Lasting Memories

William Wade Tevis
1923-April 11, 2010
Atherton, California

Dr. William Wade Tevis, who served on the staffs of Sequoia Hospital and Stanford Medical Center, died quietly April 11 at his home in Atherton. Dr. Tevis, who suffered from Parkinson's Disease, was 87.

Born in St Louis, Missouri, he was raised in Wichita, Kansas, where he attended public schools and Wichita State University.

From 1944 to 1947, he served in the U.S. Navy and studied medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Veterans Hospital in McKinney Texas. He was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and served as a captain in the Air Force, heading the medical department at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas.

Dr. Tevis practiced privately in Palo Alto for 30 years, where he served on the staffs of Stanford and Sequoia hospitals. The last 14 years of his career were with the Menlo Park and Palo Alto veterans hospitals. He was a Mason, a member of the Menlo Park Rotary Club, and a regular visitor to the Rotary Club in Dillon, Montana.

A few years ago, Dr. Tevis and his wife of 34 years, Dr. Cynthia Lacy Tevis (also a physician), began ranching in Montana. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed visiting garage sales and collecting antiques, say family members.

In addition to Dr. Cynthia Lacy Tevis, he is survived by his first wife, Susan Moreton Tevis of Atherton and their children, Melinda, Robert and Martha; daughter Susan Quesada and her son; stepson Dr. Thomas Harrison Lacy and his two children; and brother Daniel Tevis of Wichita, Kansas.