that we shall see our friend and associate no more;
gratitude that we have known him, that we have been
associated with him and often led by him.
In 1902 John Alden Spoor was first elected to the
Board of Trustees of St. Luke’s Hospital, Chicago. His
interest was such and displayed in so many ways that
after four years of service the Board honored him by
unanimously electing him its Vice-President. In this
capacity he served until 1922 when his associates further
recognized his singular ability and loyal cooperation by
electing him to the Presidency of the Hospital. In that
responsible office his unique executive ability and marked
mental endowment made him not only the legal head of
the Hospital but its acknowledged and stimulating leader
as well.
Clear vision, wide experience in many fields of endeavor, singularly fitted him for the task of extending
the Hospital’s opportunities for service. And the confidence that many of his fellow citizens in Chicago had in
him enlisted both their aid and their support in the enterprise.
One of the greatest tributes to his ability may be
found in the fact that he had both time and energy, out
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