Dr. Donato D. Mecca

"DONATO D" AS I OFTEN ADDRESSED HIM, WAS MY BEST FRIEND IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND WE REMAINED FRIENDS LONG AFTER WE GRADUATED, VISITING WITH HIM AND KAY AT THEIR LOVELY HOME IN SCRANTON.
HE WAS A REAL CHRISTIAN; HUMBLE IN SPITE OF HIS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, AND I NEVER HEARD HIM SPEAK UNKINDLY. HE WAS EVER OPTIMISTIC, ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT HE EXPERIENCED SORROW. HE LOVED EVERY THING ABOUT KAY. "WHEN I SAW HER FIRST AT EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL, I KNEW THAT SHE WAS THE ONE"...THAT'S A QUOTE!
SHORTLY AFTER KAY PASSED, I SPOKE TO DONATO. I KNEW THAT HE WANTED TO JOIN HER. I MISS HIS VOICE.
GEORGE E. MCLAUGHLIN MD, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CLASS OF '59

Donato and I have been friends since our graduation from medical school in 1959. I will always remember his scholarship, devotion to his calling in medicine, his equanimity and integrity. His sense of humor and unfailing optimism served him well through his many trials. George E McLaughlin MD

Dr. Mecca has been my family's eye Dr. for many years. He was a gentleman and always made you laugh. RIP