June 27, 1939 – December 31, 2022
Dr. Julian Ramsey Mellette, Jr. passed distant peacefully astatine his location successful Snowmass, Colorado connected December 31, 2022, astatine the property of 83. He was calved June 27, 1939 successful Timmonsville, South Carolina and was the lad of Julian Ramsey Mellette, Sr. and Mary (Brown) Mellette.
Ramsey graduated from Wofford College, Class of 1961. After graduation, helium was an Intelligence Research Officer with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Special Agent successful complaint of the Atlanta Field Office. He past decided to prosecute his imagination of becoming a doc and received his Medical Degree from the Medical University of South Carolina successful 1969. Dr. Mellette completed his internship and dermatology residency astatine Fitzsimons Army Medical Center successful Colorado, 1973-1976. He was besides U.S. Army Airborne astatine Fort Benning successful Georgia, Special Forces Officer astatine Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Flight Surgeon astatine the Naval Aeromedical Institute astatine Pensacola, Florida arsenic good arsenic Chief of Aerospace Medical Service astatine Lyster Army Hospital astatine Fort Rucker, Alabama. In 1981, helium completed the American College of Mohs Surgery Fellowship successful Mohs Chemosurgery astatine the University of Tennessee, and was a chap with the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS), and Chief of Dermatology and Residency Program Director astatine Fitzsimons Army Medical Center successful Colorado. Dr. Mellette began practicing astatine Roaring Fork Dermatology successful Basalt, Colorado successful 1984.
In 1990, aft 25 years successful the military, Dr. Mellette retired arsenic a U.S. Army Colonel. During his subject vocation helium received: Special Award of Academic Excellence by Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, Order of Military Medical Merit and Legion of Merit. He was besides Brigadier General of Joint Services Detachment successful South Carolina, wherever helium received the South Carolina Military Department Meritorious Service Medal.
After his subject retirement, Dr. Mellette was Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Dermatology and Director of Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology with the University of Colorado, School of Medicine successful the Department of Dermatology. He was Fellowship Director astatine the University of Colorado School of Medicine, wherever helium trained 21 fellows.
Dr. Mellette was a prolific talker with 234 presentations connected tegument crab country and surgical reconstruction astatine nationalist and planetary meetings. He has published 35 diary articles, 14 publication chapters and co-authored a textbook connected “Flaps & Grafts successful Dermatologic Surgery,” and “Mellette’s Color Atlas of Reconstructive Surgery” is successful process.
In 2015, helium ended his vocation arsenic President of American College of Mohs Surgery and was presented the prestigious “Frederic E. Mohs, MD Award for Career Achievement.”
Dr. Mellette, known to his household arsenic “Pops,” enjoyed spending clip with his family. His friends and household were the predominant recipients of Pops and Betty’s gifts of generosity and hospitality astatine “The Great House” successful Old Snowmass. He was the beingness of the enactment and could often beryllium recovered surrounded by friends and colleagues portion holding tribunal successful lively, engaging conversation, and ne'er missed a hearty statement astir carbs and religion. He was an avid skier, golfer, and pilot.
Pops is survived by his woman Elizabeth “Betty” Mellette of 32 years; and his children, Julian Ramsey (Danielle Kaplowitz) Mellette III and girl Elizabeth Ritland. His 4 grandchildren: Brett, William, Jonah, and Maisie. His sister Elizabeth (Cary) Andrews of Florence, SC, and galore loving nieces and nephews. In summation to his parents, Pops is predeceased by his beloved lad Bradford Heyward Mellette successful 1999, sister Jane Mellette Lester successful 2020, and Ramsey III and Bradford’s mother, Sonja Mellette Capra successful 2019.
Memorial services volition beryllium held successful the Spring, 2023, day to beryllium announced.
Although helium volition beryllium greatly missed, we find solace successful a agelong and well-lived life.
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