THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, August 24, 1995 TAG: 9508240455
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Dr. James Watt, Assistant Surgeon General, retired United States Public Health Service, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital on Aug. 21, 1995.
Dr. Watt was born in Thomasville, Georgia on April 28, 1911, the son of Hansell Watt and Cecelia Timberlake Watt.
Dr. Watt received a B.A. degree from Davidson College in 1931, an M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1935, and a Doctorate in Public Health in 1936.
Dr. Watt then had a distinguished 30-year career as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service which was highlighted by his serving as Director of the National Heart Institute from 1952 to 1960 and serving as our Director of the Office of International Health from 1960 to 1967. He was the Director of the first White House Conference on Aging from 1958 to 1960 and he served as Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization in 1967. Included among his many honors was being one of the first recipients of the coveted Bronfman Award for excellence in Public Health in 1961 and being recently inducted into the prestigious Society of Scholars of Johns Hopkins University in 1994.
Dr. Watt is the widower of Dr. Margaret Gutelius and is survived by his two daughters, Dr. Frances Watt Baker of Norfolk, and Dr. Sara Watt Smith of Los Angeles, a son-in-law, Dr. Lenox Baker of Norfolk, two sisters, and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Watt-Hansell Endowment at Johns Hopkins University or to the Medical Humanities Program at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina. Entombment will be at a later date in Thomasville, Georgia. ILLUSTRATION: Personal Photo
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