FORT WORTH - Ben Ford Bridges, 93, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019, after a brief illness.
He was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Tulsa, Okla., to Dr. Ford Evans and Ina Mae Bridges. He attended Tulsa, Okla. public schools and was a graduate of Tulsa Central High. His pre-medical education was completed at the University of Tulsa. He was a graduate of Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas in 1947. His Internship was completed at the UT Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas in 1948. He then trained with the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis at Los Angeles County Hospital and completed a fellowship in treatment of poliomyelitis patients, primarily at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. His first year of residency in internal medicine was at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala. It was shortened by the Korean Conflict, during which he served in the 2789th Hospital Squadron as an Air Force Captain from 1951-53. He then completed his last two years of residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas from 1953-55. It was there he met his "Dottie" on a blind date, and they married in 1954.
Dottie and Ben moved to Tyler, Texas in 1955 where he was in private practice for 30 years in internal medicine. He then moved his practice to U.T.H.S.C. in Tyler, becoming Professor of General Medicine, assisting in the development of the Family Practice Residency for nine years. Afterwards, he returned to practice in the Trinity Clinic until retirement in 2005.
Ben was active in community affairs, serving on multiple boards and committees, primarily in the medical field. He was past president of both Mother Frances Hospital and Medical Center Hospital medical staffs. The Smith County Medical Society honored him as its first Golden Headed Cane Award recipient. He also received the Doc Ballard Award from the Northeast Texas Public Health Department and the Doctor Luke Award from Bethesda Clinic. The Ben Bridges, MD Endowment Fund at U.T.H.S.C. Tyler is in his honor. He is a past member of the Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church, Tyler, Texas, where his ashes will be placed in a private family service in the Memorial Garden Columbarium.
Preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Ford E. and Ina Mae Bridges; and brother, Jack H. Bridges.
Survivors: Wife, Dorothy Baird Bridges; daughter, Amy Bridges Glasgow and husband, Walter; son, James Ford Bridges and wife, Courtenay; and grandchildren, Sam and Claire Bridges.
Dr. Bridges appointments and memberships included:
Diplomat of American Board of Internal Medicine
Past President of the East Texas Academy of Internal Medicine
Member American College of Physicians, Texas Medical Association and Smith County Medical Society
Served on the boards of Stewart (Carter) Blood Bank, Cancer Foundation for Life, Northeast Texas Public Health Department, and Bethesda Clinic
During the last years of his retirement, he conducted research on the history of medicine in Smith County, Texas.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the U.T. Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas in memory of Ben Ford Bridges, MD.
He was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Tulsa, Okla., to Dr. Ford Evans and Ina Mae Bridges. He attended Tulsa, Okla. public schools and was a graduate of Tulsa Central High. His pre-medical education was completed at the University of Tulsa. He was a graduate of Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas in 1947. His Internship was completed at the UT Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas in 1948. He then trained with the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis at Los Angeles County Hospital and completed a fellowship in treatment of poliomyelitis patients, primarily at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. His first year of residency in internal medicine was at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala. It was shortened by the Korean Conflict, during which he served in the 2789th Hospital Squadron as an Air Force Captain from 1951-53. He then completed his last two years of residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas from 1953-55. It was there he met his "Dottie" on a blind date, and they married in 1954.
Dottie and Ben moved to Tyler, Texas in 1955 where he was in private practice for 30 years in internal medicine. He then moved his practice to U.T.H.S.C. in Tyler, becoming Professor of General Medicine, assisting in the development of the Family Practice Residency for nine years. Afterwards, he returned to practice in the Trinity Clinic until retirement in 2005.
Ben was active in community affairs, serving on multiple boards and committees, primarily in the medical field. He was past president of both Mother Frances Hospital and Medical Center Hospital medical staffs. The Smith County Medical Society honored him as its first Golden Headed Cane Award recipient. He also received the Doc Ballard Award from the Northeast Texas Public Health Department and the Doctor Luke Award from Bethesda Clinic. The Ben Bridges, MD Endowment Fund at U.T.H.S.C. Tyler is in his honor. He is a past member of the Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church, Tyler, Texas, where his ashes will be placed in a private family service in the Memorial Garden Columbarium.
Preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Ford E. and Ina Mae Bridges; and brother, Jack H. Bridges.
Survivors: Wife, Dorothy Baird Bridges; daughter, Amy Bridges Glasgow and husband, Walter; son, James Ford Bridges and wife, Courtenay; and grandchildren, Sam and Claire Bridges.
Dr. Bridges appointments and memberships included:
Diplomat of American Board of Internal Medicine
Past President of the East Texas Academy of Internal Medicine
Member American College of Physicians, Texas Medical Association and Smith County Medical Society
Served on the boards of Stewart (Carter) Blood Bank, Cancer Foundation for Life, Northeast Texas Public Health Department, and Bethesda Clinic
During the last years of his retirement, he conducted research on the history of medicine in Smith County, Texas.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the U.T. Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas in memory of Ben Ford Bridges, MD.
FORT WORTH - Ben Ford Bridges, 93, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019, after a brief illness.
He was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Tulsa, Okla., to Dr. Ford Evans and Ina Mae Bridges. He attended Tulsa, Okla. public schools and was a graduate of Tulsa Central High. His pre-medical education was completed at the University of Tulsa. He was a graduate of Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas in 1947. His Internship was completed at the UT Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas in 1948. He then trained with the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis at Los Angeles County Hospital and completed a fellowship in treatment of poliomyelitis patients, primarily at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. His first year of residency in internal medicine was at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala. It was shortened by the Korean Conflict, during which he served in the 2789th Hospital Squadron as an Air Force Captain from 1951-53. He then completed his last two years of residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas from 1953-55. It was there he met his "Dottie" on a blind date, and they married in 1954.
Dottie and Ben moved to Tyler, Texas in 1955 where he was in private practice for 30 years in internal medicine. He then moved his practice to U.T.H.S.C. in Tyler, becoming Professor of General Medicine, assisting in the development of the Family Practice Residency for nine years. Afterwards, he returned to practice in the Trinity Clinic until retirement in 2005.
Ben was active in community affairs, serving on multiple boards and committees, primarily in the medical field. He was past president of both Mother Frances Hospital and Medical Center Hospital medical staffs. The Smith County Medical Society honored him as its first Golden Headed Cane Award recipient. He also received the Doc Ballard Award from the Northeast Texas Public Health Department and the Doctor Luke Award from Bethesda Clinic. The Ben Bridges, MD Endowment Fund at U.T.H.S.C. Tyler is in his honor. He is a past member of the Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church, Tyler, Texas, where his ashes will be placed in a private family service in the Memorial Garden Columbarium.
Preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Ford E. and Ina Mae Bridges; and brother, Jack H. Bridges.
Survivors: Wife, Dorothy Baird Bridges; daughter, Amy Bridges Glasgow and husband, Walter; son, James Ford Bridges and wife, Courtenay; and grandchildren, Sam and Claire Bridges.
Dr. Bridges appointments and memberships included:
Diplomat of American Board of Internal Medicine
Past President of the East Texas Academy of Internal Medicine
Member American College of Physicians, Texas Medical Association and Smith County Medical Society
Served on the boards of Stewart (Carter) Blood Bank, Cancer Foundation for Life, Northeast Texas Public Health Department, and Bethesda Clinic
During the last years of his retirement, he conducted research on the history of medicine in Smith County, Texas.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the U.T. Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas in memory of Ben Ford Bridges, MD.
He was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Tulsa, Okla., to Dr. Ford Evans and Ina Mae Bridges. He attended Tulsa, Okla. public schools and was a graduate of Tulsa Central High. His pre-medical education was completed at the University of Tulsa. He was a graduate of Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas in 1947. His Internship was completed at the UT Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas in 1948. He then trained with the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis at Los Angeles County Hospital and completed a fellowship in treatment of poliomyelitis patients, primarily at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. His first year of residency in internal medicine was at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala. It was shortened by the Korean Conflict, during which he served in the 2789th Hospital Squadron as an Air Force Captain from 1951-53. He then completed his last two years of residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas from 1953-55. It was there he met his "Dottie" on a blind date, and they married in 1954.
Dottie and Ben moved to Tyler, Texas in 1955 where he was in private practice for 30 years in internal medicine. He then moved his practice to U.T.H.S.C. in Tyler, becoming Professor of General Medicine, assisting in the development of the Family Practice Residency for nine years. Afterwards, he returned to practice in the Trinity Clinic until retirement in 2005.
Ben was active in community affairs, serving on multiple boards and committees, primarily in the medical field. He was past president of both Mother Frances Hospital and Medical Center Hospital medical staffs. The Smith County Medical Society honored him as its first Golden Headed Cane Award recipient. He also received the Doc Ballard Award from the Northeast Texas Public Health Department and the Doctor Luke Award from Bethesda Clinic. The Ben Bridges, MD Endowment Fund at U.T.H.S.C. Tyler is in his honor. He is a past member of the Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church, Tyler, Texas, where his ashes will be placed in a private family service in the Memorial Garden Columbarium.
Preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Ford E. and Ina Mae Bridges; and brother, Jack H. Bridges.
Survivors: Wife, Dorothy Baird Bridges; daughter, Amy Bridges Glasgow and husband, Walter; son, James Ford Bridges and wife, Courtenay; and grandchildren, Sam and Claire Bridges.
Dr. Bridges appointments and memberships included:
Diplomat of American Board of Internal Medicine
Past President of the East Texas Academy of Internal Medicine
Member American College of Physicians, Texas Medical Association and Smith County Medical Society
Served on the boards of Stewart (Carter) Blood Bank, Cancer Foundation for Life, Northeast Texas Public Health Department, and Bethesda Clinic
During the last years of his retirement, he conducted research on the history of medicine in Smith County, Texas.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the U.T. Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas in memory of Ben Ford Bridges, MD.
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