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Dr Edgar Lee Crumpacker

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Dr Edgar Lee Crumpacker

Birth
Bonsack, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 May 2009 (aged 93)
Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Roanoke VA Times, Sunday, May 24, 2009:
Edgar Lee Crumpacker, MD, passed away on May 13, 2009. Dr. Crumpacker was born in 1915 in Bonsack, Virginia, the son of Emory Cline and Daisy Early Crumpacker. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathryn (Kay) Peters Crumpacker in 2008. Dr. Crumpacker received his BS/BA from Bridgewater College and was graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine summa cum laude. He served in the Navy during World War II and subsequently earned a Master's Degree in physiology from the University of Toronto. He completed his medical training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic. The family moved to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he practiced at the Greenbrier Clinic for thirty three years. He and his wife spent their retirement in West Virginia, Florida, and Connecticut. Dr. Crumpacker was living in Chester, Connecticut until the time of his death. He is survived by his three daughters and two sons-in-law. He also leaves five grandchildren. The families include three great-grandchildren. "Ed" was known for his great intellect, wit, and integrity, his deep devotion to his wife and family, his gentle, wise, compassionate care of others, and his passionate love for the beauty of the world. A true Southern gentleman throughout his life, his warm heart touched all who knew him.
Roanoke VA Times, Sunday, May 24, 2009:
Edgar Lee Crumpacker, MD, passed away on May 13, 2009. Dr. Crumpacker was born in 1915 in Bonsack, Virginia, the son of Emory Cline and Daisy Early Crumpacker. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathryn (Kay) Peters Crumpacker in 2008. Dr. Crumpacker received his BS/BA from Bridgewater College and was graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine summa cum laude. He served in the Navy during World War II and subsequently earned a Master's Degree in physiology from the University of Toronto. He completed his medical training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic. The family moved to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he practiced at the Greenbrier Clinic for thirty three years. He and his wife spent their retirement in West Virginia, Florida, and Connecticut. Dr. Crumpacker was living in Chester, Connecticut until the time of his death. He is survived by his three daughters and two sons-in-law. He also leaves five grandchildren. The families include three great-grandchildren. "Ed" was known for his great intellect, wit, and integrity, his deep devotion to his wife and family, his gentle, wise, compassionate care of others, and his passionate love for the beauty of the world. A true Southern gentleman throughout his life, his warm heart touched all who knew him.


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