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In Memoriam

Class of 1968 (Pediatric Dentistry)

DR. RALPH B. CULVER, CLASS OF 1962, PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY CLASS OF 1968

Dr. Ralph Buhl Culver died on March 21, 2015, from complications of a stroke. He was 78.

Born in Bremerton, Wash., he completed an internship at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco after receiving his DDS degree and served two additional years in the Army in France. After earning his certification in pediatric dentistry from the UW, he practiced for two years at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem and had a private pediatric dental practice in Renton, Wash., until 2008, and lived part-time in Palm Springs, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Paula, and is survived by his son, Jonathan; brother, Dr. Norman Culver; partner, Alan Vernon; and two nieces.  (Forest Lawn)