John Pryor MD

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To all at Penn

My personal condolences especially to those who I know personally: Bill
Schwab, Pat Reilly and to his friend (and mine) Raj Gupta in Dartmouth.

Please pass on my condolences to his family

Tim
Dr T C Hardcastle
M.B., Ch.B. (Stell); M. Med. (Chir) (Stell); FCS (SA)
Principal Specialist Trauma Surgeon /
Honorary Lecturer UKZN Dept Surgery
Deputy Director - IALCH Trauma Service
>>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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