Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
September 7, 1908 - July 11, 2008
Society President Joseph Coselli and I are saddened to inform you of the death of Doctor Michael E. DeBakey. He died from natural causes at 9:30 p.m., on July 11, 2008. For those wishing to pay their respects, the family has arranged for Doctor DeBakey to lie in state in the rotunda of Houston City Hall, 910 Bagby, on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at which time the family will arrive and remain present to receive guests until 7:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m., in the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located at 1111 Pierce Street. For more detailed location information and directions, please visit the Cathedral web site, www.sacredhearthouston.org
In that this email is being sent to members of the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society, there is no need to recount the accomplishments of this great man with whom we all interacted at some time during our training. We have lost an international leader in medicine, teaching and research. His great legacies will live on, not only through his works, writings, and inventions, but also through the thousand upon thousands whom he trained and who then trained others. We are so happy that so many of the Society members were able to participate in honoring Doctor DeBakey and visit with him during our recent Conference in Houston.
In addition to his wife, Katrin, and their daughter, Olga, Doctor DeBakey is survived by sons Denis DeBakey of Houston and Michael DeBakey of Lima, Peru; and sisters Lois and Selma DeBakey, both medical editors and linguists, who worked closely with Doctor DeBakey throughout his career at Baylor College of Medicine.
Below are links to the articles posted on the Baylor College of Medicine web site and an article in the Houston Chronicle, as well as a link on the Baylor site that allows you to “share a memory.”
