Award-Winning Clinical Associate Professor Warren Alpert School, John Moran Dies
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Award-Winning Clinical Associate Professor Warren Alpert School, John Moran Dies
Although diagnosed with leukemia a few years ago, he had been successfully treated and lived a full and active life until very recently. He was born December 27, 1942, in Bridgeport CT, the son of John F. and Helen I. Robinson Moran.
In his youth, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout. While an undergraduate student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, he played bass guitar in a rock and roll band fronted by Taj Mahal, who went on to become a well-known blues musician. Music in many genres remained a passion throughout John’s life. He was a gifted pianist and enjoyed performing for others at the Review Club and with Brown medical student musicians.
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Following two years of service in the United States Navy, stationed at Annapolis, MD, he joined the staff at Providence Community Health Centers, where he was a beloved pediatrician for forty-five years.
He was also Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, where he was recognized with the Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award in numerous years. Rhode Island Hospital likewise recognized his teaching talent with multiple awards. The Rhode Island chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics presented him with a Special Achievement Award for developing, with the Brown University Cross-Cultural Health Affinity Group, a guide for interviewing Spanish-speaking patients.
He is survived by his sisters, Patricia Moran Bombardier (Richard G.) of Granby, MA and Mary H. Moran (Jordan Kerber) of Hamilton NY, three nephews, Richard Bombardier Jr. (Gizele) and son Jack of Belmont, MA, Michael Bombardier (Patricia) and daughter Kerry, of Granby, MA, and John Kerber of Philadelphia, PA, and a niece, Pearl Kerber (Liam Barry) of Silverdale, WA.
He was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the First Unitarian Church of Providence, Review Club, the Providence Athenaeum, Ski Wheelers Ski Club of North Conway, NH, a former member of the Worcester Ski Club of Wilmington, VT, and a devoted supporter of Community Music Works.
He sang for many years with the Providence Civic Chorale. An avid sailor, he kept a boat at Apponaug Harbor Marina and crewed on yacht races in the summer months.
He was a season-ticket holder to Brown University football games and hosted many tailgate parties for friends and family. He was famous for his annual Super Bowl party, and for his clambakes.
The Providence Community Health Centers will be naming an addition to one of their clinics in his honor, and a memorial service will be arranged for a later time.
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