THE NEW JERSEY CHAPTER AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS HAS CREATED THIS PAGE TO HONOR THE MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED AND RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THEY HAVE MADE TO OUR PROFESSION AND ASSOCIATION. WE THANK THEM FOR THE DEVOTION THEY HAD SHOWN. Andrea Donela Executive Director STEPHEN F. LOWRY, M.D. 1947-2011 NJ, ACS COUNCIL MEMBER With the passing of Dr. Stephen Lowry, we have all lost a true friend and devoted colleague. Dr. Lowry’s professional achievements reflect the truly stellar surgeon, researcher and devoted teacher he had become. There are few surgeons who have been recognized for their achievements to the same degree as Steve. He was known internationally as a leading authority in surgical and tumor metabolism, a complex field which he had mastered over four decades. Steve’s phenomenal research prowess was known to many of us in New Jersey. The author of 225 separate published research papers, and 109 book chapters, countless letters and editorials in dozens of journals, all produced over the short span of 35 years, the topics that he came to understand so well demonstrated a depth and breadth of research interest and novel experimentation that spoke volumes for the upgraded role of the modern surgeon-researcher. His investigations into cancer cachexia and the basic metabolism of tumors and sepsis, have served as the building blocks for dozens of medications that will empower the next generation of surgical scientists. More than anything else, Steve proved that surgeons could not only care for the patient, but could provide the basic understanding of why that patient was sick. Dr. Lowry has been a Councilor for the New Jersey Chapter for the past three years. I have known Steve since 1977, and he never allowed any of his success, or the size of his c.v., the titles he had justifiably earned, or the international reputation that he so deserved, to change the humble, devoted surgeon, husband, father and friend to us all, that he had become. We will sorely miss our esteemed colleague, we will miss his kind demeanor, and his respectful counsel, but we will never forget his devotion and contributions to science, mankind and the care of the patient with cancer. Arnold M. Baskies, MD, FACS