Dr. Hunter H. Romaine, executive surgeon at the New York Eye and Ear infirmary, died Sunday after a heart attack at the Ardsley Country Club. He was 57. Dr. Romaine, an ophthalmologist, had offices in New York City and in Tarrytown. He lived at 16 Sherman Ave., Dobbs Ferry. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. Dr. Romaine was active in youth work at the Ardsley Country Club, of which he was former governor, and St, Barnabas Episcopal Church in lrvington where he had served as a vestryman. He was also a director of St. Christopher's School in Dobbs Ferry. He was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1928, Yale University in 1932 and the University of Virginia Medical School in 1939. During World War II he served in the Army Medical Corps. He was a descendant of Nicholas Romaine, a founder of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He is survived by his wife, the former Jacqueline Lane; three sons, Rutherford, Lawrence and Hunter Jr.; a daughter Craecroft; and a brother, Sigourney B. of New York City.
Dr. Hunter H. Romaine, executive surgeon at the New York Eye and Ear infirmary, died Sunday after a heart attack at the Ardsley Country Club. He was 57. Dr. Romaine, an ophthalmologist, had offices in New York City and in Tarrytown. He lived at 16 Sherman Ave., Dobbs Ferry. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. Dr. Romaine was active in youth work at the Ardsley Country Club, of which he was former governor, and St, Barnabas Episcopal Church in lrvington where he had served as a vestryman. He was also a director of St. Christopher's School in Dobbs Ferry. He was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1928, Yale University in 1932 and the University of Virginia Medical School in 1939. During World War II he served in the Army Medical Corps. He was a descendant of Nicholas Romaine, a founder of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He is survived by his wife, the former Jacqueline Lane; three sons, Rutherford, Lawrence and Hunter Jr.; a daughter Craecroft; and a brother, Sigourney B. of New York City.
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