Jack Reynolds

REYNOLDS--Jack. Died in Dallas, TX on September 26, 2007. He was born on September 27, 1922, in Houston, TX, to Frank Reynolds and Gertrude MacMurray. He graduated from high school in Englewood, NJ in 1941; from Wesleyan University (CT) in 1948; and from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1952. He had a residency in radiology at St. Lukes Hospital in NYC. He was a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He married Mary Jane Schermerhorn on November 2, 1952 in Englewood, NJ. After his residency he joined the Radiology faculty of the University of Texas, Health Science Center at Dallas in 1957, and also the staff at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He was on duty in 1963 when President Kennedy was shot. During his 48 year teaching career, he was a favorite teacher of many classes and he earned many honors for his excellence in teaching. He loved Texas, especially Big Bend. He was an amateur artist, and his work was admired by high school classmate Ellsworth Kelley. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Jane Reynolds, his son, David Reynolds and wife Susan of Houston, two grandsons, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be Monday, October 1, at 10:00am at Lovers Lane Methodist Church in Dallas, TX. Please make donations to the Jack Reynolds fund of the Dallas Foundation for the Southwestern Medical Foundation, 900 Jackson St., Suite 150, Dallas, Texas 75202.