Robert R. Proctor M.D.

PROCTOR, Robert R., M.D. Robert R. Proctor, M.D., 78, of Boston Post Road, Old Lyme, died Saturday, (January 21, 2006) at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. Dr. Proctor was born in Burbank, CA on October 18, 1927, the son of Elza Ray and Elizabeth Boyer Proctor. He served as a lab technician in the U.S. Army, being honorably discharged in 1947. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Occidental College in 1950 and his Master of Science from the University of Southern California in 1952. He married Lorraine Frances Cebulski on July 3, 1954 in Buffalo, NY and graduated from the University of Buffalo Medical School in 1956. He completed his Internship and Residency at the Los Angeles County General Hospital, and a two-year Fellowship in Hematology at the University of Southern California Medical School were he was on the faculty from 1959-1974. From 1961-1974 he was in private practice specializing in Oncology and Hematology in Whittier, CA. He was Chief of the Department of Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital in Whittier in 1973. In June of 1974 he became the Associate Director of The Department of Clinical Research at Pfizer Incorporated in Groton, where he was instrumental in developing the anti-arthritic drug Feldene. During this time he volunteered on the emergency staff of the Essex Shoreline Clinic. He retired in 1990. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, the California Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He was a member of the Black Hall Club in Old Lyme. Dr. Proctor is survived by his loving wife, Lorraine; his son, Andrew K. Proctor and his wife, Maureen of Gavilan Hills, CA; his two daughters, Tracy Lynn and her husband, Michael A. Root of Darien, and Barbara D. Proctor of Camp Hill, PA; and three grandchildren, Kellen, Sara and Bayley Cay Proctor all of California. His Mother Elizabeth of Saratoga, CA also survives him. Private Funeral Services for the family will be held at Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home in Old Lyme. Donations may be made in his memory to the Old Lyme Ambulance Association, the Shoreline Clinic or the Charity of the donor's choice.