We are writing with the news that our long-time colleague, mentor, teacher, and friend Harry K. Genant, MD, passed away peacefully at his home in Napa on January 14.
Many of us knew Harry as a charismatic and entrepreneurial physician scientist who inspired, with his enthusiasm and brilliance, collaborators from around the world for nearly half a century. His trainees and colleagues will remember him as a generous and convivial host at his Tiburon home where many occasions and professional milestones were celebrated over the years. To his family, he was a devoted husband to Gail Genant, MD, his wife of 52 years; cherished father to Laura, Jonathan, and Justin; and proud grandfather of five.
Born in Freeport, Illinois in 1942, Harry’s first career aspiration was to become an astronaut though he realized after a short stint at the U.S. Air Force Academy that he wasn’t cut out…
