Thomas Grant Klever M.D.

KLEVER Thomas Grant, M.D. Thoma G. Klever, M.D. while in Atlanta, Georgia visiting with family and attending his grandson's high school graduation, he slept away peacefully the morning of Wednesday, May 31, 2006, lovingly surrounded by his family. Tom was born to Grant and Lenore Klever in Bowling Green, Ohio, on September 19, 1930. He was the second of three sons born to Grant and Lenore. He graduated from Bowling Green High School in 1948 and attended The Ohio State University, where he earned a BS in 1952 and his MD in 1956. Following medical school, he did an internship and residency at Mercy Hospital in Toledo from 1956-1958. He entered the USAF (MC) in 1958 and served as Captain while stationed at High Wycome, England, from 1958-1961. He returned to Toledo where he opened his practice of Family Medicine, which he pursued from 1961-1992, when he choose to become a full-time teacher in the Mercy Family Practice Residency Program from which he retired in 2001. He was a member of AMA, OSMA, AAFP, OAFP and the Toledo and Lucas County Family Practice, the Academy of Medicine and the Retired Fellows Program. He became a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice in 1972 and was recertified 4 times. He served as Secretary/Treasurer and President of the local Academy of Family Practice and as Secretary and Vice President of the Academy of Medicine. He was active on the medical staff of Mercy Hospital where he was Chief of Staff. He held a teaching appointment in the Department of Family Medicine at MCO from 1971-2001. On September 25, 1955, Tom married Harriette Ann Seizer and they had 7 children, Amy, Robert, Patrick, Ann, Michael, Julie and Christopher who provided them with 21 grandchildren before Harriette's death in 1997. He then married Mary M. Klever in 1999, and her two children, Jennifer and Kristen produced 6 more grandchildren. For 25 years, Tom and Harriette served the Boy Scouts by providing medical coverage at Pioneer Scout Reservation. He received the Silver Beaver Award in 1997. He enjoyed fishing and especially golf, which he played each year for as long as weather allowed. The annual trips to Myrtle Beach were a highlight of the past several years. He was Treasurer for the Academy of Medicine Bowling League for most of the 43 years he participated. Tom was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, James and Theodore. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 8th from 2-8 p.m. at Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Avenue. Funeral Services will begin Friday at the funeral home with prayers at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Memorial of Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Catholic Church. Private burial will be held in Bowling Green. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Patrick's of Heatherdowns Church, Holland Free Methodist Church, Hospice of Northwest Ohio (Detroit Avenue Facility), or a charity of the donor's choice. www.walterfuneralhome.com