Background
Sackett, Walter Wallace was born on November 20, 1905 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Walter Wallace and Hermine M. (Archambault) Sackett.
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Walter Wallace Sackett
Edit Profilephysician State Legislator Surgeon
Education
Student, Harvard University, 1922-1923; AB, U. Miami, 1932; postgraduate, U. Alabama, 1932-1934; Doctor of Medicine, Rush Medical College, 1938.
Career
Instructor anatomy, U. Alabama, 1934-1936;
instructor obstetrics, student health physician, U. Alabama, 1939-1940;
professor anatomy, College Mortuary Science, St. Louis, 1936-1937;
intern, Berwyn (Illinois) Hospital, 1937-1938;
intern, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, 1938-1939;
resident, Charity Hospital, Natchez, Mississippi, 1940-1941;
private practice, Miami, Florida, 1941-1985;
member, Florida House of Representatives, 1966-1976. Member Medical Research Foundation, U. Miami, 1950-1953. Member of staff Drs., Jackson Memorial Coral Gables hospitals.
Member of advisory committee poliomyelitis to surgeon general United States, 1960-1961. Consultant diabetes and arthritis United States Public Health Service, 1961-1962. Pioneeroral polio vaccine in newborns, 1960-1961.
Lecturer in field.
Achievements
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Membership
Trustee U. Miami, 1961-1963. Member American (board directors 1960-1963, vice president 1963-1964), Florida (founder-member, pres.1965), Dade County (president 1951-1953) academics general practice, Association American Physicians and Surgeons (Florida membership chairman), U. Miami Alumni Association(board directors 1957-1961, president 1959), Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Iron Arrow, Sigma Xi, Phi Chi.
Connections
Married Sophie Georgeff, November 22, 1972. Children by previous marriage: Monica Ann, Walter Wallace III. 1 stepson, Charles A. Dunn.
1 adopted child, John A. (deceased).
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Died
October 5, 1985 (aged 79) -
Resting place
Miami, Manitoba, Canada -
Nationality
American -
Religion
Roman Catholic