Tod Douglas Kelder

Tod and I were classmates at Texas Heart Institute in 1978. He was a very good friend and a wonderful person, if I needed something Tod was always there to help weather it was a medical question or a ride somewhere. We spent a lot of time together and shared many meals at Denny´s. I still have his Texas license plate he gave to me after graduation, he couldn´t wait to get on the road to see Linda. Unfournately we lost touch after a few years and recently I was thinking about him and wanted to...

Tod and I attended Crystal Lake Community High School together. He was always a quiet and thoughtful person. After school I saw him twice. Once at Sherman Hispural in Elgin while my father was there taking tests for his heart condition and once at a class reunion. I considered him a friend.

So sorry to hear this sad news. I worked with Tod in Indy. We started the open heart program together. It was completely new and foreign to me as an ortho nurse. If Tod was experiencing 99% terror-it certainly didn´t show . He was always calm and very much in control. Honestly i believe it transferred to me as he helped me navigate an entirely new part of surgery. I had the utmost respect for him and enjoyed working with him on Open heart cases . So sorry for your loss .