A00414 - Robert Stewart Jason, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High School Graduate, Howard Medical School Degree, New York City Doctor

 

The next name on the Memorial List after Isaiah Thornton Creswell, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, is Robert Stewart Jason, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959.  Like his classmate Tony Creswell, Bob Jason was also the son of a prominent African American trailblazer.  At Amherst, Bob was a biology major.  He garnered the Kellogg Prize, ran Outdoor Track and joined Kappa Theta fraternity during his Amherst years, A Dunbar High School graduate, Bob decided to venture to New York City to pursue his medical career.  He attended New York Medical College, worked as a radiologist at the Montefiore Medical Center, and as an associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  In conjunction with his medical career, Bob contributed to a book entitled "Abdominal Trauma Surgery and Radiological Diagnosis. Sadly, Bob was one of the first members of the Class of 1959 to pass away.  The Amherst records indicate that he passed away on February 11, 1985, only a few months after the passing of his more illustrious father, Robert Stewart Jason, Sr. whose obituary is set forth below.

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

Class of 1975

August 4, 2025

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Robert S. Jason, Retired Doctor, Dies at Age 82

April 13, 1984More than 41 years ago

Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, 82, a retired dean of the Howard University College of Medicine who helped coordinate the plans and design of the new Howard University Hospital, died of Alzheimer's disease April 6 at his home in New York City.

Dr. Jason was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, where his father was a Presbyterian missionary. He graduated from Lincoln University with a bachelor's degree in 1924 and took his medical degree at Howard University in 1928. He earned a doctorate in pathology from the University of Chicago in 1932.

Dr. Jason was head of pathology at the Howard medical school before he became dean in 1955. From 1965 to 1970, he coordinated the development of the new hospital.

He retired in 1970 and lived in San Diego before moving to New York in 1979.

Dr. Jason was a volunteer with the American Cancer Society and received its Distinguished Service Award in 1968. He also had served on the National Advisory Council on Education for Health Professions. He was a member of the National Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Association of Pathologists.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, a daughter, Jeanne Elizabeth Wright, and a son, Dr. Robert Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason of Savannah, Ga., and four sisters, Susan Blockson of Sewickley, Pa., Lillie Bell of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Grace Perry of Hampton, Va., and Juanita Hollis of Augusta, Ga.

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Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, Ex-Dean of Medical School

April 13, 1984

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Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, dean emeritus of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, died last Friday at his home in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 82 years old.

Dr. Jason graduated cum laude from the College of Medicine in 1928 and received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1932. He was a professor and head of the department of pathology at the college before becoming dean in 1955. Dr. Jason, who coordinated the development of the Howard University Hospital and Medical Center, became dean emeritus in 1965 and professor emeritus five years later.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth Wright; a son, Dr. Robert Stewart Jason Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason, of Savannah; four sisters, Mrs. Susan Blockson, of Sewickley, Penn.; Lillie Bell Jason, of Ponce, Puerto Rico; Mrs. Grace Perry, of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. Juanita Hollis, of Augusta, Ga.

A memorial service will be held at 1 P.M. April 28 at St. James Presbyterian Church, 409 West 141st Street.

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Dr Robert Stewart Jason Sr.

Birth

29 Nov 1901

Santurce, Mayagüez Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA

Death

6 Apr 1984 (aged 82)

New York, New York County, New York, USA

Burial

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