Dr. George Victor 'Vic' Rohrer

Dr. George Victor Rohrer (Vic) of Hershey passed away in the early morning of May 13, 2016, with his wife Jean at his side. He was 82. Vic was born on November 8, 1933, in Ashland, KS, on the Oklahoma border, to Henry Edward Rohrer and Joanna (Rea) Rohrer. He graduated valedictorian of his class in 1951, and went on to college, obtaining his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University in 1954 and his M.D. at the University of Oklahoma in 1958. It was at OU where he met his future wife Jean, a nursing student there. They were married in 1956. In 1971, he was recruited to the Department of Radiology at the newly opened Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and he and Jean moved their family across the country to Hershey, PA. During his tenure at Penn State Hershey, Vic’s titles included: Associate Dean for Patient Care and Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff at the Elizabethtown Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and he was named Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs in 1987, a post he held until 1993. He retired in 1998, and in 2004 The G. Victor Rohrer Professorship in Radiology Education was founded, honoring his lifetime of achievement. Dr. Rohrer is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Jean (Blair) Rohrer, whom he always called “my bride,” and his four children, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. These include: Laura Charelian, her husband Michael and their daughter Samantha; Elizabeth Rohrer; Todd Rohrer, his wife Loretta, their son Cory Coolidge and his children Elizabeth and Mason; and Jon Rohrer, his wife Kathryn and their two children Claire and Sagan. Vic remained a proud Oklahoman his whole life. His older brother, Edward Rohrer, still lives in Oklahoma with his wife Lena Mae. Vic proudly served on the board of the Manada Conservancy for more than 15 years and was an emeritus member of the board at the time of his death. He participated in many of the Conservancy’s preservation projects and enjoyed helping to monitor the properties. He and Jean demonstrated their commitment to preservation by donating their 80-acre mountaintop woodland to the Manada Conservancy. Our father loved nature, Pavarotti, his family, and a good piece of pie with ice cream. He always felt his family was number one, and we feel the same way about him. We will miss him more than words can say. A memorial/life celebration will be held for immediate family and friends in June. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to: Manada Conservancy, P.O. Box 25, Hummelstown, PA 17036 - Tax ID# 25-1784517 and/or The Children's Miracle Network, log on to http://www.pennstatehersheycmn.org/ or you can donate via the Network Telethon to be held Sat. and Sun. June 4th and 5th. Dr. George Victor Rohrer (Vic) of Hershey passed away in the early morning of May 13, 2016, with his wife Jean at his side. He was 82. Vic was born on November 8, 1933, in Ashland, KS, on the Oklahoma border, to Henry Edward Rohrer and Joanna (Rea) Rohrer. He graduated valedictorian of his class in 1951, and went on to college, obtaining his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University in 1954 and his M.D. at the University of Oklahoma in 1958. It was at OU where he met his future wife Jean, a nursing student there. They were married in 1956. In 1971, he was recruited to the Department of Radiology at the newly opened Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and he and Jean moved their family across the country to Hershey, PA. During his tenure at Penn State Hershey, Vic’s titles included: Associate Dean for Patient Care and Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff at the Elizabethtown Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and he was named Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs in 1987, a post he held until 1993. He retired in 1998, and in 2004 The G. Victor Rohrer Professorship in Radiology Education was founded, honoring his lifetime of achievement. Dr. Rohrer is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Jean (Blair) Rohrer, whom he always called “my bride,” and his four children, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. These include: Laura Charelian, her husband Michael and their daughter Samantha; Elizabeth Rohrer; Todd Rohrer, his wife Loretta, their son Cory Coolidge and his children Elizabeth and Mason; and Jon Rohrer, his wife Kathryn and their two children Claire and Sagan. Vic remained a proud Oklahoman his whole life. His older brother, Edward Rohrer, still lives in Oklahoma with his wife Lena Mae. Vic proudly served on the board of the Manada Conservancy for more than 15 years and was an emeritus member of the board at the time of his death. He participated in many of the Conservancy’s preservation projects and enjoyed helping to monitor the properties. He and Jean demonstrated their commitment to preservation by donating their 80-acre mountaintop woodland to the Manada Conservancy. Our father loved nature, Pavarotti, his family, and a good piece of pie with ice cream. He always felt his family was number one, and we feel the same way about him. We will miss him more than words can say. A memorial/life celebration will be held for immediate family and friends in June. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to: Manada Conservancy, P.O. Box 25, Hummelstown, PA 17036 - Tax ID# 25-1784517 and/or The Children's Miracle Network, log on to http://www.pennstatehersheycmn.org/ or you can donate via the Network Telethon to be held Sat. and Sun. June 4th and 5th.

Dr. George Victor 'Vic' Rohrer

November 8, 1933 - May 13, 2016