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- Dr. George THORNGATE, Sr., 97,
of Pebble Beach, Calif., died Saturday, Jan. 5,
- 1991. Memorial services, performed
by Dr. Wayne ROOD, a cousin, were held January 7, at the
Little Chapel by the Sea in Pacific Grove, Calif.
- Dr. THORNGATE was born October
14, 1893 in North Loup, Neb., the son of
- Rev. and Mrs. Charles THORNGATE.
He graduated from Milton College in 1916 and served as a captain
in the infantry during World War I, receiving the Distinguished
Service Cross. He received his medical degree from Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1923. He married
Helen SHAW on August 10, 1920. Beginning in 1924, Dr.
THORNGATE and his family spent many years on the China
mission field, establishing a hospital in Liuho for the Seventh
Day Baptist denomination, until ultimately forced out by the
Communists in 1950.
- In 1952, Dr. THORNGATE and his
eldest son, George IV, established a medical
- practice in Monterey, Calif. They
were later joined by his other three sons, David, Stephen and
Philip, as each completed his medical specialty training. Dr.
THORNGATE, Sr., retired from practice after he was 90
years old.
- His wife, Helen, died March 1975.
In June 1976, Dr. THORNGATE married
- Sam-Kih-Min of Monterey, who survives
him.
- Also surviving are four sons; 14 grandchildren;
21 great-grandchildren; one sister,
- Katherine BALDRIDGE of Albuquerque,
N.M.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. [Thursday
edition, p. 24]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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