Dr. Howard A. Eder

EDER-Dr. Howard A. Of Woods Hole, MA, and NYC. He was born on September 23, 1917, in Milwaukee, WI, and graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1938. He received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1942, and his M.P.H. from Harvard School of Public Health in 1945. He was currently Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Dr. Eder dedicated his life to the study of arteriosclerosis and was one of the first investigators to discover the role of high density lipoproteins (HDL) in coronary heart disease. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, and awarded a Distinguished Achievement Award from American Heart Association. He had a lifelong fascination with history and current events, and was an avid reader of nonfiction, the New York Times, and the Nation. He cared deeply for the welfare of people and firmly believed in liberal democratic principles. He was a loving husband to his wife, Barbara Straus Eder, who preceded him in death, and a devoted father to his children, Rebecca Eder, Ph.D. (Peter Shile, M.D.), Susan Eder, M.D. (Jonathan Flescher, M.D.), and Michael Eder (Gundhild Eder). He was a wonderful grandfather and source of great amusement for his five grandchildren, Elizabeth Edershile, Sam and Max Flescher, and Daniel and Robert Eder. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends for his brilliant intellect, his incisive wit, his moral steadfastness, and the great pleasure he took in the life of the mind. Donations may be made to the Nation Institute, 33 Irving Pl., NYC 10003; or to American Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058. A memorial service is being planned to be held in Woods Hole, MA.