Hilda Standish M.D.

STANDISH, Hilda (Crosby), M.D. Hilda (Crosby) Standish, M.D. age 102, of Saint Mary Home, Albany Avenue, West Hartford, widow of the late E. Myles Standish, M.D., died on Wednesday, (June 1, 2005). She was a graduate of Hartford High School, Wellesley College, class of 1924, and Cornell University Medical College, class of 1928. Dr. Standish interned at Philadelphia General Hospital and served a residency at the St. Louis Maternity Hospital. Subsequently she was appointed to the staff of the Women's Christian Medical College of Shanghai, China. In 1935, soon after her return from China, she became Medical Director of the Maternal Health Center in Hartford–Connecticut's first birth control clinic. During World War II, Dr. Standish served on the anesthesia staff of Hartford Hospital. She continued to lecture for Planned Parenthood and began work on sex education, which continued until her retirement in 1969. Married in 1936 to E. Myles Standish, M.D., a dermatologist, they traveled widely. A member of numerous organizations, Dr. Standish served on many committees and was a trustee of the Hartford College for Women and Wellesley College. She was awarded the following honors: Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of Hartford (1972); dedication of the Hartford branch of Planned Parenthood as the Hilda Standish Center (1993); induction into to the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (1994); Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award (1998); and the Wellesley College Syrena Stackpole Award Citation (2004). She was a long time member of the First Church of Christ, Congregational, of West Hartford. Dr. Standish leaves five children, Nancy S. Kline and her husband Lawrence of Medford, OR, Dr. E. Myles Standish, Jr. and his wife Jeannine of La Canada, CA, Dr. Susan S. Brown of Orlando, FL and Portland, OR, Jared B. Standish II and his wife Jane of Wallingford, PA; and Richard P. Standish and his wife Dorothy of Glastonbury; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 10, at 11 a.m. at the First Church of Christ, Congregational, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford. Donations in her memory may be made to Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, 129 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510 to be used primarily for the Hartford Branch or to the charity of the donor's choice. The James T. Pratt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.