Royd J. Mahowald

Royd Mahowald Obituary

April 25, 1948 - February 23, 2015 April 25, 1948 - February 23, 2015 Royd J. Mahowald, M.D. April 25, 1948~February 23, 2015 "Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure."Royd J. Mahowald, age 66, cherished partner of Edgar Nell, passed away at home in the early morning of February 23, 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Royd was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 25, 1948. Royd is predeceased by his parents Wallace "Wally" and Shirley Marie Mahowald. He is survived by his life partner, Edgar Nell, by his brothers, Mark Mahowald MD of Minneapolis, Paul Mahowald of Cornstock WI and nieces and nephews Carrie, Soren, Emily, Gretta, Sara, Logan and Molly. Royd grew up in Edina, MN, received his BS in Biology from St. Olaf's College in 1970 and his MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1974. He moved to Los Angeles for is internship at Veterans' Administration and made the city his permanent home. He joined Kaiser Permanente in Panorama City, Cal as a radiologist. He remained at Kaiser for 20 years rising to the position of Chief of the Radiology Department. In 1998 he took an early retirement when he was diagnosed with the early stage of Parkinson's.Royd was a loving, giving, caring, loyal, wonderful friend and partner. He enjoyed life to its fullest. He swam, jogged, cooked, played the piano, was well-travelled and loved all music. Most of all, he loved making his house a warm and welcoming home. He will be missed by all who knew him. He would have wanted to say Thank You to Joyce Blackburn and Ana Hernandez, his long time care givers, who were always there and cared for him with gentleness and love.There will be no service. A Celebration of his life will be held later this summer so friends and family can share theire recollections of Royd and enjoy an afternoon of laughter, music and togetherness, just as he would have wanted.

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Published by Los Angeles Times from Mar. 24 to Mar. 29, 2015.

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Albert Hermogeno

March 20, 2022

Royd was a wonderful person. He was an excellent physician and a mentor. He will always be in my heart . God Bless.

Albert Hermogeno

March 18, 2021

Royd was a kind. sincere, humble and helpful person. He was my mentor at Kaiser Permanente-Panorama City in the filed of neurovascular imaging. He taught me everything I knew about interventional radiology. He gave me the full support to establish a very successful interventional radiology laboratory at the inception of angioplasty and up-to-date technological developments in the field of Radiology Imaging in the early 1980's. He was an excellent neuroradiologist as a clinician and diagnostician. His bedside manner is second to none. I certainly miss him and he will always be in my heart. Albert Hermogeno

Albert Hermogeno

December 4, 2019

I was shocked to learn that Royd had passed. I was sitting in the hospital waiting room today (12/4/19) while waiting for my sister to have her radiology procedure completed. Somehow, I suddenly thought of Royd so I went to the Internet and learned of his passing. I'm a retired radiology administrator. Before I became an administrator, I worked with Royd at Kaiser Permanente-Panorama City. I was Royd's primary clinical support for all interventional radiology procedures that he had performed in the 80's. I worked with him side by side assisting him. He gave me the opportunity to setup the 1st angioplasty laboratory at KP-Panorama City. Royd was an excellent neuro-radiologist. He was my mentor and inspiration to loving radiology. He taught me everything I know about neuro radiology. He took every available opportunity to help me become an effective and knowledgeable Radiology Technologist. Unfortunately, we parted when I continued to go up the career ladder and I was too busy to backtrack so I lost track of time. Royd, you will always be in my heart. I will always remember you in my prayers. You are one of a kind. Love you! ! ! !

Dr. Ken Smith

November 24, 2015

Sorry to hear belatedly of Royd's passing. I remember a summer retreat to the family cabin in northern Minnesota and the pleasant evenings spent with Royd and Shirley.

Lawrence Burden

April 6, 2015

I remember all of the good times we had together, Royd

April 1, 2015

We will miss you for ever.
RIP.
Suresh Ramamurti.

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