JEROME CANTER

JEROME WOLF CANTER (Age 86)  
Dr. Jerome W. Canter of Bethesda, MD, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at the age of 86, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. Born on August 20, 1930, in Washington, DC, devoted grandson to Jacob and Annie Canter, and Jacob and Fanny Wolf; devoted son to Hattie Wolf of Washington, DC and Edward (Ned) of Gardner, Maine, Jerry is survived by his beloved wife, Dorothy; four cherished sons, Douglas (Virginia Rafalko), David (Lisa Strope), Robert (Amanda Wasylik), and Daniel (Susan Smith); and 10 wonderful grandchildren, Elizabeth, Edward, John, Sara, Madeline, Nicholas, Sophie, Charlotte, Graham, and Theodore; and adorable great grandchild, Margaret. After growing up in St. Albans, New York, and graduating from Brooklyn Tech High School (class of '48), Jerry attended Princeton University (class of '52), graduated from George Washington University Medical School (class of '55), and subsequently completed a five-year surgical residency at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital. In 1958, during his residency, Jerry participated as a member of the team that performed the first open heart operation in New York City. From 1960 to 1962, Jerry served in the U.S. Navy, first as a Lieutenant and then Lieutenant Commander, serving part of that time as the surgical officer on the U.S.S. Intrepid, deployed to the Mediterranean with the Sixth Fleet. He then located to the Washington, DC Metropolitan area where he met and married Dorothy and developed a successful surgical career. From 1995 to 1997, while still a practicing surgeon, Jerry attended the Executive MBA program at the New York University Stern School of Business, receiving his MBA degree. In 2004, Jerry retired from a fulfilling 42-year career as a general surgeon and began his second career as a financial investment advisor, a job he enjoyed for another 12 years. A devoted husband, father, and, grandfather; and skilled surgeon, trusted friend, and honored mentor, Jerry's full and accomplished life was filled with love and camaraderie. The family will hold a memorial celebration on June 16, 2017, at 1 p.m. at the Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Jerry's name to Sixth & I Synagogue, Washington, DC, (202) 408-3100; or Princeton University, "Class of 1952 Annual Giving Fund," (800) 258-5421.