In Memory
Dr. Steven Lukes, 31, formerly of Wilmette, an award winning researcher and graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine died in March of 1983 of a cerebral hemorrhage .
He won the 1983 Olendorf award of the American Society of neuroimaging for his research on a new magnetic brain scan that created an image of a person's brain which is useful in diagnosing multiple sclerosis and other medical purposes.
At the time of his death he was doing research on cancer of the nervous system on a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Stephen was survived by his wife Susan Paddor Luke's ,his father Sandford Lukes, his mother Mrs. Marilyn Glass and two brothers :Ronald and David.
From The Chicago Tribune March 3, 1983.
Leon F. Edelman
Steve sat behind me in Mr. Monaghan's advisory. I would turn around and ask Steve about almost anything and he had answers. He had those flashing eyes and was just a brilliant and memorably decent guy. He took all the classes I studiously avoided....
Louis Wu
Steve graduated from Carleton College, magna cum laude and then went to the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine for his MD, also graduating with honors. He went on to have a notable neurology residency at University of California San Francisco where he met his wife, Susan. While doing a fellowship in neuro-oncology at Sloan-Kettering in New York City, he succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage at age 31. He never knew of Susan's pregnancy which she learned four days after his memorial services. Steve and I were like brothers with all the time we spent together. After our friendship at NTW, I convinced him to attend Carleton where we roomed together for four years. We then spent four years as roommates in medical school. I will always remember Steve’s sharp intellect and wit with a good dose of cynicism and sarcasm. His upper lip curled when he smiled, while he had an eye of mischief as he concocted plans to sit in classes that were off limits to underclassmen. His curiosity and level of understanding of the human body were always spot on, his insight about being a physician never failed to enlighten me. I continue to feel guilty living another 36 years beyond his all too short life. He would have loved attending our 50th reunion. Louis Wu
Robert Goldschmidt
I have fond memories of the many hours spent after school at Steve's home solving the world's problems. We eventually lost touch but ran into each other not long before his death when he turned up at a medical conference in my department at Evanston Hospital and he was the samae brilliant and funny person I remembered from high school. His passing was truly tragic.