June 19, 1930 – November 21, 2021
G. Carleton Wallace ’56 was born June 19, 1930, in Madison, Tennessee, and passed away in Murrieta, California, on Nov. 21, 2021, at age 91.
Dr. Wallace graduated from Pacific Union College in 1952, then attended the College of Medical Evangelists. In August 1953, he married Patricia Helen Shryock, daughter of E. Harold Shryock ’34. After medical school, he interned at Santa Clara County Hospital and spent two years in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
Following his military service, he moved his family to Northern California to briefly serve as a locum tenens for Olavi J. Rouhe ’34. He subsequently continued his training in Southern California where he took an orthopedic surgery residency at White Memorial Medical Center. He went on to practice orthopedics in Corona, California, for 40 years.
Dr. Wallace founded Corona-Temecula Orthopaedic Associates, and recruited several Loma Linda University School of Medicine alumni to join him. He also had a heart for missions and took 81 trips to El Fuerte, Mexico, to perform surgeries in partnership with Liga International. He served as Alumni Association president from 1991–1992 and was named the 2008 Neufeld Society Orthopaedist of the Year.
Dr. Wallace will be dearly missed by all who knew him. He is predeceased by his wife, Patricia, and youngest daughter, Jill Hanson. He is survived by two daughters, Patricia and Pamela, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.