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Show Rollin R. Shannon Killed In Indiana Auto Wreck Br. Rollin R. Shannon was instantly killed Wednes- day evening, about 5 o'clock, when the auto which he was driving overturned on slippery pavement near WillianXs-port, WillianXs-port, Jud. Dr. Shannon was answering- an emergency call to the bedside of a patient, driving- thru a heavy storm, i i ' x 4 I ? i ROLLIN R. SHANNON when the accident occurred. Dr. Shannon was born in Indiana In-diana in 1903. He came to Milford Mil-ford in 1934, purchasing the Milford Mil-ford Hospital and the practice of Dr. Charles R. Parrish. In 1942 he entered military service, serving serv-ing in the Army Medical Corps thruout the Pacific campaign, and cared for wounded soldiers in the front lines in many of the invasions. Following the Japanese Jap-anese surrender he was assigned to duty with the occupation forces in Japan until his discharge, dis-charge, with the rank of major, early in 1946. ' Dr. Shannon resumed his practice prac-tice in Milford, but soon sold the Milford Hospital and his practice prac-tice here to Dr. Owen L. Felt, and returned to his Indiana home, entering Northwestern University for advanced study in surgery. He was named chief surgeon of a hospital in Williams-port Williams-port in 1947. A few weeks ago he completed arrangements for the purchase of a home in Sherman Oakes, Calif., and contracted for a medical med-ical practice in Van Nuys. He was winding up his affairs in Indiana and preparing to move to the coast at the time of his death. Dr. RollinR. Shannon was one of the best loved medical men ever to practice in Milford. A "family doctor," who used psychology psy-chology as much as materia med-ica med-ica in his treatment of patients, he brought a sense of satisfaction and well-being into the homes of ' his patients. Cheerfulness and confidence were as much a part of his treatment as "pink pills and tonics." Along with his "country doctor" doc-tor" methods, Dr. Shannon was a constant student of medical advances and scientific achievements. achieve-ments. He kept abreast of the 4- times, and the position of promi nence to whiqh he rose, both in military and civilian medical circles, attests to his ability as a doctor and surgeon, and to his avid search for greater medical knowledge. He was a collector of modern and ancient firearms, and had acquired a large collection of authentic early American newspapers. news-papers. A lover of sports, he spent as much time in the out- doors as the heavy demands on his time permitted. During the 12 years that Dr, Shannon was a resident of Milford, Mil-ford, he became so much a part of the community, that news of his death was a crushing shock to the citizens. He was a member of Albert Pike Lodge No. 14, F. & A. M.; the Salt Lake Body of the Scottish Scot-tish Rite, and El Kalah Temple of the Shrine. At the time of his entry into military service he was a warden in Albert Pike Lodge. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Kathryn Kirk Shannon; his mother, Mrs. Katherine Shannon; Shan-non; two daughters and a son, Sheila, 11; Dana K, 8, and John, 2, and a brother, Rainey Shannon. Shan-non. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Kirk, Mr. Delmar Kirk, and Mr. Jack Kirk of Salt Lake City, left Thursday morning for Williamsport. Funeral Fun-eral arrangements have not been announced. |