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Sibley W. Hoobler

Sibley W. Hoobler, professor emeritus of internal medicine, born in New York City and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1933. He held an M.D. and Sc.D. from Johns Hopkins (1937) and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Following his internship at the U-M, Hoobler was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School and served as a captain with the Harvard Hospital unit in the U.S. Army in the Pacific.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Raymond B. of New York City; a daughter, Patricia R. Schock of Lansing; and four grandchildren. Also surviving are stepsons Paul H. Jr. and Harvey G. Oppmann of Cleveland; T. Rodney Oppmann of Washington, D.C.; a stepdaughter, Gretchen O. Anderson of Chicago; and eight step-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held in June in Vanderbilt, Mich. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hypertension Fellowship Fund, 3918 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0356, or the Headwaters Chapter, Trout Unlimited, 625 East Main St., Gaylord, MI 49735.

Allan F. Smith

Allan F. Smith, professor emeritus and former dean of the University of Michigan Law School, Born in 1911, Smith earned an A.B. from Kearney State Teachers College in Nebraska in 1933. He followed with an LL.B. from the University of Nebraska in 1940, and an LL.M. in 1944 and S.J.D. in 1950 from the U-M. He received several honorary degrees, including a D.C.L. from New Brunswick and an LL.D. from Michigan.

Smith served as senior attorney in the U.S. Office of Price Administration in 1941–43, and in the U.S. Army in military intelligence in 1943–46. He then taught at Stanford University for a year, joining the U-M in 1947. He was named professor in 1953 and was dean in 1960–64. He went on to serve as vice president for academic affairs in 1965–74, and was granted the emeritus title in 1982.

The addition to the Law School library was named for Smith and his wife, Alene, in 1986.

The author of numerous articles and books, including Personal Life Insurance Trusts and Cases on Property, Smith held visiting appointments at Stanford, the University of Georgia, Hastings College of Law, and the University of Hawaii. Smith was active in Phi Delta Phi, a legal fraternity.

He was a life member of the Lions Club and an honorary member of the Rotary Club. He also was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, where he was active in the music ministry.

Smith is survived by his wife, Alene; two children, Stephanie Smith of Ann Arbor and Gregory Smith of Berkeley, Calif.; three grandchildren, Elizabeth Niederhuber, Pamela Smith and Michelle Risch-Smith; a great grandson, Cory Risch-Smith; a brother, Donald Smith, of Madison, Wis.; and a sister, Hallie Dryden, of Tucson, Ariz.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 5) at the First United Methodist Church.

The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be directed to the Allan F. and Alene Smith Professorship at the Law School, 721 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104, or the Medical Center Division of Cardiology Research, 3910 Taubman Center, Box 0366, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

Leland Stowe

Leland Stowe, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign and war correspondent and professor emeritus of journalism, born Nov. 10, 1899, in Southbury, Conn. He is survived by wife Theodora (Dollika) of Ann Arbor; son Bruce Stowe of New Haven, Conn.; two grandchildren, Eric of New Haven and Mark of Gainesville, Fla.; and two sisters, Fern Stowe of Sandy Spring, Md., and the Rev. Elsie Stowe of Shelton, Conn.

Cremation has taken place. Contributions in his memory may be made to United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

J. Robert Willson

J. Robert Willson, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1964–78, born in Flint in 1912. He attended Flint Junior College and transferred to the U-M, spending a year in undergraduate education. He earned his M.D. from the U-M in 1937 and completed his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology in 1942. He also held an M.S. in obstetrics and gynecology.

He left the U-M in 1942 for teaching positions at Chicago Lying-In Hospital. He moved to Temple University School of Medicine in 1946 as a professor and chair of its OB/GYN department. Former residents at Temple founded the J. Robert Willson Society in his honor.

Willson returned to the U-M in 1964 as department chair. He retired in 1978 but continued as the Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children and professor of obstetrics and gynecology until 1983.

He served on the editorial board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was associate editor of the Obstetrical and Gynecologic Survey. He was the author of the Atlas of Obstetrics and senior author of the textbook Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Willson also contributed more than 75 professional articles and was an examiner for the National Board of Medical Examiners and for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Willson’s affiliations and memberships included the Society of Gynecologic Investigation; District III of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; the American Gynecologic Society, which he served as vice president; and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, which he served as president. He also was president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

He is survived by his wife, Joan; his son, Richard, of Devon, Penn.; his daughter, Ann Dupre, of Toronto; his grandchildren, Daphne and Maurice, of Toronto; and his brother, Jack, of Maine.

A memorial service will be held later this month. Contributions may be made to the J. Robert Willson Professorship of Obstetrics, Office of Medical Center Development, 301 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2261.

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