William Boone

My 36 years of medical practice have been the joy in my life to serve others in a way few are privileged. I have enjoyed a full spectrum of life as a family physician, from newborn delivery to geriatric care. At the start of my practice, I had joined my father, another D. O. Who had already been in practice for 36 years. Working with him was a privilege as I learned many things from the “old school” I had never learned in my educational training. Initially, I had a young patient who grew old over time, so in the last 10 or 15 years, my practice was largely internal medicine. I had a sizable nursing home population, ensuring I was busy in the hospital with their management. I also assisted in my patient's C-sections when needed, as well as other general surgery conditions.

I served as chief of staff of Tri-City Hospital for three years and chaired the infection control committee. I also worked in the emergency room one or two days a week. I have also served on the Texas Medical Board’s Physician Review Committee, where hospital records were inspected to ensure good care in questionable hospital admissions. I have especially enjoyed serving as a family physician preceptor with the osteopathic and allopathic medical schools every year.

After 36 years of medical practice, I have retired, but I have not retired from life. I wish to express my gratitude to those teachers, professors, and preceptors who have assisted me in allowing me to practice medicine competently for those patients I proudly served. As my wife and I have no children and few other relatives other than a few that I will Include in my will, I want to provide the bulk of my estate to set up a scholarship fund for incoming medical students.

• Certified American Academy of Osteopathic Family Physicians
• Diplomat American Association of Physicians