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Lorn M. Shields, M.D., a resident of Albuquerque since 1949, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. He lived the first 18 years of his life in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was there that he experienced living for six years under a dictatorship and experienced martial law briefly. In 1935 he witnessed a minor revolution which was quickly squelched. He attended the University of Colorado and obtained a B.A. degree in 1943. He attended the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver and received an M.D. degree in 1945. He served in the Army Medical Corps for two years and entered private practice in 1950 in Albuquerque. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Social Fraternity, the Westerners, Rotary Club of Albuquerque, and the Society of Civil War Surgeons. He was appointed Clinical Associate in General Practice at the UNM School of Medicine and served nine years as a preceptor. He served two years as Chairman of the Department of Family Practice at Presbyterian Hospital and one term as President of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Chapter of the Academy of Family Physicians. He was the Chief Medical Consultant for the Disability Determination Unit of New Mexico for many years. During the Korean War he examined, under contract, the Army inductees in this county. He also served as physician for the county Venereal Disease Clinic for many years. After retirement from practice, he served as a docent at the Albuquerque Museum and later as a docent at the Indian Cultural Center. He also made presentations about the Gaucho to Middle School students and to other groups. On October 1, 1999, he was honored by the Mayor and the City of Albuquerque for the many hours of volunteer work he gave this community. He is survived by his sons, Lorn David Shields and wife, Roberta of Santa Fe, Kenneth Wayne Shields and wife, Diane of Farmington, and Ronald G. Shields and wife, Georgetta of Albuquerque; five grandchildren, Lorn Andrew Shields, Christopher Shields, Michael Shields, Brooke Shields and Ryan Shields; and one great-granddaughter Hannah Shields. Dr. Shields was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Louise Shields. A service will be held, Saturday, January 29, 2011, 11:00 a.m., at French - University Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. Friends may visit, French - University, Friday, January 28, 2011, 5:00 p.m. til 7:00 p.m. Please visit the online guestbook for Dr. Sheilds at www.RememberTheirStory.com. FRENCH 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333
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