Multnomah-Josephine County OR Archives Biographies.....Stricker, M. D., Frederick D. March 24, 1875 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com June 19, 2009, 5:28 pm Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company DR. FREDERICK D. STRICKER, M. D., of Portland, an able and successful physician, who is rendering effective service as secretary of the Oregon state board of health, has won the respect of the medical profession and the confidence of the public because of his earnest and efficient efforts to conserve the public health. Dr. Stricker was born in Michigan, March 24, 1875, and is a son of Frederick D., Sr., and Loiea (Wegener) Stricker, the former now deceased. He attends public schools, graduating from the Detroit high school, after which he matriculated in the Detroit College of Medicine, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1900. After serving his interneship, in 1902 he came to Oregon, locating in Grants Pass, where he was engaged in the practice of his profession until 1917, and from 1905 to 1917 served as health officer of Josephine, Oregon. He enlisted for service in the World war in 1917 and was attached to the Medical Corps, with the rank of captain, until 1919, when he was honorably discharged. He took postgraduate work in the Medical schools of Johns Hopkins University in 1913 and University in 1919, after which he practiced in Arizona for a short time. In 1921 he was appointed secretary of the Oregon state board of health, in which capacity he has served to the present time. He is a close and constant student of his profession and has written a number of timely and instructive articles on health which have been published in the leading medical journals. He is a member of the Portland Academy of Medicine, the Multnomah Medical Society, the Oregon State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association and the American Bacteriological Association. In 1903 Dr. Stricker was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Stewart and they are the parents of a daughter, Rosamond, who is eighteen years of age and is a graduate of St. Helen's Hall, Portland. The Doctor is a member of Grants Pass Lodge, No. 84, A. F. & A. M.; Reames Chapter, No. 28, R. A. M.; Melita Commandery, No. 8, K. T., of Grants Pass; Portland Consistory, A. A. S. R.; and Al Kader Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also belongs to Portland Lodge No. 142, B. P. O. E. and is a member American Legion Post No. 1, Portland. He is a Major in the Reserve Officers Medical Corps and is a member of the Portland City Club. Though his professional and official duties make a heavy demand on his time, the Doctor is not neglectful of the obligations of citizenship and takes a live interest in everything pertaining to the civic and moral welfare of his community. He is a man of strong individuality and pleasing address and wherever known is held in the highest esteem. Additional Comments: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 926 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/multnomah/bios/stricker820gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb