Tuesday, March 11, 2008
NBC's Bazell: Sam's legacy 'medicine at its best'
In an essay, chief science and health correspondent Robert Bazell says: "Whatever the list of requirements to be good doctor might include, Sam embodied most of them: intelligence, charm, curiosity, compassion, and decisiveness, to name a few." You can read the rest of the essay, here.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
A celebration of his life
A celebration of Sam's life has now been scheduled in San Francisco for 3 p.m., on March 8, in the Green Room at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., at McAllister Street. Please send RSVPs to Jim Chace at jimchace@yahoo.com. For additional information, you may call Jim at 415-264-4915.Dress: elegant casual.
Parking, and public transportation
Note: Several music events are scheduled for Saturday afternoon, near the Herbst Theatre, so parking may be difficult. Herbst also can be reached via Muni's Van Ness and Civic Center stations, and by BART, at the Civic Center Station.
Please also consider these parking options:
The Performing Arts Garage -- Grove Street between Franklin & Gough Streets (415) 252-8238. Accommodates 616 vehicles, and is open for all music performances.
The Civic Center Garage -- McAllister Street between Polk and Larkin Streets (415) 863-1537. Open for most music performances.
There are several additional parking areas in the vicinity of the Performing Arts Center.
[Photo: That's Sam, in Africa, visiting Rebecca, Scott, Josiah and Sam]
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
A note about memorial gifts
They can be made to:
Sam's Garden
The Wellness Community-Delaware
4801 Lancaster Pike
Wilmington, DE 19807
For more information, go to The Well Community's page.
Sam's Garden
The Wellness Community-Delaware
4801 Lancaster Pike
Wilmington, DE 19807
For more information, go to The Well Community's page.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Welcome
This blog is devoted to our friend Sam Hughes, the influential San Francisco anesthesiologist who died Jan. 20 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a year ago. Please return in the future for more information about a memorial service being planned by his family and friends. You may leave a note about Sam in the comments sections, below. Questions? Use this link to e-mail Jim Hopkins, who manages this site.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
CDC's Gerberding: 'highest standard for integrity'
From San Francisco's Bay Area Reporter newspaper: "Dr. Julie Gerberding, formerly of UCSF and now head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that Dr. Hughes served as a voice of reason during that time. 'Dr. Hughes set the highest standard for integrity and professional ethics. His commitment to the safe care of people with HIV brought sanity to the operating room in an era when some clinicians were too frightened to take care of infected patients.'"
A life in quotes
If a restaurant, hotel or event was really, really nice, Sam would offer one of his highest compliments: "Very kiss-kiss!"
Do you have a favorite Sam quote? Add it to the comments section, below, or use this link to e-mail it to Jim Hopkins, who manages this site.
Lisa Saunders writes: On the subject of Sam's quotes, I tended to think of them as "Sam-erisms." For example, things were never expensive, they were “cher.” When you picked up the phone and he was on the line, he would say, "Well, hello and good day," or “It is I, Samuel." When we were planning an evening out for my ten-year-old daughter, he said, "And where would Madame like to dine?”
Do you have a favorite Sam quote? Add it to the comments section, below, or use this link to e-mail it to Jim Hopkins, who manages this site.
Lisa Saunders writes: On the subject of Sam's quotes, I tended to think of them as "Sam-erisms." For example, things were never expensive, they were “cher.” When you picked up the phone and he was on the line, he would say, "Well, hello and good day," or “It is I, Samuel." When we were planning an evening out for my ten-year-old daughter, he said, "And where would Madame like to dine?”
Sarah's engagement party.
Sarah's graduation at Swarthmore, 1999.
Sarah's wedding.
In Africa, visiting Rebecca, Scott, Josiah and Sam.
With the opera singer Deborah Voigt in Augusta, Ga., in September 2005 at a private performance she gave with the Augusta Symphony. He was thrilled to sit with her at an informal brunch during her visit.
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