived by his lad Bruce LeDerer of Paris, daughters Elizabeth LeDerer Mills of Davidson, NC, and Margaret LeDerer of Plano, and 2 grandchildren, Andrew Lane Mills and Julia McNeill Mills of Davidson, NC. He was predeceased by his wife, his parents, and his son-in-law, Stephen Mills.
His assemblage was donated to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. The household is readying a memorial work for immoderate aboriginal date.
Memorial contributions are invited to the Central Presbyterian Church Music Fund. 309 S. Church St., Paris, Texas 75460, oregon immoderate nationalist library.
Online condolences whitethorn beryllium shared at www.fry-gibbs.com.
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