Peter Francis KOHLER

1935 - 2005  (70 years)

• Name	Peter Francis KOHLER
  Birth	14 Apr 1935	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 2005	Louisiana
  Notes	Age 5 in the 1940 census (March 18th). Peter Francis Kohler, M.D., (1935-2005) died September 16, 2005, right after he survived Hurricane Katrina, in his Home in Covington, La. He had retired after having served 20 years as Professor Of Medicine and Herbert Harvey Chair in Clinical Immunology Emeritus from Tulane University in New Orleans, La. He was born In Milwaukee, WI and attended Milwaukee University School, Princeton University (1957), and Columbia Medical School (1961). He met and married his wife, Christa Eckert Kohler, M.D., in 1962 during his residency at the University of Minnesota. He then served as a Research Fellow at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation In Lajolla, California, before becoming Professor of Medicine and Head Of Clinical Immunology at the University Of Colorado School of Medicine. He was a well-known and much published researcher and speaker and belonged to numerous medical boards and societies. Dr. Kohler was much loved by his patients, but also a great teacher. He inspired his students and his Family to always value scholarly pursuits. But he also loved life and laughter and was always full of new ideas. He loved to lecture and travel throughout the world; to hike, camp and ski; to play tennis and ride his horses; and, most of all, to do those things with his beloved family and numerous close friends. Peter is survived by his wife, Christa Eckert Kohler, M.D.; son Michael Kohler, Ph.D., J.D. and his wife Lynn Haaland, J.D. and their son, Haakon; son, Nicholas Kohler, Ph.D., his wife Ann Fifield, M.S. and their son, Wiley; son Andre Kohler, M.S.; and sister, Jill Kohler, M.S. A memorial service will be held at Ss. Peter And Paul Church, 2490 N. Cramer, Milwaukee, Wi 53211, at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 29, 2005. From the Princeton Alumni Weekly, January 26, 2006, issue: Peter died Sept. 16, 2005, after a lifelong career in the medical profession and a lifelong battle with diabetes. At Princeton, he majored in history, joined Tiger Inn, and roomed in his senior year with Frank Jones, John Thomas, and Rick Weiss. After graduating, Peter spent four years in medical school at Columbia. He then went to the University of Minnesota for an internship and residency in internal medicine. There he met and married Christa Eckert. The couple moved to La Jolla, Calif., for a research fellowship at the Scripps Clinic. Next, Peter became a full-time faculty member at the University of Colorado Medical School, teaching there for 18 years and heading the division of clinical immunity. Then he moved to Tulane University, where he became chief of medical service at Charity Hospital and associate director of the general clinical research center. He edited a book on Charity Hospital, the oldest hospital in continuous existence in the U.S. Peter and Christa lived on a small horse farm across Lake Pontchartrain and kept a condo in the New Orleans French Quarter. He is survived by Christa, sons Michael '88, Nicholas '89, and Andre; a sister; and two grandsons. The class offers its sincerest condolences to Peter's wife and family. The Class of 1957
  Person ID	I16021	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Daniel Johann (David) /KOHS KOHLER,   b. 21 Feb 1905, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. 8 Dec 1983, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Marguerite,   b. 19 Sep 1905, Wisconsin d. 3 Dec 1973, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F10208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	R.C. ECKERT
  Family ID	F11744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2016