North Carolina Remembers: In Progress BACK
Theresa Jean Wells Clay
45 Jane Colfax
81 Dr. Jane Colfax made history by becoming the first female obstetrician-gynecologist to practice at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson at a time when female physicians were rare. After serving as an Army nurse during World War II, she attended Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1955. Colfax was very dedicated and it is estimated that she has delivered some 2,000 babies during her long career. She contracted Lyme disease during the 1980's and went undiagnosed for years. Eventually, she had to give up her practice because she lost the use of her hands. Dr. Colfax was confined to bed for almost twelve years before she passed away. Colfax died June 15, 2005 of a stroke, secondary to Lyme disease.
Thomas Collins
19 Caroline McHardy Elliot
61 Christina Garrett
7 Bryan Grimes, Jr.
67 Bryan Grimes, Jr. was a native of Washington, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1961 and became a commissioned officer in the USAF, serving for a period of time in Vietnam. He was self-employed in various businesses and started Time Foods Inc., with his wife and son in 1981. Bryan was a member of the Lyon's Club and the Toastmaster's Club and a lifetime member of the Full Gospel Businessmen's International. He went quietly through life and will be remembered by many for his kindness and many who never knew him benefited from his generosity. Grimes died December 29, 2006 in Pitt County Memorial Hospital, after several years of battling Lyme disease.
Ryan Guerin
Sue Ellen (Whitener) Helms
55 Christy Lambeth
19 Christina Marie Lambeth was born July 8, 1980 in Forsyth County, North Carolina. She was a member of Hopewell Moravian Church. Lambeth died February 10, 2000, after a long struggle Lyme disease.
Florian Masson
53 Donald L. McGee
40 Ethan Robinson
17 Robert Earl Wicker
56 Michael Wilson
Unknown female
Unknown male
"I shall pass this way but once, therefore any kindness I can show or any help I can give, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again."- Author Unknown
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