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Callahan was inducted into the [[Alabama Academy of Honor]] in [[1996]], the [[Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame]] in [[1998]], and the [[Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens]] in [[2000]]. | Callahan was inducted into the [[Alabama Academy of Honor]] in [[1996]], the [[Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame]] in [[1998]], and the [[Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens]] in [[2000]]. | ||
Callahan died in [[2005]] and is buried at [[Elmwood Cemetery]]. His family marker bears an inscription depicting the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital. His headstone includes insignia noting his polar expeditions. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/famous/academy/a_callah.html Alston Callahan] at the Alabama Academy of Honor | |||
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79928772 Alston Callahan] at findagrave.com | |||
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[[Category:Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame]] | [[Category:Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens]] | [[Category:Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens]] | ||
[[Category:Elmwood burials]] | |||
Revision as of 11:07, 17 April 2014
Alston Callahan (born March 16, 1911 in Vicksburg, Mississippi; died October 28, 2005 in Birmingham) was an ophthalmologist and plastic surgeon.
Callahan was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 1996, the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens in 2000.
Callahan died in 2005 and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery. His family marker bears an inscription depicting the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital. His headstone includes insignia noting his polar expeditions.
External links
- Alston Callahan at the Alabama Academy of Honor
- Alston Callahan at findagrave.com