William Edwin Magee Sr. M.D.

1927 - 2025

Magee, Sr. M.D., William Edwin (Ed)

September 2, 1927 - November 25, 2025

Beloved husband for 73 years to Lorraine Dorothy Magee (nee Allgaier); dear father of Suzanne Magee, William Magee, Jr. (Kathy), Jennifer Cox, Wendy Sarver (Reed); grandfather to ten; great grandfather of 14; uncle, cousin, physician, teacher and friend to many. He was preceded in death by his parents Rev. A.C. Magee and Louise Plowden Magee; his brother Archibald Carter Magee;and his beloved grandson William Thomas (Tommy) Grant.

Born in Sumter, South Carolina, the son of a Baptist minister and a teacher, Dr. Magee graduated from Duke University (1947) and Duke University Medical School (1950). He did his internship in Medicine at Washington University Barnes Hospital. In July 1951 he joined the Medical Corps at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter South Carolina. January 26, 1952, he married Lorraine Allgaier, a Washington University nursing graduate. He returned, in July 1953, to Barnes/Washington University to complete residency, finishing as chief resident in Medicine in June 1956. He completed a fellowship in Internal Medicine and went into private practice in St. Louis. He served on the staff of Washington University School of Medicine as an assistant professor of Clinical medicine. and volunteer attending in the Medicine clinic. He was appreciated for the time he spent with residents and house staff, and for trout fishing outings at his farm. In 1961 he began serving as the part-time Corporate Medical Director of the Ralston Purina Company (RPCorp). In 1979, he became their full time Corporate Medical Director. Dr. Magee was instrumental in making RPCorp the first smoke-free Fortune 100 company in America and lauded around the world for this achievement.

Way ahead of his time, Dr Magee was preaching about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, wearing seatbelts, sunscreen and tobacco risks in the 1960s! . He played piano, guitar and quoted poetry. He loved nature, hunting, fishing, camping, canoe trips and sailing and served on the Missouri Conservation Commission. He served on the Boards of Camp Wyman and the American Youth Foundation.

He was awarded the Ageless Remarkable St Louisan award,

A devout Christian and great Sunday School teacher, he was also devoted to his family and friends and they were devoted to him.

"What I personally find most rewarding in medicine is the realization of Dr. Stead's statement, 'The Glory in Modern Medicine is in the Prevention of Disease.' As physicians we are always trying to prevent or delay a disease from happening; or we are trying to prevent complications and death from a disease we already have; or we are trying to prevent suffering when nothing else works. I think we are getting

Visitation will be held Thursday, Dec 4 from 4-8 pm at the Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler in Arnold, Missouri.

Interment will be Friday at 11:30 am at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St Louis, MO. (family only)

Memorial Service will be at 1 pm at the family home with a reception following.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St Luke's United Church of Christ in Imperial, MO; and to WashU Department of Internal Medicine and can be made online https://internalmedicine.wustl.edu/giving/