Dr. Roger Edward Gollub, 53, died Nov. 19, 2008. Dr. Gollub was born July 31, 1955, in Manhattan, N.Y., Raised in St. Louis from 1960, he attended Yale University and received a bachelor's degree in engineering and applied science in 1977. An avid runner, he represented the United States at the 10th Maccabiah Games in Israel and held one of the fastest mile times in Yale history.

In 1981, he received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he met the love of his life, Diane Abrahams. They were married Sept. 4, 1983. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Joining the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, he served as a pediatrician in Gallup, N.M., from 1984-88. In 2001, the Gollub family moved to Anchorage. He worked at the Alaska Native Medical Center as the primary care pediatrician for approximately 1,600 Alaska Native children, many with complex needs, from 2001-08. Recognized as one of the best public health physicians in the country, he received the Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service in 1996 and the IHS National Director's Award in 2005.

An expert amateur radio operator since age 13, he was known around the world as WB0CMZ. He mastered Morse code and was the fastest CW transmitter many had met. Ham radio was his hobby; he provided emergency communications for several disasters.  Roger was an excellent operator and ELMER to other ham radio operators. The members of KL7AA greatly appreciated his service to the radio club and the ham radio community. 73 Roger.