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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR DR. EDWIN L. KENDIG, JR.

WHEREAS, Edwin Lawrence Kendig, Jr., was born in Victoria in 1911, and after having received a B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College, took his M.D. from the University in 1936; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kendig did specialized training in pediatrics and became an acknowledged authority in the field, wrote a basic pediatrics textbook and was the second pediatrician, and the first Virginian, to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the American Medical Association; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kendig was a beloved pediatrician in Richmond, a professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Virginia, chief of staff at Bon Secours/St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond, and president of several national and state medical societies, as well as the Richmond Academy of Medicine; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kendig was appointed to the Board of Visitors by Governor Almond in 1961 and served until 1972; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kendig died in Richmond on February 8, 2003;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors takes note of the remarkable and distinguished career of Edwin Lawrence Kendig, Jr., and his devoted service to the Board and the University, expresses profound sorrow at his passing and extends condolences to Mrs. Kendig and her daughters.