Dr. Hutchins had a strong sense of fairness in rewarding collaborators on the basis of their work product, not on their political position. Dr. Hutchins had a probing intellect and a deep sense of the importance of pathology and autopsy pathology. Through careful gross and microscopic observations he helped to elucidate the mechanistic relationship between coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, the anatomic basis for a number of congenital diseases, and the organ-specific effects of clinically important systemic diseases such as sarcoidosis

and progressive systemic sclerosis. It is not surprising that NVP-BGJ398 in 2009 he received the College of American Pathologists Lifetime Achievement Award. We both had the opportunity of

working with Dr. Hutchins first as trainees and later as colleagues on the faculty. Dr. Hutchins had a brilliant mind, a subtle sense of humor, and the ability to turn a fragment of any conversation into a witty observation. He was a keen observer of images and an aficionado of art museums. It seemed to us that Dr. Hutchins probably remembered the detailed appearance of every autopsy slide he had ever examined. In his semiretirement, Dr. Hutchins split his time between his still-active research and service career in the department and far-flung vacations with the love of his life and wife of 53 years, Loretta. He leaves behind a magnificent legacy of academic achievement and mentorship. He will be greatly missed. Dr. Hutchins is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Diana Hutchins-Bowling and Mrs. Sally Hutchins-Green; three grandchildren, Linsitinib and Kassandra, Kameron, and Zana; two sons-in-law, Karlus Bowling and John Green; and two brothers, Leslie DeVine and Thomas Hutchins. A son, David, died in 2006. “
“Jack L. Titus, M.D., Ph.D., passed away in North Oaks, MN, after a long illness on June 15, 2011, at

the age of 84 (Fig. 1). I will miss Jack as a friend and as a highly respected colleague and collaborator, who had a long and distinguished career. He was for me the ideal mentor at an extremely pivotal stage of my career, and we continued to be close, sharing many professional and other interests as my career continued to develop. He trained and collaborated with numerous other cardiovascular pathologists, many of whom themselves have made important contributions to the field. I and the many others he touched have lost an important leader in academic medicine and pathology, nationally and internationally, and a giant in the world of cardiovascular pathology. Born in South Bend, IN, Dec. 7, 1926, Dr. Titus entered the University of Notre Dame at the age of 16, then was called to serve as a sergeant in Germany during WWII. In 1948, he graduated cum laude from Notre Dame, receiving a Bachelor of Science in 1948. He matriculated at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis receiving his M.D. degree in 1952.