In Memoriam: Dewey K. Ziegler, MD (1920-2012)

In Memoriam: Robert J. Joynt, MD, PhD (1925-2012).

O n his way to neurology grand rounds, Robert (Bob) Joynt, MD, PhD, died suddenly on April 13, 2012, at the age of 86 years in Rochester, New York. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; their 6 children Robert, Patricia, Mary, Anne, Thomas, and Kathleen and their spouses; and 9 grandchildren. Joynt was chief editor of the Archives of Neurology (1982-1997); a trifecta president of the American A...

In memoriam: charles miller fisher, MD (1913-2012).

W hen Charles Miller Fisher, MD, died on April 14, 2012, the field of neurology lost one of its 20th century giants. Fisher was born one of 9 children in 1913 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In 1938, he graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School, soon after marrying his life’s love, Doris. In 1940, as war engulfed Europe, he volunteered for the Canadian Navy but was transferred on lo...

In memoriam: Joseph Michael Foley, MD (1916-2012).

J oseph Michael Foley, MD (March 9, 1916–June 13, 2012) was an outstanding clinical neurologist and geriatrician, educator, academic leader, and professional statesman. His charisma, unending enthusiasm, joie de vivre, warmth, kindness, compassion, dedication, and genuine interest in people earned him friends and devotees among colleagues, trainees, nurses, and countless patients. An unequaled ...

In Memoriam: Osamu Hayaishi (1920 – 2015).

Journal of Lipid Research Volume 57, 2016 517 Copyright © 2016 by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. Dr. Osamu Hayaishi, a world-renowned biochemist and oxygenase scientist, passed away on December 17, 2015, at the age of 95. He was the teacher of the authors of this tribute. In 1932, a short paper reported “ the presence of an oxydase of lipid or lipoxydase of so...

In memoriam - Bernard Becker (1920-2013).