John F. Wallerius, BS Med ’59, of Green Bay, Wis., and The Villages, Fla., passed away on April 15, at the age of 78.  Born September 13, 1931, in Grand Forks, N.D., to A. J. Wallerius and Alice (Forbes) Wallerius, he graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Fargo in 1949. John attended the University of Minnesota on a Williams Scholarship and played center for the Golden Gophers basketball team. He graduated in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree.  John served in the United States Army and was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany.  He was honorably discharged from service in 1956 with the rank of first lieutenant.  John continued his education at the University of North Dakota where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Medicine in 1959. He was awarded a Doctorate in Medicine from Marquette University in 1961.

While at Marquette, John was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.  At St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee, John completed his internship and residency in radiology.  In 1965, John joined Green Bay Radiology, S.C., where he practiced medicine until his retirement in 1989. During his career, he served as chief of staff of St. Vincent Hospital, chair of the Department of Radiology, and as secretary of the Brown County Medical Society.