Background
Joy, Robert Arthur was born on April 13, 1922 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Rhind and Lucy Alice (Wanzer) Joy.
Joy, Robert Arthur was born on April 13, 1922 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Rhind and Lucy Alice (Wanzer) Joy.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 1946.
Intern in pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, 1946-1947;
pediatrician, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1950-1951;
physician, Red Cross Blood Program, Boston, 1951-1952;
fellow in pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1951-1952;
pediatrician, Manchester (N.H.) Pediat. Group, 1952-1970;
president, Manchester (N.H.) Pediat. Group, 1970-1986;
pediatrician, Lahey-Hitchcock Clinic, Manchester, 1988-1996;
past president medical staff, Sacred Heart Hospital, Manchester, 1972-1973;
vice president, Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, 1979-1980;
chief pediatrics, Sacred Heart and Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, 1954-1980;
staff emeritus, Optima Health, Manchester, since 1984.
Director Cystic Fibrosis Center, N.H., 1970-1986.
Fellow American Academy Pediatricians (member section diseases of the chest). Member American Medical Association, Irish-American Pediatrics Society, Cumberland County Medical School, Maine Medical Association, New England Pediatrics Society.
Married Nancy Mendenhall Lewis, April 20, 1943 (deceased 1954). Children: Margaret Ann Bell, Robert Peter, William Arthur, Stephen Charles. Married Joan Patricia Fader, November 20, 1954.
Children: Patricia Beth Stewart, Susan Beth.