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In Memoriam

Dr. Paul K. Pybus

M.A., M.B., B. Chir. (Cambridge),

M.R.C.S.,

M.R.C.P. (London), D.R.C.O.G.

(London),F.R.C.S. (England)

12 April 1924 to 9 May 1988

by Perry A. Chapdelaine, Sr.

I regret very

much not having

had the funds to

publish this final

work while my

friend and

teacher, Dr. Paul

K. Pybus, was

alive!

Paul was a

wonderful man,

filled with hope

and energy and

excited about the

formation and

successes of the

Arthritis Trust of

America (Rheu-

matoid Disease

Foundation) officially titled “The Roger

Wyburn-Mason and Jack M. Blount Foun-

dation for the Eradication of Rheumatoid

Disease, Inc”.

The official title, you see, honored

his mentor and friend Professor Roger

Wyburn-Mason [M.D., Ph.D.], a man

much respected by Dr. Pybus. (Jack M.

Blount, M.D. was one of the first two

American physicians to consider seriously

Wyburn-Mason’s works, and to succeed

in treating effectively Rheumatoid Dis-

eases, Robert Bingham, M.D., being the

other.)

As founding member of the Ameri-

can “Rheumatoid Disease Foundation,”

Paul constantly sought with open mind to

push us into challenging research oppor-

tunities. He contributed by his personal

contacts with other physicians, medical

studies letters submitted to professional

medical journals, letters to patients when

requested, and in his generous attendance

and clinical demonstrations at all of our

medical conven-

tions.

He was a

founding member

of The Rheuma-

toid Disease

Foundation

(American) and

on inception of

the Foundation

he went on to

help establish the

English and the

Republic of

South Africa

counterparts.

Paul was a

fighter, demand-

ing honesty and

integrity in the

research and practice of medicine. He was

that unusual physician who is willing to

set aside prejudice and look anew.

As executive director and secretary

of the Arthritis Trust of America, I found

Paul more than just a very close friend

and confidante but also a man who — as

though he’d found a new and worthy goal

— provided every kind of ethical support

for this great hope for suffering arthritics.

Paul was a man who cared deeply!

He always gave full credit to Profes-

sor Roger Wyburn-Mason for his discov-

eries in intraneural therapies, but we all