He met his wife, Nancy King, in California. They were married in Modesto in 1945, and raised three children in Fort Collins Colorado.
He earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Colorado A & M College (now Colorado State University), and became an assistant professor there in 1946. When he died, he was a clinical science professor, after having served as head of the department from 1955-1971.
He was one of this country's foremost authorities in the lameness of horses, writing papers and books, presenting talks and seminars and developing several surgical methods for horses. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to Kenya in 1957-58, helping establish a large animal clinic in Nairobi.
He died of an apparent heart attack while attending a veterinary surgeons' conference in Reno.
He met his wife, Nancy King, in California. They were married in Modesto in 1945, and raised three children in Fort Collins Colorado.
He earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Colorado A & M College (now Colorado State University), and became an assistant professor there in 1946. When he died, he was a clinical science professor, after having served as head of the department from 1955-1971.
He was one of this country's foremost authorities in the lameness of horses, writing papers and books, presenting talks and seminars and developing several surgical methods for horses. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to Kenya in 1957-58, helping establish a large animal clinic in Nairobi.
He died of an apparent heart attack while attending a veterinary surgeons' conference in Reno.
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