Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Dye, Robert E. March 3, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com March 9, 2010, 2:52 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 9, 2010 Robert E. Dye Dr. Robert E. Dye HERSHEY Dr. Robert E.Dye, 81, passed away at his home on March 3, 2010. He was the loving and devoted husband of Elaine Eyster Dye for 45 years, and the caring father of their sons, Robert Jr. of Menlo Park, Calif., and Charles of Hershey. Born in Eckman, W.Va., he received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp before graduating from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1958. He completed a residency in Medicine at the University of Virginia and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical College. From 1964 to 1970, he practiced Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology in Manhattan. In 1970 he was recruited during the formative phase of the Department of Medicine at Penn State Hershey where he maintained a solo practice in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology for 18 years. In 1994, he joined the staff at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon, where he assisted part- time until his 80th birthday. In 1999, he was awarded emeritus status by the president of The Pennsylvania State University. In recognition of his endeavors, the Robert E. Dye M.D. Professorship in Medicine was established in his honor in 2006. Surviving, in addition to his wife and sons, are six grandchildren. A Memorial Service was held Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hershey. Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 9, 2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb