Carole Garibaldi Rogers

Profile of pediatrician Bayard Coggeshall.

"Last month, at the age of 74, Dr. Coggeshall retired, and hundreds of his former patients, some still toddlers and some as old as 46, gathered with their families to honor him....the measure of the man emerged as families met one another and shared their memories of him. In story after story, they told of a man who not only cared for sick children but also encouraged and consoled parents, who was available on Sundays and holidays and in the worrisome predawn hours, whenever his patients needed him. He was, the families said, an excellent diagnostician, but what they most often recall now is his extraordinary dedication."

The New York Times, November 11, 1990