Bill Carl Weber M.D.'s Obituary
Bill Carl Weber, M.D. entered the Church Triumphant on March 19, 2024. He was born in Wahoo, Nebraska December 6, 1937, was predeceased by his parents, Carl Willard and Mary Diantha Weber, a brother Ben Walker Weber, and a son Benjamin Walker Weber (Chrissy). He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Vicki Smith Weber, his delightful daughter, Eliza Bentley Weber, and the joy of his life, a grandson, Beckett Reid Weber, both from Leeds, Alabama.
Dr. Weber graduated from Central High School, Memphis in 1955, completed his premedical undergraduate education at Southwestern at Memphis College, and received his M.D. degree from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis. Residency in internal medicine was completed in Memphis at Methodist Hospital and Veterans Administration Hospital.
He proudly served as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War. For his service as Commanding Officer of his medical unit he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
Dr. Weber practiced medicine for almost 50 year followed by joining the faculty of The Methodist Teaching Practice where he worked until retirement. He was a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
He served in numerous leadership positions at Methodist University Hospital. He was a member of a variety of regional and national medical organizations and was a Fellow in the American College of Physicians.
In 2010 he was the recipient of the Methodist Hospital Living Award for Faith and Service.
He had a passion for teaching and mentoring medical students, interns, residents and many others. He was an elder emeritus at Second Presbyterian Church where he had been a member since 1952. He served on the boards of Presbyterian Day School, The Christian Psychological Center, Young Life, Methodist Hospital Primary Care Associates and others.
In addition he was a junior high school crossing guard and a high school hall monitor (Bill’s humor)! He had an insatiable desire to know how things worked. In his youth he took apart many things but rarely but them back together: clocks, pianos, motors, radios and even a pump organ. He was fascinated with old cars and had several over his lifetime. He was the organizer supreme and seldom passed a day without a new list of things to do. He even had a list of the things he wanted to learn when he got to Heaven. He’s probably checking off that list right now.
He, with his wife, Vicki, served in numerous locations around the world providing health care to the underserved, teaching doctors and nurses and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with patients, staff and their families.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 22nd at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary at Second Presbyterian Church at 4055 Poplar Avenue with a visitation immediately following the service. A private burial is planned for the family. The family asks for memorials to be sent to the Second Presbyterian Church World Missions Fund or the charity of the donor’s choosing.
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