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Lnc J. Maybach,
M.D.
‘The End of an Era”
Dr. Eric J. Maybach, a family practitioner who treated generations of Fauquier County patients since opening his practice in Warrenton in 1973, died suddenly on the St. John's campus, near his home on March 15. He was 65.
The son of the late Gerald and Frances Maybach, Dr. Maybach was bom April 19, 1942, in Bowmansville, N.Y.. where he attended St. Mary's High School. When his family moved to Edina, Minn., he pursued studies in both engineering and medicine earning both a BS and an MD from the University of Minnesota.
He applied his engineering skills during the construction of the Alaskan Highway. While there, he also panned for gold, which he used to make his wife's wedding ring. Dr. Maybach was married to Georgian Pittman (“'Jo") of Wisconsin on May 22, 1965. Remarkably, he supported his family and paid for his tuition in part by trapping and selling furbearing animals.
Dr. Maybach served a medical internship in Sioux Falls, S.D. He then accepted a commission as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, and began working at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md., where he pioneered the development of kidney dialysis machines. During the same time, he helped to design the joystick for the lunar landing module of the Apollo Space Flight Program.
In 1970, Dr. Maybach began moonlighting in the Fauquier Hospital emergency room, and eventually, he and his wife moved their growing family to Warrenton. In 1973, he established his medical practice in the Medico-Dental Building on Stuvvesant Street. The practice soon became renowned for its unique style of patient care, which recalled the values of a vanished era.
Through Dr. Maybach’s unique style, his patients virtually became extended members of the Maybach family. The office was a place where Dr. and Mrs. Maybach dispensed their knowledge, compassion and wisdom in the bustling, home-like atmosphere. He also continued to make house calls weekly throughout his time in practice and graciously received patients in his home at any time of day or night.
Dr. Maybach became known for his unique ability
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