Douglas W. Armbrust, M.D.
3725 West 20th Street
Greeley, Colorado 80634-3419
Phone 970-330-6743 Fax 970-339-3149
E-mail: dwarmbrust@comcast.net Saturday, May 19, 2012
Biography — Douglas William Armbrust, M.D. — Fifty-Year Reunion (1962-2012)
Kenyon College changed my life. It directed me toward those things I value most in life . . . yet allowed me to remain true to my core values. I am the same person who came to Kenyon and yet I am almost entirely different.
I am grateful to my fraternity brother Paul Heinzerling and his wife Barb who were so kind to introduce me to his sister Sarah who became my wife. She in turn supported my heart and soul and gave me three daughters and they two grandchildren each who are truly the most important people in my life. My Kenyon classmates suggested the possibility of medicine as a vocation . . . and it became so. My Kenyon years gave me the confidence to be independent and be my own man, and the wisdom to go about it in the right manner.
Medical School at THE Ohio State University . . . internship in St. Petersburg, Florida . . . military service in Vietnam and Dugway, Utah . . . residency at the University of Colorado . . . and the fortunate practice of radiology with wonderful colleagues in Greeley X-Ray Group in Colorado . . . was the personally fulfilling vocation for my adult life. However, the life lessons from my parents, relatives, and friends, and the worldly exposure from Kenyon, Vietnam, and the practice of medicine gave me the foundation to live my life.
No Regrets . . . my mantra I think accurately reflects my feelings of my life. My service as Battalion Surgeon in Vietnam, Chairman of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging at North Colorado Medical Center, Moderator of First Congregational Church of Greeley, President of Greeley Rotary Club, Chairman of RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) Conference, Medical Officer of Honor Flight Northern Colorado, President of the Leadership Council of Northeastern Colorado Division of American Cancer Society, member of Aims Community College Foundation Board and Tobacco Free Weld County Coalition are highlights of a career of service exemplifying my enjoyment and recognition and belief in the worthiness of a life of citizenry and Service Above Self . . . the motto of Rotary. Those values arose from my father and mother and from my college, and role models such as Paul Newman. He got it . . . finally . . . and so did I. Life Is Too Serious To Be Taken Too Seriously . . . my other mantra . . .
Personal treasured recognitions are the Bronze Star, Paul Harris Fellowships, W.D. Farr Honoree of 2010, Weld County Public Health Champion, speaker at over sixty programs on variety of topics through the years, and now grandfather to my grandkids. My upcoming performance in the role of Rotary Founder Paul Harris for the High Plains Chautauqua in Greeley this summer launches (and perhaps shall end) my acting career. Nevertheless, I thank all my family and friends and Kenyon classmates and hope I can be Still Crazy After All These Years.
Sincerely,
Doug
Douglas W. Armbrust, M.D.
Christmas Card from 2005…
I scream..you scream...we all scream for ice cream (including the dog)