As reported by Channel 3000.com
Dr. William Rock, teacher, mentor, father and U.S. Navy veteran, passed away on April 25, 2018.
Dr. Rock was an old fashioned doctor, who never stopped making house calls to dying patients and pulling over at car accidents to see if he could help.
As a Chief Resident at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, Dr. Rock met an amazing woman and ob/gyn nurse, Joan Cox. Sparks flew and the fire lasted 63 years and beyond. He often said that he couldn’t do anything without Joan’s support and wisdom. He loved singing and dancing in many of the hundreds of theatrical productions Joan directed over the years, and when he was in the audience, always cheered the loudest.
In 1958, Rock began his career as an internist at the East Madison Clinic. He has been a faculty member at UW Medical School since 1957.
