Background
Lamers, William Matthias was born on December 24, 1931 in Milwaukee. Son of William Matthias and Mary (McGuire) Lamers.
Lamers, William Matthias was born on December 24, 1931 in Milwaukee. Son of William Matthias and Mary (McGuire) Lamers.
Doctor of Medicine, Marquette U., 1958; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Starr-King Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California, 1983.
Resident in psychiatry, U. Cincinnati, 1959-1962; National Institute of Mental Health fellow in child psychiatry, The Child Guidance Home, Cincinnati, 1961-1963; associate clinical professor, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1967-1981; associate clinical professor psychiatry, U. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1981-1985; medical director, The Bresler Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, since 1985; medical director, A Touch of Care, Los Angeles, 1989-1991; medical director, Hospice of the Canyon, Calabasas, California, since 1991. Member bio-ethics committee Los Angeles County Bar, since 1986. Member California Academy of Medicine, San Francisco, 1975-1982.
Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1963-1965. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association of Hospice Physicians, National Hospice Organisation (chairman accrediation committee 1978-1981), International Work Group, Death Dying, Brumnt (president 1980-1984).
Married Clara M. Jones, June 8,1958 (divorced). Children: William M. III, Mark Laurence, Jennifer Marie. Married Elizabeth P. DuBois, December 31, 1982.
