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Harold Eugene Resinger
Harold Eugene "Jack" Resinger, 78, of 240 Rose Hill, Versailles, husband of
Jacqueline K. Resinger, died Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at St. Joseph Hospital,
Savannah, Ga., after a long illness.
Born December 18, 1924, in Applewald Borough, Kittanning, Pa., he was the son of
William Gibson and Mamie Orvetta (Trudgen) Resinger.
He was a 1942 graduate of Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington, Pa
He was a well-known retired pathologist who spearheaded national efforts to have
clinical laboratories headed by qualified medical practitioners. He was also
one-time professional musician who played clarinet and saxophone, and performed
with big bands and small jazz groups for two years after his release from the
U.S. Army Medical Corps in 1946 after three years of military service. He
continued to play after his stint as a professional.
Dr. Resinger obtained a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North
Dakota Grand Forks in 1951, a bachelor of science in medicine from the same
institution in 1952, and his M.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1954. He
did his internship at Nebraska Medical Hospital in 1954 and 1955, was a resident
in pathology at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, from 1955-59, was an associate
pathologist with Drs. Frank C. Coleman, Clarence H. Denser, and M.A. Merservey
in Des Moines from 1959-62. He served as a pathologist and director of the
department of pathology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington from 1962 to
1988, and a pathologist and director at the Good Samaritan Hospital School of
Medical Technology from 1962-77.
He and a fellow pathologist, Dr. Harry Brown, formed International Clinical
Laboratories in 1970 in an effort to counter a trend toward the operation of
clinical laboratories by untrained people. The company acquired laboratories in
several states, and went public in 1977.
He was a fellow of the College of American Pathologists and the American Society
of Clinical Pathologists, and a member of the American Pathology Foundation, the
American Medical Association, the Kentucky Medical Association, and the Fayette
County Medical Association.
Resinger bought his Versailles home in 1962 and rebuilt it over a 22-year
period. He was an avid collector of automobiles and wrote an autobiography
called One Man's Journey.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by seven children, Jim, Lexington, John,
Portland, Ore., Paul, Versailles, David, Orlando, Fla.. Kelly, Haddonfield,
N.J., and Nancy, Lexington; two stepdaughters, Cathy Stodghill, Louisville, and
Susannah Whan, Lexington; 12 grandchildren; three step grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; a brother, Harry Resinger, Fort Worth, Texas; and a
sister-in-law, Margarita Resinger, Lexington.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, William JR, May 5,
1995.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2003, at St. John's
Episcopal Church. Friends may call from 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the
family home at 240 Rose Hill.
Burial will be in the Versailles Cemetery, Ky.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the University of North Dakota
School of Medicine, Office of the Dean, 501 North Columbia, Grand Forks, ND
58202-9037, or to the charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles, Ky.
Harold E. 'Jack' Resinger, MD
1924-2003
June 2003
Former CAP governor Harold E. "Jack" Resinger, MD, died April 7. He was 78.
"He brought immense enjoyment to those privileged to associate with him," says
former CAP president Thomas P. Wood, MD. "He was truly insightful and helped
many other pathologists through excellent educational efforts with the CAP."
Dr. Resinger, a past president of the American Pathology Foundation, was a
governor of the College from 1973 to 1979. "For a number of years he was one of
the foremost independent laboratorians in the country," says William B. Zeiler,
MD, also a former CAP president.
In 1970 Dr. Resinger cofounded International Clinical Laboratories. "Jack was
among the first to develop an entrepreneurial service offering services to
multiple physicians and hospitals in an extended geography," Dr. Zeiler says. In
a 1985 interview with the College for its archives, former CAP governor Phillips
L. Gausewitz, MD, recalled that while Medicare regulations at the time
prohibited independent laboratories within hospitals, "I remember Jack saying,
'I'm going to have one.' And somehow or another he did it." Dr. Resinger chaired
the ICL board for many years. The company was sold to Smith-Kline Beecham Corp.
in 1988.
Dr. Resinger retired in 1988 as chair of the board of directors of Pathology
Associates PSC, Lexington, Ky. From 1968 to 1984 he was chair of the board of
directors of Resinger, Wallace, and Geoghegan PSC. Dr. Resinger had also served
as chief pathologist at Good Samaritan Hospital and visiting associate professor
of clinical pathology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, both in
Lexington.
Dr. Resinger received his B.A. and B.S. from the University of North Dakota,
which named its medical school's media center after him, and his M.D. from the
University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Army Medical
Corps from 1943 to 1946.
Among his colleagues, Dr. Resinger was known as "a delightful conversationalist
and accomplished musician," says Dr. Wood. For many years Dr. Resinger was band
leader, clarinetist, and saxophonist for the Lexington dance band Men of Note.
Dr. Zeiler remembers performing with Dr. Resinger at CAP parties for outgoing
presidents. "He was one of the best clarinetists in the country," he says. "We
had a great time."
Dr. Resinger is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; sons James, John, Paul, David,
and Jack; daughters Kelly and Nancy; stepdaughters Cathy and Susannah; 12
grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. |
