Robert Coleman Longan Jr.

LONGAN, Robert Coleman Jr., MD, died August 18, 2009. A native of Richmond, Va., he was the son of Robert C. and Ellie S. Longan; the husband of Alice V. Longan; and the brother of William J. Longan, all preceding him in death. His children are Robert C. Longan III and wife, Chris, of White Stone, Va. and Jane R. Caldwell and husband, Turner "Corky", of Cartersville, Va. His grandchildren are Susan Omberg, Pamela Howard, Caroline Caldwell and Amanda Longan; great-grandchildren, Patrick and Claire Omberg; and nephews and nieces. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School, the University of Richmond and the Medical College of Virginia. He had numerous internships in his training in psychiatry. They included Jersey Medical Center, the Medical College of Virginia, the University of Virginia and a Fellow and instructor at John Hopkins University. He was a World War II veteran serving as a captain in the U.S. Army. He was in private practice for many years in Richmond, was a member of the Richmond Academy of Medicine, the Medical Society of Virginia, the Neuropsychiatry Society of Virginia and the American Psychiatric Society, and a former member of the State Hospital Board appointed by Gov. Thomas B. Stanley. He was a clinical associate professor at MCV, established the Psychiatric Division of Richmond Memorial Hospital, and was a former president of the Memorial Guidance Clinic at Richmond Memorial Hospital. Before retirement, he was an attending physician at McGuire VA Hospital, Stuart Circle, St. Mary's and Westbrook Hospitals. A private family funeral service will be held. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Virginia Voice for the Print Handicapped, P.O. Box 15546, Richmond, Va. 23227.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.