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| from p 52, Reflections: First 85 Years of Providence Hospital |
Wilbert P. Skirball was born on September 20, 1919 in Alabama, to Rudolph and Zerhyl Skirball. After growing up in Ashland, Ohio, Dr. Skirball attended Ohio State University, and graduated from the OSU Medical School. Dr. Skirball served as a Captain in the U.S. Medical Corps. While in military service, he met his wife Mary, who was a nurse.
In 1948 Dr. Skirball joined the medical staff of Providence Hospital in Sandusky, Ohio. In the early 1950s Dr. Skirball had an office in Castalia and Sandusky. He moved his office to the Sandusky Medical Center at 1218 Cleveland Road in 1956. Throughout his long career, Dr. Skirball was active in community organizations. He was a popular speaker to civic groups. In 1956, he gave a talk entitled “Should We Bury the General Practioner?” to the Jaycees, which focused on the rapid rise in the number of medical specialists in the United States. His topic when he spoke to to the Sandusky Business and Professional Women in May of 1956 was “The Doctor and His Ethics.”
In the August 8, 1963 issue of the Sandusky Register, Dr. Skirball was one of two local doctors who were interviewed about the problem so many people have with being overweight. He stated that he did not think drugs were an effective tool in weight loss; he advised that people who wish to lose pounds should do so by reducing their caloric intake.
Dr. Skirball was chairman of the Department of Medicine at Providence Hospital from 1976-1979, and had been active in local and state Medical Associations. The picture at the top of this post was taken at the 1974 Providence Hospital Board of Trustees and Medical Staff Dinner, where he was presented a plaque in honor of his twenty-five years of service. Board member George Howells is standing next to Dr. Skirball in the picture, which was taken by Alden Wintersteller.
Dr. Skirball retired in 1986, and later he and his wife moved to Florida. He died in Florida on November 10, 1999.
3 comments:
At least for a time in the 1950s, Dr. Skirball also performed pre-hire physicals for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The physicals were conducted outside his normal practice, in his offices on Sunday. He would say, "I work on Sunday because I need to pay for my education." A responsible and ethical man.
As I recall, in the 1950's the family of Dr. Tight lived on Marlboro St across the street from Dr. Oscar Berger. I'm guessing that Jim Tight was one of Dr. Tight's sons, among a group of Marlboro Street boys who I played with, even though I lived on Fifth Street at Buckingham. Others boys our age on Marlboro included Dave Link, Jim Spector, Ron Sartor, Roger Hamblin and Jack___(can't recall his last name). Dr. Whinnery, Supt. of Sandusky Schools, also lived on that block. Ed Daniel
Jack's last name was Paulin.
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