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In Memoriam

The Medical Society extends deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the following physicians.

Gerald “Jerry” Anthony Baugh, MD

Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Anthony second wife Shirley, in their Volkswagen van, Red Rover,
Baugh, age 85, passed away peacefully they went wherever their hearts took them and along the
at his farm in Bastrop County on way they formed lasting friendships with fellow veterans
February 3 as his sons played Terry who served alongside him in Vietnam. They spent a year
Allen’s song, “Amarillo Highway” for living abroad—first in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
him on guitar and piano. studying Spanish, and then in Guatemala, where they
Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa helped establish a new hospital while practicing medicine
Dr. Baugh grew up in Austin. He did his undergraduate on the sides of old volcanoes.
studies at Notre Dame where he competed in the Golden Their farm in Bastrop County and their cabin near
Gloves and one year claimed the university championship Taos, New Mexico were frequent gathering places for
in his weight class. He received his medical degree from family and friends—times that he cherished. A devoted
Johns Hopkins, his post graduate training in Louisiana steward of his farmland, one of his greatest pleasures in
interrupted by Air Force service as a surgeon in Vietnam. retirement was undertaking a massive effort to restore
After his service, Dr. Baugh completed training in the wild prairies of Texas by planting native grasses and
cardiovascular and thoracic surgery then returned to qualifying his land as a wildlife preserve. Soft-spoken,
Austin and joined Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons with a big, kind heart, a keen sense of humor and deep
where he practiced for many years. curiosity about the world, he embodied the notion of
Dr. Baugh and his first wife Karren raised five living a humble life.
amazing children together. Later, in retirement with his

Beverly Sutton, MD

Dr. Beverly Sutton, 90, passed long career were a Distinguished Service Award from the
away February 7. A native of Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, recognition as a
Rockville, Michigan, she received her Distinguished Fellow by the American Psychiatric
medical degree from the University Association, and a term as president of the Texas Society
of Michigan. She then completed her of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
post graduate training in pediatrics Dr. Sutton is survived by her husband Eldon, two
and psychiatry in Michigan and the daughters and two beloved granddaughters. Throughout
Austin State Hospital (ASH) in the early ’60s. One of the her life, she and Eldon enjoyed traveling to all corners of
many leadership positions she held during her career was the world. Their home was full of artwork from those
program director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry trips and the grounds around their home were a sanctuary,
Training Program at ASH and Shoal Creek Hospital, a adorned with koi ponds and an intricate Japanese tea
position she held for over 30 years. house. The pandemic and failing health curtailed travel
Early in her career, child psychiatry patients in Texas in her last few years, but neighbors noted that her good
were housed in buildings shared with adult patients at humor remained intact and frequently saw her smile and
facilities like ASH. Dr. Sutton obtained federal funds to wave as she returned from short outings. In a Valentine’s
build a 60 bed children’s inpatient facility that opened in email sent shortly before her passing she noted, “We are
1971, the grant providing for facilities as well as a large watching the news more now and hope that this new
grant to teach childcare skills. This was the first state page of political life will produce a kinder, more
supported psychiatric inpatient facility for children in giving environment.”
Texas. Among the many honors she received during her

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