Lange, Chester (Chester Joseph), 1910-1994
Biography
Dr. Chester J. Lange, 84, born April 14, 1910, of 1307 Adams Farm Parkway died Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Lange, a retired veterinarian and native of New York, was a graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, also of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. After several years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1938 he established the Greensboro Veterinary Hospital, which he operated until retirement. During World War II, he served as captain, Veterinary Corps, U.S. Army in the India-Burma Theater.
He was a live member of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association, a former president, secretary-treasurer for three years, and a recipient of the Veterinarian Of The Year award. He was a Gold Card member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, a member of the American Animal Hospital Association for many years, and a former director and treasurer of the North Carolina Veterinary Research Foundation, which he was instrumental in organizing and incorporating. He was a former president of the Carolina Kennel Club, and treasurer of the Humane Society of Guilford County. He was a member of Temple Emanuel.
Surviving are wife, Mrs. Jean Barricks Lange; sister, Dr. Harriet L. Rheingold Hayne of Chapel Hill; stepdaughters, Mrs. John Crow of Howell, Mich; stepson, T. Andrew Ralston -Asumendi of Greensboro; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
In accordance with the wishes of the deceased, there will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice.
From: Findagrave.com.