He was born on March 9, 1932, in Montclair, N.J., and prepared for college at Montclair Academy. A member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity, he graduated from Bowdoin magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and a James Bowdoin Scholar. He graduated from Cornell University Medical School 1957 and interned at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. He served two years with Public Health Service, and then completed his residency in internal medicine at Stanford University. He worked for more than 20 years as an internist at the Magan Medical Clinic in Covina, Cal., and was on the staff at Intercommunity Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Carol Burton Biggs, and by four daughters, Deborah, Linda, Wendy, and Laura.