In Memoriam: 1940s

Notices sorted by graduation date

William B. Kantor, M.D. (Col ’46 CM) of Las Vegas died Sept. 30, 2023. While attending UVA, he joined the V-12 Navy College Training Program, and he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Between the wars, he obtained his medical degree and medical training. After a year at sea off the Korean Peninsula, he returned to his home state of New Jersey and established a medical practice in West Orange. He remained there for 40 years. He was loved by his many patients, who often came to his office not with a specific medical complaint, but just to talk. He made house calls and never raised his fee until his last couple of years in practice. He served as the police doctor for the town of West Orange and the doctor for the local junior high school. Always a Navy man, he took pleasure in building model sailing ships throughout his life. He enjoyed a long retirement in West Palm Beach, Florida, and later Las Vegas. In 2014 he traveled east so he could visit UVA one last time. Survivors include three sons, including Thomas Kantor, M.D. (Col ’73 CM); three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.