November 5, 1922 – March 8, 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Floris Melbourne “Dick” Garner died March 8th, 2011, at 88 years of age following a brief struggle with acute myelogenous leukemia. Dr. Garner was born November 5th, 1922, in Chicago, but moved shortly thereafter to Phoenix, AZ. He graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1939 and joined the army. In 1944, he participated in the Normandy Campaign as a platoon commander in the 35th division, 134th infantry. First Lieutenant Garner was severely wounded by mortar fire in Conde-Sur-Viere and was awarded a Purple Heart. Dick was recovering from wounds stateside when he married Anita Campiglia in 1945. Dick retired from active duty and obtained his BS degree (1948) and DVM degree (1950) at Washington State College. He practiced for 6 months at a small animal clinic in Phoenix, until the Korean War began and he was called to active duty again. After Korea, Dick became one of the first two residents in the training program of the Veterinary Division of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. After passing pathology boards in 1962, he served as Assistant Chief of the division (1960-1964), then Chief (1964-1971). During his tenure at the AFIP, Dick also served as the registrar for the American Registry of Veterinary Pathology, Registrar for the American Registry of Comparative Pathology and Biomedical Materials Exchange and was the course director for the popular short course, Pathology of Laboratory Animals. In addition to his Purple Heart and many other service commendations, Dick also served as Treasurer (1967-1973), and as President (1975) for the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. After retirement from the military as a full colonel, he worked as an industry consulting pathologist. He is to be interred at the Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on July 1, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Anita; three sons; and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be addressed to the Montgomery County humane Society, 14645 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, 240-773-5960, kalexander@mchumane.org. Memorials may also be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 USA, https:\/\/www.montgomeryhospice.org\/support\/donate_campaign.php.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Published by The Washington Post on Jun. 8, 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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