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M. Elliott Randolph 1905-1992
608
May, 1992
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Obituary M. ELLIOTT RANDOLPH 1905-1992 Middleton Elliott Randolph was born in Bal timore, Maryland, on July 15, 1905. He died at Keswick Home, Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 16, 1992. The son of Dr. Robert L. Randolph, an ophthalmologist, Elliott attended the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and grad uated from the University of Virginia. His M.D. degree was from Johns Hopkins, and his oph thalmic training was at the Wilmer Institute where he served as assistant resident from 1933 to 1937 and as chief resident in 1938. He later became instructor and assistant professor in charge of the dispensary while establishing a private practice. In 1942 he joined the United States Army and was stationed initially at Amarillo Hospital in Texas. Subsequently he served as consultant to the Surgeon General and as chief of ophthal mology at Valley Forge General Hospital where he received the Army Commendation Medal. On discharge from the Army he rejoined the Hopkins staff and Wrved as assistant and asso ciate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Institute of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School. His interests were principally in anterior seg ment disorders and surgery. Much of his writ ing was about glaucoma, and his thesis for the American Ophthalmological Society was on syphilitic interstitial keratitis. He served as editor of the Transactions of the American Oph thalmological Society for eight years and as president of the Society in 1975. His two pas sions were the American Ophthalmological So ciety and the Wilmer Institute. With Robert Welch he authored "History of the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, 1925-1975." In addition to his accomplishments as an
M. Elliott Randolph 1905-1992 ophthalmologist, Elliott had other attributes that contributed to his appealing personality. His early achievements as a baseball and tennis player, his fine tenor voice, a talent with the guitar, and his sense of humor combined to make him a popular companion. He will be deeply missed by his many friends. He is survived by his wife, Pickett, a son, Elliott Randolph, Jr., and a daughter, Pickett Davis Randolph of Baltimore. SAMUEL D . M C P H E R S O N , JR.
May, 1992
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Obituary M. ELLIOTT RANDOLPH 1905-1992 Middleton Elliott Randolph was born in Bal timore, Maryland, on July 15, 1905. He died at Keswick Home, Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 16, 1992. The son of Dr. Robert L. Randolph, an ophthalmologist, Elliott attended the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and grad uated from the University of Virginia. His M.D. degree was from Johns Hopkins, and his oph thalmic training was at the Wilmer Institute where he served as assistant resident from 1933 to 1937 and as chief resident in 1938. He later became instructor and assistant professor in charge of the dispensary while establishing a private practice. In 1942 he joined the United States Army and was stationed initially at Amarillo Hospital in Texas. Subsequently he served as consultant to the Surgeon General and as chief of ophthal mology at Valley Forge General Hospital where he received the Army Commendation Medal. On discharge from the Army he rejoined the Hopkins staff and Wrved as assistant and asso ciate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Institute of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School. His interests were principally in anterior seg ment disorders and surgery. Much of his writ ing was about glaucoma, and his thesis for the American Ophthalmological Society was on syphilitic interstitial keratitis. He served as editor of the Transactions of the American Oph thalmological Society for eight years and as president of the Society in 1975. His two pas sions were the American Ophthalmological So ciety and the Wilmer Institute. With Robert Welch he authored "History of the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, 1925-1975." In addition to his accomplishments as an
M. Elliott Randolph 1905-1992 ophthalmologist, Elliott had other attributes that contributed to his appealing personality. His early achievements as a baseball and tennis player, his fine tenor voice, a talent with the guitar, and his sense of humor combined to make him a popular companion. He will be deeply missed by his many friends. He is survived by his wife, Pickett, a son, Elliott Randolph, Jr., and a daughter, Pickett Davis Randolph of Baltimore. SAMUEL D . M C P H E R S O N , JR.