MONROE HIMELSTEIN ’47

MONROE HIMELSTEIN, M.D., 81, a retired surgeon and chief of staff at Hartford Hospital (Conn.), died Mar. 2, 2005. A member of the John Wesley Club, he received his degree with honors. He received a medical degree from Columbia University after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. At Hartford Hospital he served in numerous leadership roles in medical staff governance, as well as serving as a corporator and hospital director. He also taught medical students and residents at several institutions. Survivors include his wife, Faith Freedman Himelstein, two daughters, five grandchildren, and two brothers, including Morgan Himelstein ’47.