published in Evanston Review (Evanston, IL) on 4 May 2006 

Dr. Fredric Lake 

Dr. Fredric D. Lake, 92, a former president of the District 202 School
Board of Education and a longtime resident of Evanston, died April 18
at his home.  He was 92.

Born in 1913 in Perth Amboy, N.J., he was a graduate of Mercersburg
Academy and Amherst College in Amherst, Mass., and graduated from Harvard
Medical School in Cambridge, Mass., in 1938.

While in private practice in Springfield, Mass., Dr. Lake joined the U.S.
Army reserves. He returned from maneuvers on Dec. 6, 1941. After the
attack on Pearl Harbor the next day, he was drafted into active service
as a first lieutenant, based at Fort Devens. Starting in early 1942, he
served overseas for 39 months with the Fifth Army in Great Britain, North
Africa, Italy and Austria, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He
received the Bronze Star, presented by Gen. Mark Clark. Following the war,
he served at Fort Polk and Walter Reed Hospital.

After his discharge from the Army, Dr. Lake and his family moved
to Chicago, where he completed his residency in radiology at the
University of Chicago.  In 1950, he joined the medical staff of Columbus
Hospital in Chicago as chief of radiology, serving in this capacity
until 1978. Dr. Lake directed radiology services for all three Cabrini
hospitals after their consolidation in the 1970s.

While practicing medicine, Dr. Lake was a leader in a number of medical
societies. He was the founding president of the Illinois chapter
of the American College of Radiology from 1965-66; president of the
Chicago Radiological Society from 1968-69 and the first recipient of its
Distinguished Service Award; chairman of council of the Chicago Medical
Society from 1970-72; president of the Illinois State Medical Society from
1974-75; and chairman of the board of chancellors of the American College
of Radiology from 1976-77. In addition, he spearheaded the creation of
the first self-insurance company for doctors in the United States.

Active in community affairs, Dr. Lake served as president of the District
202 School Board from 1964 to 1968, a time of major expansion of the
high school.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Harriet A.; sons David of
Washington, D.C., Gordon of Lafayette, Calif., and Arthur of Walnut Creek,
Calif.; daughter Susan Long of San Mateo, Calif.; 10 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; and sisters Kathryn Smith of Anaheim Hills,
Calif., and Anna Mae Landt of Wilmington, Del.

Services are to be held in New Hampshire at a later date.  Arrangements
were handled by Donnellan Family Funeral Services in Skokie.



Chicago Tribune; Chicago IL; 2006-4-26, 2006-4-28, 2006-4-29 & 2006-4-30

Lake, Fredric D.
Fredric D. Lake M.D., 92, a Chicago radiologist and longtime resident
of Evanston, IL, died in his sleep April 18, 2006. Dr. Lake was born
in Perth Amboy, NJ. He attended Amherst College and Harvard Medical
School. During World War II, he served overseas for 39 months with the
5th Army in Great Britain, North Africa, Italy, and Austria, rising to
the rank of Lt. Colonel and receiving the Bronze Star. He was Chief of
Radiology at Columbus Hospital from 1950-1978. Dr. Lake was President of
the Illinois State Medical Society from 1974-75 and a leader in the AMA,
Chicago Medical Society and the American College of Radiology and Chicago
Radiological Society. He served as President of the Board of Education,
District 202, Evanston Township High School from 1964-1968. Survivors
include his wife of 64 years, Harriet A. Lake; four children, David Lake
of Washington, DC, Gordon Lake of Lafayette, CA, Susan Long of San Mateo,
CA and Arthur Lake of Walnut Creek, CA; two sisters, Kathryn Smith of
Anaheim Hills, CA and Anna Mae Landt of Wilmington, DE; 10 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren. A service will be held in New Hampshire.