Donald-Morton-Obituary

Donald Lee Morton M.D.

Los Angeles, California

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American Cancer Society

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September 12, 1934 - January 10, 2014 Donald L. Morton, MD, formerly of Pacific Palisades, CA, passed away from heart failure on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. To his family, he was a devoted husband, loving father and caring grandfather. To his...

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I am so sorry to hear that Dr. Morton has died. I trained with him in 1987 and that training still helps me.
I'm so sorry for your loss.

Ciao don rest in pesce
Mario

Dr. Donald Morton was my doctor when I had Melanoma 25 years ago.............What a special man.....I am saddened by his loss in the most profound way..We all feel that way because he touched everyone...........He was the best...RIP Dr. Morton..And yes his legacy lives on.....

He treated my melanoma in 2007 requiring 2 surgeries. I owe my life to this wonderful man. His legacy will live forever.

I met Dr. Morton through my brother Juels
Eisenberg, who treated Juels when he was
being treated for cancer. Dr. Morton attended my brother's funeral and I feel
privileged to have known him. My sympathy to his entire family for their
loss. Eileen Meisner-Leonard

Dr. Morton was a father, husband, cancer research doctor who influenced us all in so many ways. He changed our lives. He was my best friend's father, and I grew up getting to know him, his wonderful family throughout the decades. He was soft spoken, but had the power to command attention. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was able to seek his staff's advice and felt I was in the best hands. Thanks to Dr. Morton's groundbreaking research in the sentinel nodes biopsies, only 2 of my...