Arthur Joseph White (1877-1929) obituary (Q124751383)
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Dr. Arthur J. White Dies Very Suddenly. Head of Mattapan Hospital for Consumptives. At College Made Sensational Run in Football Game. (English)
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25 July 1929Gregorian
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Dr. Arthur J. White, superintendent of the Mattapan Consumptives Hospital for the past 14 years, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 4:30 at his home on River street, situated on the hospital estate, from heart failure. He had been ill for six Weeks, but attended to his numerous duties and his family and friends believed him to be on the way to recovery. Dr. White was born in Dorchester 52 years ago. He was a graduate of Boston College and Harvard Medical School, class of 1902. At college he was prominent in athletics and was captain of the football team. His sensational run of 85 yards in a game during his career attracted considerable I attention at the time. After graduating from medical school Dr. White became attached to the Boston City Hospital on March 11, 1907, and later was made assistant superintendent of the main hospital. On October 19, 1914, he was placed in charge of the sanitarium in Mattapan. Dr. White, in his entire hospital service always considered it a duty and privilege to lead the life devoted to humanities call, and while he was superintendent of the Mattapan Hospital, despite his arduous duties,, he never found the work irksome, always administering to the patients In a modest but cheerful manner. ... (English)
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