Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Hudspeth, Rae |
Other names |
Dr. Rae Hudspeth |
Born |
9-9-25 |
Birthplace |
Cleburne, TX |
Places of residence |
Rae lived in Cleburne, TX; Galveston, TX; Seattle, WA; Halderson, W.Va.; Detroit, MI (for 30 years); and TSR (1983-2005) From 2005-2011, she lived in Medford OR. |
Titles & honors |
Sea Rancher of the Year, 2003 Chair, TSRA Board, 1993-1994 TSRA Board of Directors 1992 - 1993 |
Father |
Ernest W. Hudspeth |
Mother |
Minnie E. Hudspeth |
Education |
Cleburne H.S., graduated 1943 B.S., North Texas State University M.D., Univ. of Texas, Galveston, TX General internship at The Marine Hospital, Seattle, WA OB-GYN residency in Detroit, MI. She was Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1960. Private practice from 1956-84 in Detroit, MI. She also did some clinical teaching for the medical school, where she was appointed a Clinical/Assistant Professor. |
Notes |
See notes from Rob Elder's interview, 2001.17.2 See also obituary file 2001.19.3.23 "The Sea Ranch is remarkable for the variety of people who live here--many successful in and retired from every conceivable profession--and the way they interact for the general betterment of the community." (undated letter from Rae Hudspeth) |
Occupation |
Physician-OB/GYN. Rae began her medical career as an officer/physician with the U.S. Health Service,caring for members of the Merchant Marine, Coast Guard and other government employees at a hospital in Seattle. From Seattle, Rae traveled to West Virginia, where she was the physician at the Federal Reformatory for Women in Alderson. Among the infamous inmates under Rae's care were Iva D'Aquino and Mildred Gillars, better known as "Toyko Rose" and "Axis Sally," who were both serving terms for treason. While there, Rae also set up a private practice in a rural area of the state where there were no hospitals. [Note: the following is somewhat inconsistent with some of the information entered under "Education."]: After West Virginia, Rae moved to Michigan where she dd a residency in surgery and ob/gyn at the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State Univ. College of Medicine. She then began a private practice as an ob/gyn in Detroit where she lived for 30 years before her retirement in 1986. During that time, Rae was a Clinical Assistant Professor at Wayne State Univ.and an Earned Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Soon after retiring Rae moved to The Sea Ranch, where she became involved in the community, serving as a TSRA board member from 1992-94 and its Chair from 1993-94. She also served on the Board of Directors of Redwood Coast Medical Services. Rae's hobbies included skiing, golf, hiking, traveling and playing bridge. She was an environmentalist who loved the outdoors and was an avid birder, traveling to many different destinations all over the world to view different species,at least 5,000 of them. "Her life was dedicated to the care of women and children and to the preservation and protection of nature's elements," said her niece, Amy Peters Lawyer of Arlington, Texas. |
Role |
Medical |
Children |
none Her family consists of a niece, Amy Peters Lawyer, RN in Arlington, TX. Besides Amy and her husband Patrick, Rae is survived by her "daughter of the heart," Dianne Brinson and her husband Mark Radcliffe or Portola Valley; her beloved pet and companion Kia; and many friends in Medford and on TSR who she considered her extended family. |
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