Kudos to Liza Halcomb MD who was one of a select few physicians at Barnes Hospital to receive a Distinguished Teaching Award this November. Liza is an Emergency Room Attending and Director of Toxicology at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Here are some photos from the recent award ceremony.

 

 

Dr Halcomb
Fourth from Left

 

Given the clan’s state of hygiene (Old Granny firmly believed in the beneficial effect of dirt) it is reassuring to know that in case of need help is readily available. Also reassuring for those of us that spend a lot of time outdoors is that Dr Halcomb has special expertise in snake bite. She has just been named the physician consultant for the world famous herpetarium at the St Louis Zoo.

Congratulations to Dr Halcomb from the Chamber.

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This Thanksgiving was especially poignant, being the first family gathering since our loss of Jack. We were happy to be with family and friends — very ‘gemuchlicheit’. That this was so is a tribute to Sarah Fehlig, and all who worked to make not only Thanksgiving but also the Trailblazing Day and Trail Walk such memorable experiences. But then to do so for such a special person as Jack was not difficult.

Here is our attempt to capture this day for family members unable to be with us. As always, our apologies if we have left anyone out – some photos were not as flattering as the subject matter would allow.

Jack admired Emily Dickinson. Here is the first entry in her Everyman’s Pocket Poets edition:

Apt

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Photographs of the youngest clan members are now available. Madeline Lee Judd (August 4, 2009) and Christopher Douglas Hart McClelland (Nov 2, 2009). Here they are:

 

At Three Months – Madame Madeline

At Three Weeks – Sir Christopher

Nearing Maturity
Herr Professor Halcomb Lectures Unidentified Youth

 

Coming Soon to Theaters Near You: Thanksgiving 2009 Roundup

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