William T. ‘Bill’ Caldwell III
WILLIAMSBURG Dr. William Thomas “Bill” Caldwell III, 91, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, with loved ones at his side. Bill was born June 4, 1929, in Camden, New Jersey, to William T. Caldwell Jr. and Rose Mary (McGinness) Caldwell.
He spent his youth in Moorestown, New Jersey, where he attended the Moorestown Friends School before graduating from The Taft School in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1946. He joined the U.S. Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at Princeton University at the age of 17. He completed the NROTC Midshipman Practice Cruise at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, in 1947. He earned a B.S. Degree (Chemistry) from Princeton University in 1950 and a Medical Degree from Columbia University in 1954. Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1958 as lieutenant in the Medical Corps and as a flight surgeon on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1958, he left active duty to begin a residency in ophthalmology at
“Your mother has pancreatic cancer.”
When the doctor said those words to him and his mom Joanne, Kyle McMahon cried, fell to the ground and was inconsolable. “I thought it was a death sentence.”
Just hours after the diagnosis, Kyle began his research. He said the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) kept coming up in his online searches. He called PanCAN’s Patient Services immediately.
“We need a miracle,” he said.
“The case manager was great. She told me to breathe and helped calm me down. She explained the importance of getting my mom’s tumor profiled and focusing on the specifics of her cancer.”
The Howard County Arts Council is accepting applications for ARTsites 2021, an outdoor public show featuring large-scale sculpture. Both artists and community sites interested in hosting a piece are encouraged to apply.
Justeen Scott Keahey, of Fairborn, Ohio surrounded in her home by those who loved her most wove her way back into the fabric of the universe on Dec. 20, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. A healer, a mother and a dear friend, she never met a stranger in her life, and the space she leaves in our hearts is indescribable.
Born in Queens, N.Y. on Oct. 25, 1950, Justeen was often sick as a child and found herself in the hospital fairly frequently. What could have been a sad and isolating experience Justeen turned into a calling, as she developed an admiration for the nurses who cared for her and kept her company. She decided that she wanted to do the work that they did, and she threw herself into her destiny as a healer.