Henry Mankin (October 9, 1928 – December 22, 2018) passed away at his home in Brookline at ninety years of age. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of sixty years, Carole Jane Mankin (nee Pinkney), and is survived by his three children, Allison Joan, David Phillip, and Keith Pinkney, and three grandchildren, Sam and Molly Carton (Allison’s), and Cameron Mankin (Keith’s).
For forty years, Dr. Mankin was the chief of orthopaedics at the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Harvard Medical School. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of immigrants from Lithuania. Henry was a beloved member of the medical community both in Boston and around the entire world. As a dedicated and gifted teacher, he often said that his immortality was to be found in his students.
In his home life, besides being a devoted husband, he was a watercolorist, a music enthusiast and above all things a lover of animals.
Private services have been held.
A memorial service will be held in the Spring.
The family has requested that donations in his memory be made to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Medical Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, 128 North Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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