Background
Jirka,, Frank Joseph was born on July 23, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Joseph and Ella (Cermak) Jirka.
Jirka,, Frank Joseph was born on July 23, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Joseph and Ella (Cermak) Jirka.
Bachelor, Knox College, 1944. Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois, 1950.
Intern Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1950-1951, resident in urology, 1951-1954, associate, 1956. Member active staff MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois. Member emeritus staff Suburban Hospital, Hinsdale.
Member honorary staff Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, Illinois, Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital, Illinois, Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry, Illinois, Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock, Illinois. Board directors, president Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District. Medical director MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Medical Association (president 1983-1984).
Married Patricia Pelikan, 1947. Children– Lynn Marie, Mary Patricia, Ella Kay.