GENERATIONS OF PATIENTS FETE DOCTOR ON RETIREMENT.Byline: STACY BROWN Dr. John Fricker's eyes widened as he looked up and saw Kendall Leigh, one of his first patients. The reaction was similar when Lisa Johnstone and Judy Cowlishaw arrived as well. Fricker, a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. Hospital in Woodland Hills for 31 years, is retiring at the end of the month and the hospital threw a bash recently to celebrate his years of service. With a trip overseas waiting and many people to say goodbye to, Fricker warmly recalled the years gone by. Born and raised in Detroit, Fricker moved to Northridge 32 years ago. Prior to his move to California, he attended Case Western medical school in Cleveland and Yale University Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (now Clinton) in 1702, moved (1707) to Saybrook (now Old Saybrook), and in 1716 was in New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Conn., where he earned his residency. He joined Kaiser in 1965 and later became the Woodland Hills office first president of the medical board in 1986. ``It all began for me at the Panorama City Kaiser,'' he said during the party Monday, ``I came here before they built this place. We had one building down the road, that's it.'' Fricker has treated generations of people and Leigh's family is no exception. ``I was an original,'' she said. Her daughters, Heather, 5, and Nicole, 7, were patients of Fricker's. Johnstone, whose two children also were patients of Fricker's, came by to say farewell Verb 1. say farewell - say good-bye or bid farewell greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone usher out, dismiss - end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my to the doctor. Fricker's work is best exemplified by the fact that his patients also include the children of staff members. Cowlishaw, a Kaiser nurse for 27 years, has been bringing her two girls, Cory and Claudette, to see Fricker. ``I'm going to New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Australia to vacation for a month with my wife, Patricia,'' Fricker said with a smile. The Northridge Middle School Institute for the Study of World Peace has been conducting a drive to collect goods for less privileged students at the school, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ron Klemp, the school's Peace Institute adviser and founder of the program. He said students have been collecting names of families who may be in need of goods for the holidays. Teachers at school then call the families and verify the situation and donations are made to those in need. Klemp said that teachers of the school are sponsoring this drive. Los Angeles Pierce College
Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. more accessible. Thirty-six courses will be taught on Saturdays - including Introductory Accounting, Business, English and Electronics - during the coming spring semester. ``It is our hope that the Weekend College will benefit those whose work or child care responsibilities do not permit them to attend weekday or weeknight week·night n. A night of the week exclusive of Saturday and Sunday. week  nights classes,'' said E. Bing Inocencio, the college
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Applications for admission to the spring semester, which begins Jan. 11, are available between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday in the Admissions Office at 6201 Winnetka Ave. in Woodland Hills. Interested residents may contact the school by calling (818) 719-6401. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Dr. John Fricker celebrates his retirement with his wife, Pat, at the hospital where the pediatrician worked for 31 years. Bob Halvorsen/Daily News |
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