SAMUEL SUSSELMAN ’30

SAMUEL SUSSELMAN, M.D., a well-known San Francisco child psychiatrist, died Nov. 16, 2003. He was 97. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in chemistry. He received a master’s degree from Wesleyan, where he was an assistant in the chemistry department, and then a medical degree from Albany Medical College. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. In addition to a private practice, he was affiliated with several teaching institutions in the San Francisco area, and he published numerous papers on his research and experiences. His wife of 70 years, Cora Susselman, predeceased him by six months.