FRED PLUM

As a medical student at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle from 1959-1963, I experienced the unforgettable Dr. Fred Plum as a teacher without peer who seared our brains with knowledge of neurology and our destiny to ask and answer the right questions. We trembled in his presence as if he were Almighty God and he personified medical omniscience. After Dr. Plum there was no fear of faculty.

As a Ph.D. student in the Cerebral Metabolism lab my room was next door to the Neurology Department office and Dr. Plum and I would often run into each other in the coffee room early in the morning. He was always encouraging and supportive. I know he struck fear in the hearts of residents - but he was unfailingly helpful and generous with his time and advice to me. I was always glad to see him whenever our paths crossed!

as an intern on the old second division at Bellevue I had the opportunity to present neuro cases on rounds to Dr Plum. this was a great learning experience, sometimes a bit intimidating but always rewarding, The world has lost a true pioneer and brilliant mind. Lewis E. Williams,M.D.

As an internal medicine resident,
I would present a case with my heart full of pure dread,
But always came out of the conference
with a brain filled with more good bread!
Allen c. Pirkle, MD

Some thirty five years ago, I was a teenage employee of Dr. Fred Plum, working as a landscaper and gardener at the Plum family's weekend home in Old Westbury, LI. I also did odd jobs around the home and pool. To this date I have a book Dr. Plum gifted to me when I left home for college, The Ascent of Man. Many years later, my sole sibling was stricken with early-onset Parkinson's Disease, and I very quickly became a volunteer community activist for neurological disorders and an...

Fred Plum was one of my most outstanding teachers at Cornell University Medical College, is remembered for his brilliance and his insistence on excellence. His impression was so strong that I was thinking about him three days ago although I graduated many decades ago. My condolences to the family.