Obituary of John Herbert Reed, Jr.

John Herbert "Jack" Reed, Jr., MD PhD. Born May 20, 1931, in Monroe Michigan. Preceded in death by his parents John and Viola (Brown) his sister Marianne Kiess and husband Robert Kiess. Survived by wife Ruth and sister Janice (Joe) Cook and by kids Debra (Scott), Keith (Kitty), Ron (Judy), Nancy (Mike), and grandkids Travis, Dustin (Heather), Nora, Clara, Tomas (Jen), Sam and Celeste and great-grandkids Elizabeth, Charlotte, and Yaretzi. Graduated Wayne State University Medical School. Served in US Army and worked for NASA Project Mercury in Houston Texas. Doctoral degree at Mayo Clinic in Cardiovascular Physiology, post-doc in Salt Lake City UT. Involved in critical care heart monitoring including heart catheterization. Director of Research at Medtronics. U of M to finish clinical cardiology training and worked at Abbott Northwestern and St Francis Hospitals. Interests include flying small planes, painting, computers and traveling with his relatives. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice.