Background
Durkee, William Robert was born on April 12, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Dwight and Bessie Deane (Williams) Durkee.
Durkee, William Robert was born on April 12, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Dwight and Bessie Deane (Williams) Durkee.
Associate of Arts, Kansas City Junior College, 1941. Student, University Chicago, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, University Kansas, 1945.
Intern, U. Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 1945-1946;
resident, U. Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 1948-1951;
practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, Manhattan, Kansas, 1951-1991;
partner, Ball Memorial Clinic, 1951-1976;
partner, Drs. Durkee and Boese, 1976-1991;
medical director, Kansas Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, Manhattan, 1963-1991;
retired, 1991. Member of staff Mercy Health Center.
Trustee Memorial Hospital, Manhattan, Kansas.
Board of directors Friends of McCain, 1988-1995, Sunset Zoo Wildlife Conservation Trust, Manhattan, since 1995, president, 1998. Member of advisory board Friends of Library., Kansas State University, since 1993. Captain United States Army, 1943-1948.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology (associate). Member American Medical Association, Riley County Medical Society, Kansas Medical Society, American Society Internal Medicine, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, President's Club Kansas State University, Manhattan Country Club, Rotary.
Married Billie Maxine Schreiner, September 19, 1946. Married Jeanne Elizabeth Wells, June 7, 1975. Children– Bruce William, Ellen Jeanne.