Dr. Claude W. Barrick Jr.

Dr. Claude W. Barrick, Jr., M.D. 1920 ~ 2011 Claude Winfield Barrick, Jr. MD, 90, passed away at home on April 23, 2011from natural causes. Claude was born August 23, 1920 in Salem, Oregon the only child of Faye and Claude Winfield Barrick, Sr. Claude grew up in Tillamook, Oregon, graduating from Tillamook High School in 1938. He attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon from 1938 to 1942, graduating with honors, with a degree in Biological Sciences. He was accepted to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA and was a medical student from 1942 to 1945. He served his internship at Harbor View Hospital (King Co. Hospital) in Seattle, Washington from 1945 to 1946. He served in the US army from 1946 to 1948, and was stationed at the Veterans Hospital in Boise, Idaho for much of his army service. After honorable discharge from the army, he returned to Seattle to a one year internship at Harbor View - King County Hospital from 1948 to 1949. He then went to the University of Chicago Clinic from 1949 to 1953, specialty radiology. He served as a staff radiologist at St. Luke's in Chicago from 1953 to 1955. In 1955 he moved to Philadelphia, PA and was associate Professor of Radiology at Jefferson Medical College, serving in that capacity until 1958, at which time he accepted a position as a staff radiologist at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho, serving in that capacity from 1958 until 1978, In 1978 West Boise Radiology was formed and he was the onsite radiologist at this private office from 1978 until his retirement in 1985. During his years as a practicing radiologist he served on various boards and held a number of offices, including a term as Chief of Staff of St. Alphonsus Hospital. He was a past member of the Idaho Medical Society, The Idaho Radiologic Society and the Radiologic Society of North America. While a medical student at Jefferson Medical College he met Mary Elaine Anderson; they were married in December, 1942. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Elaine. We wish to extent heartfelt gratitude to the care given Claude these past 18 months by Visiting Angels director and staff, and the doctors, nurses and staff from Heart and Home Hospice, making it possible for him to spend his last months in his own home, and to pass there with dignity. Anyone wishing to make donations or memorials in his name should be directed to the St. Alphonsus Foundation, in care of St. Alphonsus Hospital, Boise, Idaho. At his request, no public viewing or services will be held. To submit memories and condolences, please visit Dr. Barrick's memorial webpage online at www.CloverdaleFuneralHome.com.