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 Dr. Anthony Lovell
LONGMEADOW - After receiving a diagnosis of glioblastoma in September 2006,
Dr. Anthony Lovell lived his life valiantly and with appreciation for each
day. He died peacefully at home on November 15, 2008. Dr. "Tony"
Lovell, 68, recently retired after 35 years as a cardiologist in Springfield.
He was a partner in Pioneer Valley Cardiology, which serves both Baystate and
Mercy Medical Centers. Working tirelessly to provide high quality care to his
patients gave Dr. Lovell tremendous personal and professional satisfaction.
The son of a lobsterman, Dr. Lovell grew up on Cape Cod. He earned his
tuition to college and medical school by shell fishing and working on a
commercial trap boat. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. on a
scholarship arranged by his paternal grandmother who thought he should become
an Episcopal minister. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from
Yale University. His training in internal medicine and cardiology took place at
the University of California and the U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals in
San Francisco. He completed his cardiology fellowship at Yale. Dr. Lovell was
a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and an Associate Clinical
Professor at Tufts Medical School. With a life long interest in serving the
community, Dr. Lovell helped initiate one of the first cardiac rehab programs
in the region at the Springfield Y.M.C.A. Instrumental in founding the first
Ethics Committee at Baystate Medical Center, he served as chairman during the
early 1980's. Dr. Lovell was the recipient of the American
Heart Association's 2005 Ralph Gianelly Award for excellence in
integrity, leadership and service. Dr. Lovell was an Honorary Trustee of the
Springfield Symphony Orchestra, where he served on the Board for ten years,
before retiring as its President. Joining at a time when the SSO was dealing
with financial challenges, he chaired the Physicians' Fund helping to coax
donations from more than one hundred physicians. This was the beginning of
the permanent endowment for the orchestra. He was proud to have served on the
SSO search committees that brought both Mark Russell Smith and Kevin Rhodes
to Springfield to lead the orchestra to ever greater heights. The Janee
Armstrong Friedmann Award, was presented to Dr. Lovell in May 2008, for his
long-term dedication and support for the SSO. As the Massachusetts Vice Chair
of the Connecticut River Watershed Council, Tony helped energize the annual
Source-to-Sea Cleanup by encouraging the participation of the Pioneer Valley
Yacht Club, area rowing clubs, high school community service classes and the
Hampden County Sheriff's workforce. Tony wishes to acknowledge the valuable
contributions of Jonathan Moss. His enthusiastic coordination when Tony
became ill, allowed this important project to continue and grow. Tony
treasured the camaraderie and intellectual stimulation of a remarkable group
of men who make up the Gladden Club. He was able to present his final paper
in May 2008, a milestone of significant accomplishment. Tony's personal
interests of traveling by bicycle, riding the London tube, x-c skiing,
theater, roadside geology, sculling on the Connecticut River, expanding his
collection of native woodland flowers, propagating and growing heritage
vegetables and spending time at Sandy Neck on Cape Cod have made his life
rich and lively. Dr.Lovell is survived by his wife of 40 years, Kathleen, his
daughter Alyssa of Blandford, MA, son Andrew and daughter-in-law Stephanie of
Leavenworth, WA. He leaves his sister Jean Kroeber and her husband Bernd of
Huttenfeld, Germany. He was predeceased by his parents, Herbert and Valjean
Lovell of Cummaquid, MA. The Lovell family would like to express their
gratitude to all the staff at Baystate Medical Center and the D'Amour Cancer
Center for their superb care over the last 2 years. Being able to receive the
highest quality care in a medical center close to home, made a difficult
situation much easier to endure. The kindness and professional competence of
all the wonderful people at Baystate VNA & Hospice brought great comfort
to Dr. Lovell's last days at home. In addition, the thoughtful support of
family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and patients has been overwhelming and
sincerely appreciated. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the
Anthony P. Lovell Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation of Western MA,
1500 Main Street, PO Box 15769, Springfield, MA 01115. This fund will benefit
the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the CT River Watershed Council and
Baystate VNA & Hospice. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr.
Anthony Lovell, will be held on Saturday December 6, 2008 at 1 p.m.at St.
Andrew's Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA.
Arrangements entrusted to the Forastiere Smith Funeral Home, 220 North Main
Street, East Longmeadow, MA 01028.
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