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Dedicated Florida Ob-Gyn Dies at 77
Dr. Taylor Herman Kirby Jr., a longtime Gainesville obstetrician and gynecologist, passed away May 19, 2006, at the age of 77.
Born in Birmingham, Ala., Dr. Kirby moved to Gainesville in 1960. He practiced medicine in Gainesville for 34 years, delivering 4,000 babies during his career. His was the first medical office in Gainesville to be desegregated. For several years in the 1970s and 1980s, he was a team physician for the Gainesville High School football team and cheerleading squad. He was active in founding the original Health Planning Council of Alachua County.
After his retirement, he served the rural community clinics in Suwannee County. He was active in many organizations, including the Alachua County Medical Society, the Florida OBGYN Society and the Florida and American Medical Associations. He was a 45-year member, past president and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Gainesville.
He graduated from Birmingham Southern College and performed residencies in Alabama, England and Washington, D.C. He served as a General Medical Officer during the Korean War at the American Station Hospital in Paris, France.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Kirby of Gainesville; daughters Evelyn K. Jones of Gainesville, Elizabeth K. Kendrick of Montevallo, Ala., and Susan K. Geiger of Fort Myers.
Physicians Wanted for Survey
We encourage you to look at the article on page 13, which explains a special survey that has been developed with FOGS members in mind. If you’d like to participate, instructions at the end of the story explain how the online survey works.
You can complete the questionnaire in about 20 minutes. We hope to learn about the specific behaviors and attitudes that characterize successful practices. To take the survey immediately, visit: