Stanley M.D.

Professor Stanley R. Mohler, M.D., of Dayton, OH, recently of Murrysville, PA, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 in Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Ursula L. (Burkhardt) Mohler, brother Hallock N. Mohler, children Susan L. Mohler, Stanley R. Mohler, Jr., and Mark H. Mohler, daughters-in-law Angela Manon (Roberts) Mohler and Kathy J. (Andre) Mohler, and grandchildren Tabitha N. Mohler, Samantha M. Mohler, and Kurt A. Mohler. Son of Norton H. Mohler and Minnie A. (Ross) Mohler, Dr. Mohler was born September 30, 1927 in Amarillo, TX. Dr. Mohler developed his two great passions, airplanes and medicine, as a young boy. He combined this love into his specialty of Aerospace Medicine.


After two years of service in the U.S. Army and graduation from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX in 1956, Dr. Mohler interned for the U.S. Public Health Service in San Francisco, CA. Subsequently, he was a Medical Officer at the Center for Aging Research, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. From 1961 to 1965, Dr. Mohler was Director of the Federal Aviation Administration's Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) in Oklahoma City. From 1966 to 1978, he was Chief of the Aeromedical Applications Division of the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, D.C. From 1978 to 2004, Dr. Mohler was Director of the Wright State University Aerospace Medicine residency program, Dayton, OH. More recently, he was Professor Emeritus, Wright State University. Other distinctions include airplane pilot with Airline Transport and Instructor ratings, member of the medical advisory panels of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), member of NASA's Aerospace Medicine Advisory Committee, President and Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (ASMA), member, and Secretary/Treasurer of the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM), and author of numerous publications and books including Wiley Post, His Winnie Mae, and the World's First Pressure Suit.


Our husband, father, brother, and grandfather has now departed the earth on his final flight, an eternal mission to the Heavens. Goodbye, Dad. You were the perfect father. We love you and will miss you terribly.


Family and friends will be received on Saturday from 10-11am in the KEPPLE-GRAFT FUNERAL HOME, INC. 524 N. Main St. Greensburg, PA. Services will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 11am.


Donations may be sent to the Aerospace Medical Association's Stanley R. Mohler, M.D. Aerospace Medicine Endowed Scholarship by mailing a check made out to "Aerospace Medical Association Foundation" at 320 South Henry Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. In the check's memo, please write "Stanley Mohler."


For online condolences and information, please visit www.kepplegraft.com
A memorial service for both Stan and Ursula will be held on Saturday morning, November 8. Family and friends are welcome to gather at 10:00 AM with a service at 11:00 AM and a reception at noon, all at 1900 Founders Drive, Kettering, OH 45420.

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