Judson S. Millhon

MILLHON Judson S. Millhon, MD, age 77, of Grandview Heights, passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 8, 2007, surrounded at home by his loving family. He was born February 21, 1929, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Dr. Myron and Victoria (Nelson) Millhon, who preceded him in death, as well as his twin brother Dr. William A. Millhon. Dr. Millhon graduated from Upper Arlington High School, Class of 1947, and received his BA Degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio in 1951, where he was an All-American basketball player. In this same year, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics, he decided, however to pursue a career in medicine. He received a MD degree from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA in 1955. Dr. Millhon did his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at White Cross Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He then served his Fellowship in Neurology at the University of Cincinnati under the direction of Dr. Charles Aring, the most prominent neurologist in the Midwest at that time. Dr. Millhon served in the U.S. Army Department of Internal Medicine from 1959 – 1961. Returning to Columbus, he joined his twin brother, Dr. William A. Millhon at the Millhon Clinic founded by his father and uncle. By the early 1960s, he was a teacher of neurology for the staff and students at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Dr. Millhon was also an Associate Professor and major contributor to the efforts of the Neurology Department at OSU, with hundreds of students and residents studying under his direction for almost four decades. He helped lead the first trials of Levo-Dopa for therapy of patients with Parkinson's Disease and played a crucial role in medically managing and assuring that patients received a new medication for Multiple Sclerosis. Throughout his medical career, he was a master diagnostician, clinician and teacher. Dr. Millhon was a member of the Medical Forum, The Ohio State Medical Association, First Community Church and Scioto Country Club. He is survived by his loving wife, Bette Millhon; daughters, Beth (Paul) Kinny of Charlotte, North Carolina, Marjorie (Mark) Hay of Lawrence, New Zealand, Sharon Millhon of Columbus, Ohio; and son, Dr. Jud (Leslie) Millhon of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Michelle, Jonathan, and Mason, Isaac and Olivia, Tyler, Dylan, and Luke, and Judson and Lydia, and sister-in-law Thelma Millhon and special cousins, Rinehart (Diane) Wilke, and Bobby Nelson; nieces, Jan Schachern, Susan Millhon and Mary Millhon; and numerous other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. Sunday at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, 1740 Zollinger Road. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, February 12, 2007, in the main sanctuary at First Community Church, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., where the family will receive friends immediately following the service in Brownlee Hall. Reverend James Long officiating. If desired, contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 6155 Rockside Road, Suite 202, Independence, OH 44131, or First Community Church Building Fund for the North Campus in his memory.