SMITH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 125 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE • TYLER, TEXAS 75702
903-592-5993 • http://www.smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org
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Dr. Virgil Gonzalez to Address Historical Society
On Tuesday, February 2, Dr. Virgil Gonzalez will speak to the Smith County Historical Society, comparing Tyler medical practice in 1950 with today.
Dr. Gonzalez moved from the Philippines in 1952 and took his residency at St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas. He later taught pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, worked at Parkland Memorial Hospital, and served as Assistant Medical Examiner for Dallas County. He moved to East Texas in July 1963, and established Pathology Associates, retiring in 1994. He currently spends his time as the Medical Director for both ETMC Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and HealthFirst TPA.
The meeting will start at 7:00 pm in the Payne Auditorium on the second floor of the Carnegie History Center. Located at 125 South College Avenue in Tyler, the Carnegie History Center is the museum and archives for SCHS. Attendees should park on the street and enter the building through the north door, which faces the Bank of America drive-through bank. There is also a ramp for handicapped access at this door, as well as an elevator inside.
The Smith County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1959 to discover, collect, and preserve the history of Smith County, Texas. SCHS meetings are always open free of charge to all interested members of the public. For more information about this event or the Society, please e-mail info@smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org or call 903-592-5993.
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