Background

Deering, George Edwin was born on May 27, 1917 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Edwin and Agatha Louise (Small) Deering.

Education

Bachelor, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1943.

Career

Psychiatrist, Worcester Hahnemann Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1945-1984; chief neuropsychiatry service and mental hygiene clinic, United States Army Hospital, 1951-1953; senior psychiatrist emeritus, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1954; co-founder alcoholism clinic, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1954; psychiatric director, Belmont Rehabilitation Program, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1955-1969; courtesy staff qualified physician, Worcester Eastern State Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1972-1983; assistant professor psychiatry, U. Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 1973-1990.

Achievements

• George Edwin Deering has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lay leader Fairlawn United Methodist Church, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 1980-1996, certified lay speaker, since 1989. Member American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Group Psychotherapy Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Academy Religion and Mental Health, Association General Hospital Psychiatrists, National Council on Alcoholism.

Interests

• Avocations: theatre, woodworking, writing.

Connections

Married Ruby E. Sternlof, August 7, 1925. Children: George Edwin, Martha Pearl, Rebecca Jane.

Father:

George Edwin Deering

Mother:

Agatha Louise (Small) Deering

Spouse:

Ruby E. Sternlof

child:

Rebecca Jane Deering

child:

George Edwin Deering

child:

Martha Pearl Deering