Dr. James Walter Meade

Dr. James Walter Meade passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital at the age of 87 following complications sustained after a fall. He was born on October 4, 1932 in Rochester, NY to the late Mary Petryk and Peter Mudryk, both from Austria (now known as the Ukraine). Dr. Meade has lived with his family here in Sarasota the past 32 years. His wife, Claire Czajkowski Meade (Rome, NY) and their three children: James P. Meade and John P. Meade both of Sarasota and Jaclyn Meade Cardillo of Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Meade grew up in Henrietta, NY on a family farm along with his siblings, the late Stephanie Schulz and late Peter G. Meade. He attended the University of Rochester and later graduated from Albany Medical College. He completed his internship and residency at Boston Medical Center followed by a fellowship in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Meade had a vascular surgery practice for over twenty years in Syracuse, N.Y primarily at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. He was previously married to Beverly Quay (Voorheesville, NY) and they had four daughters: Mary Martha Meade-Smith (Orange, NJ), Christine Gilman (Jordan, NY), Anna Meade (Provincetown, MA), and Rose Meade Hart (Jeffersonville, VT). He had three grandchildren: siblings, Tina and Jeff Gilman (Jordan, NY) and Jack Smith III (New York, NY). Dr. Meade held medical licenses in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida throughout his career. He was Board Certified in both Surgery and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Meade served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War and was stationed in Japan. He held the rank of lieutenant colonel before being honorably discharged. Dr. Meade was a fellow in the American College of Surgeons and American College of Emergency Physicians. He held various memberships in medical organizations including the Sarasota County Medical Society. Dr. Meade is a published author of numerous medical papers related to his vascular surgery practice which were published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery and the Journal of American Medical Association. After relocating to Sarasota, FL in 1987, Dr. Meade pursued a career in Emergency Medicine and practiced in Sarasota, Manatee, and primarily Desoto counties before his retirement in 2008. Dr. Meade was an active member of St. Martha’s Catholic Church and enjoyed being a lector and attending mass. He was a member of the Sarasota Lions Club and actively participated in BSA Troop 103 affiliated with Incarnation Catholic Church while his sons were growing up. Besides the family listed above he is survived by a sister-in-law, Joan T. Frazer (Bend, OR) and spouse (Spencer) along with several nieces and nephews who live throughout the U.S.A. and was anxiously awaiting the arrival of his first great grandson (Carter Gilman) in June of this year. Funeral services and burial arrangements are being coordinated by Toale Brothers Funeral Home. There will be a funeral mass at St. Martha’s Catholic Church in the near future and interment at the Sarasota National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Dr. Meade’s name to the Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s by mail at 722 Apex Road, Unit A, Sarasota, FL 34240 or by calling (941)926-6413.

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Dr. James Walter Meade

October 4, 1932 - May 17, 2020