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| R. T. LUCAS, M. D.is a successful young physician and surgeon who has been actively
engaged in the practice of his profession at Carrizozo for the past five
years. His birth occurred in Kentucky on the 1st of November, 1882,
his parents being Thomas F. and Mary M. (Clark) Lucas, both of whom have
passed away. By occupation the father was an
agriculturist. In the acquirement of an education R. T. Lucas attended the graded and high schools and later continued his studies in the State Normal School at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Having determined to make the practice of medicine his life work, he matriculated in Barnes Univeristy of St. Louis and after three years' study in the institution entered the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he was graduated in 1908. During the next three years he practiced in St. Louis and then spent another year in postgraduate work. In 1911 he came to New Mexico and opened an office at Carrizozo, where he hs remained to the present time, being accorded a gratifying practice that has steadily grown as he has demonstrated his ability to cope with the intricate problems that continually confront the physician in his efforts to restore health and prolong life. With the advancement of the profession he keeps in close touch through his membership in the Otero County Medical Society, the New Mexico State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. On the 23rd of March, 1905, Dr. Lucas was united in marriage to Miss Naomi Burke. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church, the Woodmen and the Praetorians. He enjoys an enviable reputation in both professional and social circles and is widely recognized as a public-spirited, progressive and respected citizen of his part of the state. |
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| Source: The Leading Facts of New Mexican History, By: Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Published 1917 by Torch Press-Transcribed by C. Anthony. | ||
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