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William Rees Obituary
July 13, 1922 ~ November 1, 2015
William James Rees, MD, born July 13, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri passed away November 1, 2015 at his home in Edmonds.
He graduated in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, MO and in 1946 with a Doctor of Medicine from St. Louis University. Bill served in the US Army Medical Corps, active duty, from 1946 to 1949. Bill proudly served in the United States Army Reserve until 1986 attaining the rank of Colonel.
After returning to the States from his Army service in Japan, Bill completed a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota in 1950 and married Marybeth whom he first met when he was 14. Bill completed a residency in Internal Medicine in 1951, and returned to school while in his 40s for a second residency in Dermatology in 1965. Over the course of 33 years he honored his profession through opportunities and responsibilities in medicine, public health, dermatology and pharmaceutical research. Bill lived in Japan, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and several states, traveled to 42 countries, and enjoyed his contacts with friends and family that spanned the world.
Bill was preceded in death by his brother Tom and his wife of 55 years, Marybeth. Bill was the beloved father to 5 daughters: Virginia Low of Shoreline, Diane Stokke of Seattle, Carolyn Newell of Spokane, Karen Fick of Kingston and Mary Noel Rees of Bellevue. Bill was the beloved grandfather to 13 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren whom he loved very much.
Funeral arrangements provided by Beck's Funeral Home, Edmonds, WA.
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Carolyn Meyer
November 28, 2015
I remember well the first time I met your parents. I was working at the Louis Braille Center on a Sunday afternoon. The door was unlocked, and Beth and Bill walked in to find me at the computer working on some braille. Beth was a little shy about her braille abilities, but Bill was not, and in no time at all he had her signed up as a volunteer. That was the beginning of a wonderful friendship that I shall always hold dear in my heart. My love to you all. Carolyn Meyer
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