CHARLES H. CRANE ’44

CHARLES H. CRANE, M.D., a retired pediatrician who was part of the original group that founded the Manhattan (Kans.) Medical Center, died Nov. 28, 2009. He was 87. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy. He was the son of Charles G. Crane of the class of 1907 and the nephew of Howard D. Crane of the class of 1903. A medical missionary, he visited Haiti numerous times and worked to establish a nursing school to provide basic health services to Haitians. He was also an avid photographer and a private pilot. His wife, Virgene Graybill Crane, died in 2007. Survivors include three daughters, a son, two step-grandchildren, and a niece.