Mooreside

Class of 1961

Douglas Edward "Doug" Mooreside (1939-1997)

Douglas Edward Mooreside was born in Tennessee in 1939. He graduated from Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. He was a founding member of the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and received his BA degree in 1961 and graduated from Medical School, also at UVA, in 1966.

As an undergraduate he participated in numerous activities including: Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, Lawn Resident, Glee Club, Monroe Rifles, Jefferson Sabers, WUVA Radio, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), and the Lawn Chowder and Marching Society.

Doug continued his medical education at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Molecular and Cellular Pathology, completing his internship and residency in 1971. His thesis title was “The Effects of Adenine on the Clotting Factors in Fresh Blood, Stored Blood, and Stored Fresh Frozen Plasma” which was later published. (I’m sure everyone has read that.)

Doug served in the U. S. Army as a physician and attained the rank of Major.

Subsequently, he practiced Anatomic Pathology at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, TN where I reacquainted with him in the early 1980’s and visited with he and his family in their home in Knoxville. During that time, I developed and sold laboratory information systems to hospitals. After giving a presentation to the laboratory personnel in the morning, I visited the pathology lounge to freshen up before lunch. While there I noticed a locker with the name Douglas Mooreside on it. As we left for lunch I asked the Head of the lab if that Doug went to UVA. After lunch, I needed to make some phone calls so I went into Doug’s office, sat in his chair, put my feet on his desk and began using the phone. Shortly thereafter, Doug walked in and said “May I HELP you?!!”. As I stood and told him who I was, there was a great reunion and hugs.

Doug had an infectious laugh and created a warm and happy feeling whenever he was around. Doug was a great brother and I’m proud that he was my friend.

Presented by: James E. Peebles, Class of ‘61