HOWARD J. WETSTONE ’46

HOWARD J. WETSTONE, M.D., a Hartford, Conn., physician, died May 24, 2006. He was 80 A member of the John Wesley Club, he received his degree with honors and with high distinction in biology. He was elected to Sigma Xi and received his medical degree from Tufts. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force, he practiced internal medicine and joined Hartford Hospital, where his 35-year career encompassed a number of positions, including director of outpatient clinics and vice president of corporate medical affairs. After retirement, he served as medical director of a managed care company operated by the hospital and also served as vice president of medical affairs of Connecticut Health System. He was a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, the author of more than 40 papers and textbook chapters, and a past president of both the Hartford and Connecticut medical societies. He was instrumental in bringing the Lifestar air ambulance system to Connecticut. Among those who survive are his wife, Roan Horowitz Wetstone; four children, including Jeffrey Wetstone ’75, M.D., and Scott Wetstone ’75, M.D.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.