Dr. Vance Lauderdale Jr.

84, of South Dartmouth, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at home. Born in New York City to Vance and Katharine Browne Lauderdale, he was a resident of Englewood, New Jersey and of Nonquitt. He attended Harvard College and received his Degree in the Class of 1945, after being sent by the US Army to Yale to finish his undergraduate education. After receiving his M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, he served as an Army Lieutenant in Korea and Japan. He was an anesthesiologist at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center from 1953-1985 and was a member of the NY County Medical Society. He was a member of the Wamsutta Club. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Edith Rotch Lauderdale, his four sons, Vance Lauderdale, III of Chicago, Bradley Lauderdale of Neenah, WI, Alan Lauderdale of Englewood, NJ and Kenneth Lauderdale of Lexington Park, MD, four grandchildren, and his brother Gerald Lauderdale of Concord MA. His Memorial Service will be on Saturday, August 23 at 11 AM at St. Aidan's Chapel, South Dartmouth, MA. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust, P.O. Box P-17, Dartmouth, MA 02748. Arrangements with the Wilson Chapel, 479 County St. NEW BEDFORD, MA. www.wilsonchapel.net.