Obituary: A Remembrance of Henry Phil Gross MD (1930–2014)

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While continuing the work of the late Professor Sir John Charnley at Wrightington Hospital, I received an invitation from H. Phil Gross MD to deliver the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons^® (ABJS^®) Presidential Lecture. Although he was President of the ABJS^® at the time, I did not know Phil. Even so, Phil and his wife, Jo were gracious enough to invite my wife Marie and me to their home in Sioux Falls, SD, USA. I was eager to meet the man generous enough to think of me for such an honor. Phil and his wife were so kind and generous to both Marie and I. Our friendship truly blossomed in subsequent get-togethers at various ABJS^® meetings. In between the meetings and the gatherings, there was regular correspondence with photographs, details of events, and gifts—Phil’s woodworking—which my wife and I still treasure. …