WALTER WICHERN

WICHERN--Walter A. Jr.

M.D., a resident of New York City, died on March 27 at the age of 96. Walter was the retired Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, where he had the privilege of practicing as a thoracic surgeon for more than fifty years. He was President of the Board and Co-Founder of the Berwick Boys Foundation, a year-round program for teenage boys and, among other positions, a former Trustee of both Mount Union College and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, and Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. A loving husband and father, Walter was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Anne Davis Wichern, also a well-respected physician. He is survived by his children W. Adam Wichern III and A. Logan Wichern. Services will be held Saturday, April 8th at 2pm at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church at Madison Avenue and 73rd Street. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to the Berwick Boys Foundation, 335 West Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379 or at www.berwick.org