John K. Formis, M. D. Biography


	This biography appears on page 1072 in "History of Dakota 
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				JOHN K. FORMIS, M. D. 

	Dr. John K. Formis, an able and successful young physician and 
surgeon of Lennox, South Dakota, has practiced in that city since 1910 
and has won an enviable reputation as a representative of the 
profession. His birth occurred in Germany on the 3d of July, 1880, his 
parents being Oscar and Mary (Cassilly) Formis. The father is deceased, 
but the mother survives and now makes her home in Florence, Italy. 

	John K. Formis acquired his education in the Real Gymnasium of 
his native country and subsequently studied chemistry for two years. 
Having determined upon a professional career and desiring to enjoy the 
greater opportunities of the new world, he crossed the Atlantic to the 
United States and matriculated in the Northwestern University Medical 
School of Chicago, Illinois, from which institution he was graduated in 
1909. He began practice in that city but at the end of a year came to 
Lennox, South Dakota, which has since remained the scene of his 
professional labors. His practice has steadily grown with the increase 
of population, for he has demonstrated his skill and ability in 
successfully coping with the intricate problems that continually 
confront the physician in his efforts to restore health and prolong 
life. He writes the "Department of Health" for the local paper and has 
made it a valuable and instructive feature of the journal. 

	In August, 1907, Dr. Formis was united in marriage to Miss Avis 
Thompson, a daughter of Thomas Thompson, of Utah. He is a Protestant in 
religious faith and politically a progressive republican. Fraternally 
he is identified with Lennox Lodge, No. 35, A. F. & A. M., and the 
Modern Woodmen of America, acting as examining physician for the local 
organization of the latter order. Dr. Formis is popular in both 
professional and social circles of his community and has many friends 
who esteem him highly.