Dr. Robert L. Breckenridge, 81, a native of Huntingdon, a noted pathologist and the former president of the College of American Pathologists, died from complications of a stroke Sunday, August 23, 1998, in Ocean City, N.J. He was appointed to the faculty of Jefferson Medical College in 1947 and was a pathology professor there for many years. From 1953 to 1970, he was director of clinical laboratories and a pathologist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, N.J. He also was a pathologist at several Cherry Hill area hospitals, including Elmer Community Hospital, Bridgeton Hospital and Salem County Memorial Hospital. He was an avid boater and was a pilot. He was an author of many articles and was a speaker for television pieces on AIDS, equine encephalitis and the prevention of food poisoning. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1940, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, and from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1944. During World War II, he was an Army physician and worked as a pathologist on Saipan. He was president of the New Jersey Society of Pathologists from 1965 to 1967 and was president of the national organization of pathologists, the College of American Pathologists, from 1985 to 1987. He was married to the former Evelyn Andrews from Washington, who died in 1992. Surviving are four sons, Robert, John , Mark and Andrew; a sister, Sally Platner; and 10 grandchildren. Burial was private. Memorial donations may be made to the Alumni Association of Jefferson Medical College, 1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, September 1, 1998Robert Breckenridge
W&J graduate and noted pathologist
A longtime resident of Cherry Hill, N.J., Breckenridge moved to Ocean City in 1991 after poor health prompted his retirement from the medical profession.