Dr. Tony Guy Dillon, urologist, was born in Argentine, Kansas, July 11, 1891, son of George and Sara Julina (Rowe) Dillon. His father was a Santa Fe railroad engineer who died at a very early age; his step-father was Frank E. Heminger, who was also from Argentine, KS and was a conductor with the Santa Fe. Tony had a half brother, Calvin Earl Heminger (F-A-G #67752048) of Leawood, KS, who survives him.
Tony was graduated M.D. at the University of Kansas in 1925 and, after serving an internship at the Bell Memorial Hospital (later part of the University of Kansas Medical Center) in 1926, he took three years of postgraduate work in urology at the university. From 1929 until the close of his life he practiced urology and surgery, first in Kansas City, MO, and later in Kansas City, KS. In the former city he was affiliated with Trinity, St. Luke's and St. Mary's hospitals. In the latter city he was affiliated with St. Margaret's Hospital, where he served as a member of the staff from 1936 to 1961 and as a member of the consulting staff from the latter year to 1964.
Tony also was chief of the hospital's urology department for many years before his death. Further, he was a member of the staffs of Bethany and Providence hospitals, Kansas City, KS. From 1929 to his death he was an associate professor in surgical urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and for many years taught courses to the nurses at St. Margaret's Hospital. His principal original contribution to his field was the control, by the use ephedrine, of blood pressure in spinal anesthesia, a technique he developed while at Bell Memorial Hospital in 1926.
During the Second World War he served as a major in the Medical Corps, U.S. Army, in Africa, Sicily and England as a member of the 77th Evacuation Hospital Unit of the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was a diplomate of the American board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Assoc., American Medical Assoc., Kansas State and Wyandotte County (KS) Medical Societies, Southwest Clinical Society, Academy of Medicine of Kansas City, MO and the Kansas City (KS) Rotary Club. His religious affiliation was with the Cherokee Christian Church, Prairie Village, KS. Politically he was a Republican. His recreations included baseball, flower gardening and fishing. He was married in Kansas City, KS on Feb 25, 1914 to Mabel Curry, daughter of Frank M. Curry of Cherokee, KS, a cabinetmaker. Tony died without issue in Mission, KS on 30 Jun 1964.
Tony was graduated M.D. at the University of Kansas in 1925 and, after serving an internship at the Bell Memorial Hospital (later part of the University of Kansas Medical Center) in 1926, he took three years of postgraduate work in urology at the university. From 1929 until the close of his life he practiced urology and surgery, first in Kansas City, MO, and later in Kansas City, KS. In the former city he was affiliated with Trinity, St. Luke's and St. Mary's hospitals. In the latter city he was affiliated with St. Margaret's Hospital, where he served as a member of the staff from 1936 to 1961 and as a member of the consulting staff from the latter year to 1964.
Tony also was chief of the hospital's urology department for many years before his death. Further, he was a member of the staffs of Bethany and Providence hospitals, Kansas City, KS. From 1929 to his death he was an associate professor in surgical urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and for many years taught courses to the nurses at St. Margaret's Hospital. His principal original contribution to his field was the control, by the use ephedrine, of blood pressure in spinal anesthesia, a technique he developed while at Bell Memorial Hospital in 1926.
During the Second World War he served as a major in the Medical Corps, U.S. Army, in Africa, Sicily and England as a member of the 77th Evacuation Hospital Unit of the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was a diplomate of the American board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Assoc., American Medical Assoc., Kansas State and Wyandotte County (KS) Medical Societies, Southwest Clinical Society, Academy of Medicine of Kansas City, MO and the Kansas City (KS) Rotary Club. His religious affiliation was with the Cherokee Christian Church, Prairie Village, KS. Politically he was a Republican. His recreations included baseball, flower gardening and fishing. He was married in Kansas City, KS on Feb 25, 1914 to Mabel Curry, daughter of Frank M. Curry of Cherokee, KS, a cabinetmaker. Tony died without issue in Mission, KS on 30 Jun 1964.
Dr. Tony Guy Dillon, urologist, was born in Argentine, Kansas, July 11, 1891, son of George and Sara Julina (Rowe) Dillon. His father was a Santa Fe railroad engineer who died at a very early age; his step-father was Frank E. Heminger, who was also from Argentine, KS and was a conductor with the Santa Fe. Tony had a half brother, Calvin Earl Heminger (F-A-G #67752048) of Leawood, KS, who survives him.
Tony was graduated M.D. at the University of Kansas in 1925 and, after serving an internship at the Bell Memorial Hospital (later part of the University of Kansas Medical Center) in 1926, he took three years of postgraduate work in urology at the university. From 1929 until the close of his life he practiced urology and surgery, first in Kansas City, MO, and later in Kansas City, KS. In the former city he was affiliated with Trinity, St. Luke's and St. Mary's hospitals. In the latter city he was affiliated with St. Margaret's Hospital, where he served as a member of the staff from 1936 to 1961 and as a member of the consulting staff from the latter year to 1964.
Tony also was chief of the hospital's urology department for many years before his death. Further, he was a member of the staffs of Bethany and Providence hospitals, Kansas City, KS. From 1929 to his death he was an associate professor in surgical urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and for many years taught courses to the nurses at St. Margaret's Hospital. His principal original contribution to his field was the control, by the use ephedrine, of blood pressure in spinal anesthesia, a technique he developed while at Bell Memorial Hospital in 1926.
During the Second World War he served as a major in the Medical Corps, U.S. Army, in Africa, Sicily and England as a member of the 77th Evacuation Hospital Unit of the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was a diplomate of the American board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Assoc., American Medical Assoc., Kansas State and Wyandotte County (KS) Medical Societies, Southwest Clinical Society, Academy of Medicine of Kansas City, MO and the Kansas City (KS) Rotary Club. His religious affiliation was with the Cherokee Christian Church, Prairie Village, KS. Politically he was a Republican. His recreations included baseball, flower gardening and fishing. He was married in Kansas City, KS on Feb 25, 1914 to Mabel Curry, daughter of Frank M. Curry of Cherokee, KS, a cabinetmaker. Tony died without issue in Mission, KS on 30 Jun 1964.
Tony was graduated M.D. at the University of Kansas in 1925 and, after serving an internship at the Bell Memorial Hospital (later part of the University of Kansas Medical Center) in 1926, he took three years of postgraduate work in urology at the university. From 1929 until the close of his life he practiced urology and surgery, first in Kansas City, MO, and later in Kansas City, KS. In the former city he was affiliated with Trinity, St. Luke's and St. Mary's hospitals. In the latter city he was affiliated with St. Margaret's Hospital, where he served as a member of the staff from 1936 to 1961 and as a member of the consulting staff from the latter year to 1964.
Tony also was chief of the hospital's urology department for many years before his death. Further, he was a member of the staffs of Bethany and Providence hospitals, Kansas City, KS. From 1929 to his death he was an associate professor in surgical urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and for many years taught courses to the nurses at St. Margaret's Hospital. His principal original contribution to his field was the control, by the use ephedrine, of blood pressure in spinal anesthesia, a technique he developed while at Bell Memorial Hospital in 1926.
During the Second World War he served as a major in the Medical Corps, U.S. Army, in Africa, Sicily and England as a member of the 77th Evacuation Hospital Unit of the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was a diplomate of the American board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Assoc., American Medical Assoc., Kansas State and Wyandotte County (KS) Medical Societies, Southwest Clinical Society, Academy of Medicine of Kansas City, MO and the Kansas City (KS) Rotary Club. His religious affiliation was with the Cherokee Christian Church, Prairie Village, KS. Politically he was a Republican. His recreations included baseball, flower gardening and fishing. He was married in Kansas City, KS on Feb 25, 1914 to Mabel Curry, daughter of Frank M. Curry of Cherokee, KS, a cabinetmaker. Tony died without issue in Mission, KS on 30 Jun 1964.
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