Dr. Silao passed away September 2, 2017 Samuel A. Silao, MD, LLUSM class of 1987, passed away on September 2, 2017. He was 57 years old. Dr. Silao was born on September 14, 1959 in the Philippines to Virginia Atiga and the late Narciso Silao. He immigrated to the United States with his family and…
Dr. Houmann passed away August 25, 2017 Carl Jørgen Houmann ’54 passed away peacefully in Apopka, Florida, on August 25, 2017, two weeks before his 99th birthday. Born in Randers, Denmark, in 2018, he was raised by devout SDA parents and was educated in the Danish public school system until he enrolled at Vejlefjord Mission…
Dr. Teruya passed away August 24, 2017 August 24, 1923 –August 24, 2017 Kazuo Teruya ’58 was born August 24, 1923, in Kekaha, Hawaii, and died August 24, 2017, in Kane’ohe, Hawaii, at home in the presence of his family and loved ones after celebrating his 94th birthday. At 14, Dr. Teruya left home to…
Dr. Yamada passed away August 31, 2017 Shokei Yamada, M.D., Ph.D. With great sadness, we announce the death of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dr. Shokei Yamada on August 31, 2017 at the age of 91. Professor and Chairman Emeritus for the Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and renowned Neurosurgeon,…
Dr. Quinnam passed away July 29, 2017 Dr. Quinnam passed away July 29, 2017 Morrill C. Quinnam ’59 died July 29, 2017. He was a well-reputed family physician and prominent member of his local Adventist community. He was a member of the Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church near Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Quinnam is survived by his…
The drug Endari to reduce complications of sickle cell disease The U.S. Food & Drug Administration Approves Endari™ (L-glutamine oral powder), the First and Only Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease in Pediatric Patients and First in Nearly 20 Years for Adults Endari has shown to decrease the number of sickle cell crises and hospitalizations in…
Dr. John passed away June 28, 2017 February 8, 1917 – June 28, 2017 Born in Takoma Park, Maryland, on February 8, 1917, Donald Lee John was the son of a college professor, Otto Marion John, and his wife, Deborah (Secor). Donald and his brother, Edward, and sister, Marion, grew up on Seventh-day Adventist college…
The Gimbels’ mission to help people stop smoking 25 Years in China: A Mission to Help People Stop Smoking By John E. Hodgkin ’64 Hervey W. Gimbel ’55 and his wife Ann Gimbel, RN, MPH, first went to China in 1991 in an effort to improve the health status of the Chinese people. The trip…
Dr. Wertz passed away June 2, 2017 September 22, 1953 – June 2, 2017 Rodney Arthur Wertz ’76-B, 63, of Wolfforth, Texas, died on June 2, 2017. Doctor Wertz was born in Lebanon, Oregon on September 22, 1953. He graduated from the San Diego Adventist Academy and after two years of college at the La…
Adventist Mission shares stories of Dr. Tiffany Priester ’04 from her time in Malawi Andrew McChesney, editor of the Mission Quarterly, recently wrote an article including four stories Dr. Priester shared that demonstrate the power that love, and trust in God, can have toward a patient’s recovery and wellbeing. Read her stories—including one about…