It is with a heavy heart that we announce the recent passing of two of our alumni.

Dr. Elizabeth Baker died peacefully at her home in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Baker was a “career Blue Devil,” having completed college, medical school and residency all here at Duke. After graduating from the Duke residency program in 1979, she completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of South Carolina. She was an Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn and REI at Penn State from 1981-86 and an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina up until her retirement in 1996. She is a former president of the Duke Medical Alumni Association, sang for 12 years in the Duke chapel choir and was an avid Zoo supporter who loved iguanas. She will be missed.

Full obituary link: http://www.mcswain-evans.com/joomla30/index.php/obituaries/current-year-obituries/2517-dr-elizabeth-baker

Dr. Samuel Gilmore passed away recently after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Gilmore graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1968. After serving in the U.S. Air Force as a flight surgeon, he came to Duke for his Ob/Gyn residency, graduating in 1975. For over forty years, Dr. Gilmore provided patient care and delivered countless babies for the families of Lenoir County. His leadership roles at Lenoir Memorial Hospital included a long stint as the Ob/Gyn Department Chair; he also served as President of the medical staff in 1989. In 2021 he was inducted into the UNC Lenoir Health Care Hall of Honor for his years of service in the community. His great love was Kathy, his surviving wife of 46 years, and his passions included gardening, Boston Terriers and singing in his church choir.

Full obituary link: https://www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dr-Samuel-Joseph-Gilmore?obId=23235598#/obituaryInfo