John Blasdel Shapleigh ’44

John Blasdel Shapleigh ’44 died on October 26, 2011, in St. Louis, Missouri. After Dartmouth he graduated Washington University Medical School and then served as a Navy doctor after World War II. He returned to his native St. Louis, where he practiced as internist, hematologist and oncologist for nearly 50 years. In the 1970s he helped start one of the first hospice programs in St. Louis. He believed in surrounding patients and their families with hospice physicians, nurses, social workers and spiritual advisors to treat all manner of physical, mental and spiritual pain, changing the focus from cure to care. Survivors include his wife, Camilla, son John ’71, three daughters and three stepdaughters.