Dr. Sumner Holtz, died June 1, 2014. Former chairman of the radiology department at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO. After graduating from Tufts College in 1944 and St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1948, Dr. Holtz completed an internship at Kings County Hospital and residencies at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City and at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine. In St. Louis, he practiced with the Scott Radiological Group; in private partnership with Drs. Mark Eagleton and Richard Harding; as Chief of Radiology at St. Luke’s Hospital; and as Assistant Professor at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. At St. Luke’s he was beloved throughout the hospital and respected for his great clinical acumen. Dr. Holtz authored  scientific papers and was involved with innovative diagnostics and treatments. He was the first to create a documentary of the moving vocal cords, a technique used at Washington University in vocal cord-sparing surgery for laryngeal cancer. He also was associated with other important St. Louis physicians and scientists, including Dr. William Powers, Dr. Noah Sussman and Dr. Michel Ter-Pegosian. Dr. Holtz belonged to a family of fine radiologists – his father-in-law Dr. Samuel Kamberg, his own son Dr. Peter Holtz, and his brother-in-law Dr. Bernard Loitman. He was passionate about his profession and delighted in reading X-rays and discussing cases with them as well as with other colleagues. He often said radiology was not only his vocation, but also his avocation. He stressed a holistic approach to radiology, and was as often found in the operating and pathology rooms as in his own radiology department. After retiring from St. Luke’s, he spent gratifying years working with radiology residents at St. Louis University. More recently he enjoyed quizzing his grandson Max Holtz, currently a medical student at St. Louis University. Sumner Holtz was born June 21, 1925 to the former Herbert and Eva Holtz of Haverhill, MA. At the age of 16 he left for college. He retained a strong connection to that city, where his father and uncles ran the Holtz Shoe Company and the local country club. He had multiple outside interests – he was an avid golfer from an early age, when he caddied at the Haverhill Country Club, he enjoyed exotic travels and visiting museums with his wife and family, and he was a fit backpacker into his 60s. He also was an enthusiastic follower of many sports, and in particular was a fan of the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. An Army Captain in the Korean War, Dr. Holtz was a battalion surgeon in the 140th tank battalion. He received a commendation while in a front-line Mash unit for creating an X-ray machine on a mobile truck to triage patients needing the most urgent surgical management. Subsequently, he took this idea to mobile mammography, developing one of the first mobile units in St. Louis, to allow women easier access to breast cancer screening. After leaving Korea, he served in Japan, studying the effects of radiation on Japanese survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima. Surviving are his wife and best friend of 66 years, Barbara Kamberg Holtz; his children, Holly of New York City, Marc (Melinda) of Stamford CT and Peter (Nancy) of St. Louis; grandchildren Max, Chester, Leo and Claire; and many wonderful nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers Melvin and Norman, by his sister-in-law Charlotte Loitman and by his beloved granddaughter Charlotte. Services will be held at the May Chapel, Congregation Temple Israel in St. Louis, 10675 Ladue Road, on Sunday, June 8, at 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers, consider a gift to St. Luke’s Hospital. Berger Memorial