John Pryor MD

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>From Pat Reilly at Penn............


-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick M. Reilly <reillyp at uphs.upenn.edu>
To: Forrest O. Moore <moore677 at aol.com>
Sent: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 9:43 am
Subject: EAST Mail: John Pryor MD



I've tried to call many of the Penn Trauma family personally over the last 
several hours.  I apologize if I have not gotten through to you.  You're welcome 
to give me call if you would like.  

Sorry to need to forward this email...



It is with profound sadness and an overwhelming sense of loss that we send this 
communication. Last evening we were notified that Major John Pryor was killed by 
enemy fire in Iraq. John was serving his second tour as a combat surgeon with 
the United States Army. He deployed on December 6th and had been on location 
with a forward surgical team. 

 

John came to the University of Pennsylvania in 1999 after completing his 
surgical training at the State University of New York in Buffalo. After his 
Fellowship in trauma surgery and critical care he joined the faculty of the 
Department of Surgery and currently was serving as the Trauma Program Director 
for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  

 

"JP" was a magical man, with boundless energy and goodness. He as was a devoted 
son, husband, father, colleague and friend. He was an outstanding physician, 
gifted surgeon, teacher and mentor. At his core were many great values but his 
passion for service to others and gave back something to each and everyone of 
us, everyday. His favorite quote, by Albert Schweitzer, hangs in his office and 
it captures the essence of John Pryor.

 

            ".. Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in 
his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow 
man. Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, 
something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, 
you don't lie in a world all your own. Your brothers are here, too."

 

 

 

 John's sudden death while serving as a physician on the battlefield, is a very 
personal loss for the many of us who have worked side by side with him in our 
Emergency Department,  OR's and ICU's, and all the more stark coming 
unexpectedly in this h
oliday season. All of us have lost one of our "brothers".  
Our thoughts are with his wife Carmella Calvo, their three children and all the 
family.

 

We will pass on further information about services and ways in which we can help 
the Pryor family as they become available. 

 

 

C. William Schwab MD

Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care

 

James Mullen MD

Interim Chair, Department of Surgery

 

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