Preston Dilts | Obituary | Record Eagle - Traverse City Record-Eagle

Preston Vine Dilts, Jr. M.D. passed distant peacefully connected Oct. 22, 2022. Born connected Jan. 16, 1934, to Helene Leist Dilts and Preston Vine Dilts successful Pittsfield, Illinois, Preston lived a afloat beingness successful which household and serving others, peculiarly his patients, students and residents, were his highest priorities. He is preceded successful decease by his woman of 61 years, Mary McKinley Dilts. He is survived by his brothers, Daniel and Stephen Dilts; daughters, Catherine Dilts Carter (Reed Carter) and Nancy Carol Dilts (Dan Philippon); son, David McKinley Dilts (Jennifer Dilts); and grandchildren, Emelia Carter McCarthy (Michael McCarthy), Russell Allen Carter, Christian Anthony Upchurch (Shelbey Upchurch), Wesley Austin Upchurch and Catherine Grace Dilts Philippon; and great-grandchild, Jane Magnolia Upchurch.
Preston completed his undergraduate grade astatine Washington University successful St. Louis, Missouri. There helium met Mary Catherine McKinley, and they were joined successful 1957. Preston went connected to Medical School astatine Northwestern University successful Evanston, Illinois, earning his aesculapian grade successful 1959. He past earned a Master of Science grade successful gynecologic pathology from Northwestern University successful 1961.
After serving arsenic a Captain successful the U.S. Army Medical Corps successful Nurnberg, Germany, from 1961-63, helium completed his Internship and Residency successful Obstetrics and Gynecology astatine Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital, and the Chicago Maternity Center. Dr. Dilts completed Postdoctoral survey arsenic a US Public Health Service trainee successful Reproductive Physiology astatine UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Dilts was Assistant and Associate Professor with tenure astatine the University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1967-1973. He went connected to service arsenic Professor and Chair of the Department of OB-GYN astatine the University of North Dakota College of Medicine (1973-75), the University of Tennessee College of Medicine (1975-85), and the University of Michigan Medical School (1985-1991). He past served astatine the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine earlier retiring successful 1996. He was nationally known for his enactment successful maternal-fetal medicine, including probe successful fetal monitoring, hypertensive diseases successful gestation and placental function. In addition, helium researched the usage of analgesic drugs for large women and the relation of dense metallic poisoning successful fetal maturation retardation. Dr. Dilts was besides precise progressive successful the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for much than a decade. He published and spoke extensively and held galore appointments and enactment positions successful different nationalist nonrecreational organizations. Preston and Mary retired to Frankfort aft spending summertime vacations connected Crystal Lake for their full marriage. Preston was an progressive subordinate of St. Philip's Episcopal Church - serving connected aggregate committees, including Vestry, Order of St. Luke's and being a laic eucharistic curate and acolyte. He was besides a subordinate of the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, a operator for Benzie County Council connected Aging's Meals connected Wheels, a subordinate of the Rotary Club and more. He enjoyed reading, playing play with household and friends, alert fishing, duck and pheasant hunting and travel.
Preston was a dedicated hubby and caregiver to Mary arsenic complications from lifelong scoliosis accrued her needs. He recovered large joyousness successful his children and grandchildren arsenic good arsenic successful the beardown friendships helium developed everyplace helium went.
A peculiar convey you to the exceptional unit astatine Frankfort Pines Assisted Living for their benignant and compassionate attraction successful the past months of Preston's life. A solemnisation of Preston's beingness volition beryllium held astatine 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, astatine St. Philip's Episcopal Church successful Beulah. Visitation with the household begins astatine 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, delight see a donation to St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Beulah, Michigan, oregon the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Foundation, Frankfort, Michigan. Arrangements by Jowett Family Funeral Home.

Published connected October 30, 2022