MD Class of 1989

 William L. Lasswell ’89 MD, of Vero Beach, Fla.; May 4. After earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Florida State University, he obtained a PhD in natural products chemistry at the University of Mississippi. He was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health at the University of Kentucky in 1978 and became an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy from 1978 to 1984. He applied for an Army scholarship and entered Brown as a captain. Upon graduating, he trained at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from 1989 to 1994 and was promoted to major. He continued to serve in the Army until 1998. He then practiced in the Treasure Coast Community as an endocrinologist until his retirement in 2023. In addition to home improvement projects, he enjoyed reading, watching tv, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Anita; two daughters; and a sister. 

Jeffrey E. Harb ’89 MD, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; Mar. 7, of Ewing sarcoma. He was a physician at Sansum Country Medical Clinic in Solvang, Calif., before entering into private practice. From 1999 to 2011, he cared for the health of Santa Barbara residents before leaving the practice to lend his expertise to the insurance sector. He was an avid golfer who could always be found on the local Santa Barbara fairways devoting his weekends to his quest to make it on the Senior Tour. He is survived by two children, his mother, a sister, a brother, and his former wife, Kristi.