Background
Hecker, Arthur Orr was born on August 14, 1910 in Pittsburgh. Son of Arthur Walter and Carrie (Orr) Hecker.
hospital superintendent physician
Hecker, Arthur Orr was born on August 14, 1910 in Pittsburgh. Son of Arthur Walter and Carrie (Orr) Hecker.
Doctor of Medicine, University Pittsburgh, 1933.
Intern U. Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1933-1934. Resident C. H. Buhl Hospital, Sharon, Pennsylvania, 1934-1935. Practice medicine, specializing in psychiatry, Downington, Pennsylvania, 1953-1954.
Staff psychiatrist Pennsylvania Eastern State Hospital System, 1935-1941.
Chief professional services, director professional training Veterans Administration Hospital., Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 1945-1953. Clinical director Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, 1954-1955.
Superintendent Embreeville (Pennsylvania) Eastern State Hospital, 1955-1970, retired.
Served from captain to colonel, Military Cross, Australia, 1941-1945. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Psychiatric Association. Member Chester County Medical Society (past president), Philadelphia Psychiatric Society (past president).
Married Sarah Johnson, February 22, 1936. Married second, Eleanore Reidell Wright, February 11, 1956. Children: Carolyn Ann, Sarah Atlanta, Deborah Lee.