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Dr William James “Bill” Cromartie

Birth	:	19 May 1913 Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	28 Jan 2013 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Orange County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.9425011, -79.0141983
Description	:	Dr. William James "Bill" Cromartie, 99, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away January 28, 2013, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Bladen County, NC in 1913, he was the son of Dr. Robert Samuel Cromartie and Mary Blanche Jester. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1933 and earned a medical degree from Emory University in 1937. As an army officer during World War II, he headed the biological warfare section of an intelligence mission (ALSOS) to learn the extent of German work in the field of biological warfare and was awarded the Legion of Merit. In 1945, he... Read More	Dr. William James "Bill" Cromartie, 99, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away January 28, 2013, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Bladen County, NC in 1913, he was the son of Dr. Robert Samuel Cromartie and Mary Blanche Jester. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1933 and earned a medical degree from Emory University in 1937. As an army officer during World War II, he headed the biological warfare section of an intelligence mission (ALSOS) to learn the extent of German work in the field of biological warfare and was awarded the Legion of Merit. In 1945, he married Josephine Colter Rule of Cincinnati, a lieutenant in the WAVEs and a cryptographer working for the Navy Department in Washington, DC. After living in Texas and Minnesota, they moved to Chapel Hill in 1951. Bill and Jo were married 60 years, from 1945 until Jo's death in 2005. Dr. Cromartie joined the faculty of the UNC School of Medicine in 1951, when the North Carolina Memorial Hospital was founded. In addition to his roles as teacher, researcher, and Chief of Infectious Disease Services in the Department of Medicine, Dr. Cromartie served as Associate Dean for Clinical Sciences and the hospital's Chief of Staff. During his tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill, Dr. Cromartie was instrumental in founding a statewide community training system for health professionals in the mid-1960s that reversed a trend toward shortages and uneven distribution of primary care physicians in the state's rural areas. His efforts provided a strong foundation for the North Carolina Area Health Education Centerssystem. Dr. Cromartie retired in 1985 as Alumni Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emeritus, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received the Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Bill Cromartie had many fond memories of growing up in Bladen County, North Carolina, including his first job piloting the "Lilly," a sightseeing boat on White Lake. Having a house on South River allowed him to spend time hunting and fishing with friends from his childhood. A life-long North Carolinian, Dr. Cromartie enjoyed spending time at the beach, especially the Outer Banks. He was a founding member of the Community Church of Chapel Hill. He is survived by his five children, William James Cromartie, Jr. and his wife Alice Gitchell of Egg Harbor City, NJ; Robert Colter Cromartie, and his wife Louie Cromartie of Chapel Hill; Mary Cromartie Bass of Savannah, GA; John Benjamin Cromartie and his wife Agnes Mallard of Vienna, VA; and Martha Cromartie Henderson and her husband Rich of Madison, WI; eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is also survived by a sister, Anne Reynolds of McLean, VA. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist, Chapel Hill, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Heifer International, Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Dr William James “Bill” Cromartie's memorial is located at: Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Orange County, USA.
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Dr William James “Bill” Cromartie death on 28 Jan 2013 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 35.9425011
Longitude: -79.0141983

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Spouse

Josephine Colter Rule Cromartie

(1920 - 2005)

Siblings

Mary Blanche Cromartie Hocutt

(1907 - 1990)

Lois Virginia Cromartie Tulluck

(1915 - 2005)

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