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Glen Rice Obituary
Glen passed away at Horizon House in Seattle on 21 February, 2016. He was born in Cedar City, UT on 21 March, 1916 to Rev. Claton S. Rice and Esther Wood Rice. His three sisters were Carol, Jean and Mary. They lived in Boise,ID and Billings,MT.
The family moved to Seattle in 1934 and Glen entered Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. He worked summers on a wheat ranch in Condon, OR and graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1938. He attended medical school in Portland, OR and worked nights as a medic in the Swan Island shipyards. Upon graduation he interned at Wayne County Hospital near Detroit, MI.
Glen was commissioned in the Navy in 1943 and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment, 4th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton where he trained as a Battalion Surgeon. Lt. Rice made four hostile landings in the Pacific including Roi and Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Always near the front lines with his corpsmen, he earned a Silver Star and a Purple Heart.
After the war Glen began a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. There he met nurse Eloise Brinkman and married her in May, 1946. They returned to Seattle in 1949 and he started private practice with his best friend Olympic rower Chuck Day. After Dr. Day's untimely death in 1962, he joined with Drs. Don McIntyre and Sam Davidson. Glen worked until age 71 taking full call in a busy practice with 5 other physicians. In 40 years he delivered more than 5,000 babies. He was a skilled surgeon, a part time instructor at the UofW and an expert on pregnancy of kidney dialysis patients.
Glen and Eloise enjoyed their home on Mercer Island and a cabin at Sandy Point on Whidbey Island. They were members of Plymouth Church. A lifelong athlete, he enjoyed tennis, squash and golf and continued to play golf til his mid 80s.
Eloise passed away in 2013.They are survived by sons Steve(Fredrica), Greg and Pete, grandsons Nat Burgess(Erica), Josh Burgess(Cara), Fritz Rice, Paul Rice(Erica), and Glen Rice as well as 6 great-grandkids.
A memorial gathering will be held at Horizon House on Saturday, 19 March at 2 pm. Remembrances are suggested to Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands.
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Vicki Tyner
May 19, 2019
This comes so late as o think of moving back to Washington and thought of the best doctor I ever had. Dr rice always kept so humble and true. What an awesome person and great doctor
Kathie Hagan
May 8, 2016
This remembrance is coming late, but I did want to acknowledge my deep appreciation of Dr. Rice's work. He delivered my daughter in 1970, and I remember that during labor, after he gave me some medication and I could sleep to gain strength for the delivery, Dr. Rice took my husband to the cafeteria for some breakfast. It was such an eloquent expression of grace and thoughtfulness.
Kathie Hagan
Priscilla (Hall) Woodard
March 16, 2016
I was also one of the 5000 babies Dr Rice delivered and he also delivered my son. I adored him and was devastated when we moved away in the middle of my second pregnancy and I had to find another doctor.
Henriette Jarzabek
March 10, 2016
Doctor Rice delivered my three daughters . He was my best and favorite doctor . I highly respected him !!
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March 9, 2016
My son also was one of the 5000 babies he delivered and my other son was supposed to be delivered by him but the timing was not right and I can remember crying at the thought of his not being there. I generally am not a person who cries. He was just such a wonderful man as well as such a good Doctor. I loved reading about all his accomplishments. My best, Sue Johnson
March 7, 2016
Doctor Rice delivered my three daughters . He was my best and favorite doctor . I highly respected him !!
Susan Latta
February 27, 2016
I was one of the 5,000 babies delivered by Dr. Rice. My mother was a nurse and spoke highly of him. I don't subscribe to the daily paper and just picked up a two page section at the coffee shop, which has Dr. Rice's obituary. I'm grateful fate gave me this chance to tip my hat to him and send my condolences to your family.
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