C. Everett Koop, who served as surgeon general from 1981-89 under President Ronald Reagan, died Monday at his home in New Hampshire, according to a release from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. He was 96. Koop was the founder of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and a 1937 graduate of Dartmouth.
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To Norm and Anne and family,
Our condolences to you all. Dr. Koop was a brilliant man who served his country and fellow man well. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ruth and Robert Search
Sierra Leone, West Africa
(formerly of Woodstock)