Lewis Hassell

Med school at UU, Residency at Mass Genl. Practice in California, Maine and now OK.
Lots of travel to Vietnam for humanitarian, teaching and religious purposes
Explored family history in Juab county, Virginia, Kongsberg, Norway, and Lund, Sweden.
Written biography, history, leadership and lab management books, and too many papers, book chapters, blogs, and letters to count. (Thank you Mrs. Sutherland!)
Started a health podcast in another language, and launched an effort to shift the curve on access to quality healthcare in the developing world.
Failed to win any basketball championships, Olympic medals, marathons, XC ski races or Yard of the Month awards.

I will always remember the response of so many classmates to the premature and sudden death of my father during my junior year. Typical of this was a dilemma I faced when trying to dig out a damaged water line between our house and the water main at the street. One tender hearted classmate on seeing me knee-deep in a trench with shovel in hand, made note while passing, and returned a short time later with her own shovel and work clothes to join in the fun. I was not being a Tom Sawyer by any means, but it made me appreciate the values of the extraordinary friends I had in such abundance at Oly.