Dr. William A. McRoberts

Dr. William A. McRoberts, Jr. b.8/11/1914 d. 8/18/2006 Born in Chekiang, China to missionary parents, Dr. McRoberts spent his youth in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Oberlin College ('34), Pitt Medical School ('40), and served his residency at the Philadelphia Lying Inn. He moved to Houston, TX in 1944, establishing a private practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has served as Chief of Obstetrics at Hermann Hospital and was Professor of Clinical Obstetrics at the Univ. of Texas Medical School until 1990. Dr. McRoberts devised and taught his students a techniques for difficult deliveries now known worldwide as "the McRoberts Maneuver". He married Elizabeth (Leah) Gullick in 1941 and is survived by her, as well as a son, Reed McRoberts, of Boulder,CO and a daughter, Janet Gammon, of Clermont, FL. He loved the practice of medicine. He loved music and his family. He loved good books. And he was known by his friends for absolute integrity and for his sense of humor absolutely. A memorial concert will be held in his honor at the Hallmark later this fall when family can gather.