To all my Sisson cousins, I'm sorry to have to share with you the news of the passing of my uncle Reade Sanford Sisson a direct descendant of Richard and Mary: Reade S. Sisson TUCSON, Ariz. - Dr. Reade S. Sisson of Oneonta died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in Tucson Ariz., after a brief illness. Dr. Sisson was born in West Berne on Aug. 24, 1916, the son of Lloyd M. and Nellie [Haverly] Sisson. He was educated at the local one-room schoolhouse and at Schoharie High School. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1937 and from Albany Medical College in 1941. He married Winifred E. Beacom on April 16, 1942. Winnie died Jan. 17, 1953. Dr. Sisson married Kathleen Nash on June 29, 1956. After his medical internship and residency, he served in the United States Army Medical Corps, in the 11th Armored Division and the 6th Infantry Division in New Guinea and the Philippines. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for action in Luzon and was discharged as a major. He began practicing medicine in Oneonta in 1946. As a member of the A.O. Fox Hospital medical staff, he served as staff president on three occasions. He was health officer for the city of Oneonta for about 20 years and for the town of Oneonta for 31 years. He also served as medical consultant for the Otsego County Welfare Department and was a member of the American Medical Association and the Medical Society of New York. Dr. Sisson was school physician of the Oneonta City School District from 1946 until 1998. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Kathleen; his daughter, Mary and her husband, Jonathan; his son, Gary and his wife, Jill; and his sister, Carry Marx. Dr. Sisson quietly touched the lives of countless members of his beloved Oneonta community. A memorial service will be held in Oneonta this spring. Donations may be made to the Fox Hospital Foundation in Dr. Sisson's memory. The Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta, is serving the family.