St. Thomas Aquinas Guild of the Quad Cities

• 1953 - Linacre Guild of Rock Island County was established

• 1st president - Clement P. Cunningham, MD, graduate of Loyola University School of Medicine in Chicago (1945)

• Ethical issues of the time: Abortion, Contraception, Tubal ligation, Fee Splitting/ Referral Fees

• 1963-1964 Dr. Cunningham president elect of the national Catholic Medical Association

• 2nd president - Florens Bollaert, MD, graduate of Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago (1922)

• 3rd president - George A. Cook, MD, graduate of Syracuse University in NY (1933) and Medical School in Chicago (1937)

• 4th president - Thomas W. Carter, MD, graduate of University of Illinois, College of Medicine in Chicago (1951)

• 5th president - Richard L. Phillis, MD, graduate of University of Illinois, College of Medicine in Chicago (1960)

• 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision lead to gradual inactivation of the Guild with the remaining members eventualy joining the Peoria Guild

• 2013 Rev. Johnjoseph D. Logan, Drs. Clement P. Cunningham, Timothy P. Millea, and Michal Porubcin attended the CMA 82nd Annual Educational Conference (Santa Barbara, CA). The idea of a new CMA-chartered Guild in the Quad Cities was born.

• Jan. 28, 2014 - St. Thomas Aquinas Guild of the Quad Cities was established

• 1st president - Thimoty P. Millea, MD, graduate of University of South Alabama, College of Medicine (1986)

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