In Memoriam

Robert Tuttle, M.D.
Robert Tuttle, M.D., 82, the second dean of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, died Nov. 26 in Lee, N.H.

Tuttle served the Medical School as associate dean for academic affairs from 1970-75, then as dean from 1975-81. He was instrumental in building the school's facilities and curriculum.

"Dr. Tuttle will always be remembered by our school as an outstanding administrative leader who loved working with people and taking on challenges no matter how big," said Stanley Schultz, M.D., current dean, who was recruited by Tuttle.

After leaving Houston, Tuttle was regional dean at Texas Tech University School of Medicine at El Paso from 1981- 84, when he retired and moved to New Hampshire.

Medical School faculty and friends paid tribute to Tuttle Dec. 17 in a ceremony at the school. Contributions to the Robert L. Tuttle, M.D., Student Scholarship Fund should be directed to the UT Health Science Center, Office of Development, 7000 Fannin, Ste 1200, Houston, TX, 77030, c/o Regina Wheeler.

Roy Varner, M.D.
Roy Varner, M.D., 65, recently retired medical director at the UT Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC), died Dec. 7 in Houston.

Varner served as professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the UT Medical School at Houston and was medical director at HCPC from 1992 until his retirement in August 2004.

Previously he was chief of geriatric services and of inpatient services at the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences, which became the UT Mental Sciences Institute. He was medical director of Houston International Hospital from 1978-86.

"Roy Varner was an exemplary individual," said Robert Guynn, M.D., chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Medical School, and executive director, HCPC. "The compassion he showed toward patients, the skill he brought into the teaching arena and the ability to meet the administrative needs of his position will be missed."