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Dr Joe Burton Linker III

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Birth	:	8 Mar 1950 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death	:	22 Mar 2012 Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Burial	:	Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Orange County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.9109077, -79.0437469
Description	:	Joe Burton Linker, III died at his home in Athens, GA, on March 22, 2012. A man of enormous intellect and many talents and skills, he was born in Syracuse, NY, to Joe Burton Linker, Jr., and Mary Jane Auld Linker. Dr. Linker grew up in Lynchburg, VA where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout by reinforcing and restoring an eroded embankment, was graduated Valedictorian from the Virginia Episcopal School, and was named Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He completed a B.S. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University and earned his medical degree from the... Read More	Joe Burton Linker, III died at his home in Athens, GA, on March 22, 2012. A man of enormous intellect and many talents and skills, he was born in Syracuse, NY, to Joe Burton Linker, Jr., and Mary Jane Auld Linker. Dr. Linker grew up in Lynchburg, VA where he earned the rank of Eagle Scout by reinforcing and restoring an eroded embankment, was graduated Valedictorian from the Virginia Episcopal School, and was named Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He completed a B.S. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University and earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. An internship and residency followed at Brown University where he was chosen chief resident in internal medicine. He obtained a sub-specialty in allergy and immunology at Walter Reed Medical Center, and served as a physician with the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, NC. Pursuing his interest in immunology, he completed a second sub-specialty in rheumatology and immunology at the University of New Mexico where he met his wife Kirsten Lundergan and began their family. Dr. Linker practiced medicine in Athens for 24 years. He had a passion for the outdoors, was always up for a tennis game, and was a dedicated runner. He kept his car stocked with books, medical journals, CDs, exercise and hiking gear. He loved challenges from running the Pike's Peak Marathon or the Sandia Crossing to competing in tennis and bridge tournaments. Trying his ear at the Piano Puzzler on WUGA-FM complemented his great love of classical music and the many performances he enjoyed at Hodgson Hall on the UGA campus. He was a regular attendee at the big screen showings of the Metropolitan Operas on Saturday afternoons at Beechwood Cinema. When he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme he embraced his "expedited retirement" by listening to and studying his cherished classical music, voraciously reading, dining with friends, and reflecting on the wisdom shared with him by patients who struggle with debilitating illness. He was sustained daily by the prayers, notes, and love steadfastly sent his way by so many of his friends, colleagues, and patients. In addition to his wife Kirsten Lundergan-Linker and his parents, Dr. Linker is survived by his son Hart, sister Jane Auld Linker (Terry O'Leary), aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. ---------------------------------------------------------- THE LINKER FAMILY RESPECTFULLY ASKS THAT MEMBERS OF THIS SITE REFRAIN FROM POSTING PHOTOGRAPHS OF HEADSTONES/ADDITIONAL DATA WITHOUT EXPLICIT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM A RELATIVE OF THE FAMILY

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Dr Joe Burton Linker III's memorial is located at: Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Orange County, USA.
When did Dr Joe Burton Linker III death?
Dr Joe Burton Linker III death on 22 Mar 2012 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
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Latitude: 35.9109077
Longitude: -79.0437469

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Joe Burton Linker Jr.

(1923 - 2016)

Mary Jane Auld Linker

(1921 - 2013)

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