Robert Millard Reeves M.D.

Reeves, Robert Millard M.D.
Died June 9, 2005, in San Jacinto California. Born May 8, 1942 in Loma Linda, California, he was the second son of the late Dr. Nile I. Reeves M.D. and Mildred Elizabeth LaTourette Reeves, R.N. Dr. Reeves grew up in Banning, California, and graduated from Loma Linda Academy in 1960. He attended La Sierra College in Riverside graduating in 1964 with a B.A. degree in theology and chemistry. Dr. Reeves received his M.D. from Loma Linda University in 1968. He took three years of psychiatry training at the University of California at Irvine medical center and at Maudsley Hospital in London, England, then practiced family medicine in Anaheim, California from 1972 to 1979. Dr. Reeves finished a residency in orthopedic surgery in Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1982 and a hand surgery fellowship at Loma Linda University in 1983. He was a board-certified fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and a long-time member of the Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. Dr. Reeves practiced orthopedic surgery in Hemet, California for twenty-two years. Known everywhere for his compassionate and meticulous patient care, Dr. Reeves was one of the most loved and respected surgeons in Southern California. Patients came to see him from all over the United States, and from as far away as Europe and Dubai. Dr. Reeves is survived by his wife, Dr. Donna Carlson Reeves of Redlands, his son Robert Christopher Carlson Reeves of Pasadena, his daughter Alexa Lynne Reeves of Seattle, his mother Mildred Elizabeth LaTourette Reeves of Banning, his brother N. Irwin Reeves, II of Beaumont, and niece Teri Reeves Livingston of Banning. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 4:00pm at the University of Redlands Memorial Chapel, 1200 East Colton Ave., Redlands, California. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Hemet Valley Hospital Emergency Department building fund. Condolences may be sent to Emmerson Bartlett Funeral Home, 703 Brookside Avenue, Redlands, California 92373, (909 )793 2311.