Dr. Raoul Constantine Psaki

DR. RAOUL CONSTANTINE PSAKI a retired Army Colonel, passed away on Wednesday, April 29th. He is survived by his sisters Irene Sweeney, Beatrice MacDonald and Constance Ward, sons James and Michael Psaki, daughter-in-laws Anne Psaki, Josianne Collazzo and Eileen Medvey and granddaughters Jennifer, Stephanie and Kristen Psaki. He was married to his beloved wife, Mary Agnes Psaki for forty-five years until her death in 1987. Dr. Psaki was born in New York City and attended school there throughout his childhood. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Dayton, Masters of Arts from San Francisco State University specializing in Education of the Physically and Mentally Handicapped and a medical degree from Georgetown University in 1942. After completing his internship at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco, he was stationed as a medical officer with the 24th Infantry Division, serving in the Philippines during World War II. He completed his post graduate work in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington DC. He later served as Chief Medical Officer of the 98th General Hospital in Neubrueke, Germany and commanding officer of the 30th Medical group. Following that position, he served as Chief Surgeon of the United States Army, Communications Zone in Europe and as commanding officer of the 819th Hospital Center in Orleans, France. He was responsible for the medical support of all United States Army Forces in France during the removal of these troops and the relocation of forces to Belgium, Holland, England and West Germany. His final tour of service, prior to retirement, was as Command Surgeon of the United States Army Flight Training Center in Savannah, Georgia. Following his retirement in 1968, he accepted a position as the Director of Rehabilitation Medicine at Pilgrim State Hospital in Long Island, New York and after serving several years finished his medical career as the Director of Rehabilitation Medicine at the VA Hospital in Northport, New York. Throughout his life, his Catholic faith and his commitment to family were central to his values. He believed in fostering the education of young people and he was a generous contributor to the education of his grandchildren and to Universities he attended.