Dr. Eurid Reid McAuley, Jr.

2011. He was born on December 4, 1928 in Greenville,

SC, son of the late Eurid Reid McAuley, Sr. and Harriet

Thomasson McAuley.

Reid grew up in Charlotte, NC and graduated from

Central High School in 1947. He graduated from the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC in 1951

with a BS in Chemistry. He was a member of Phi Beta

Kappa and Phi Kappa Sigma. He graduated from Duke

University School of Medicine in 1955 and interned at

the University of Virginia.

Dr. McAuley served in the United States Air Force from

1956- 1958. He was a captain and a flight surgeon. He

continued in the Reserves until 1961. He was stationed

in Formosa and Korea and at Hill Air Force Base in

Utah.

Dr. McAuleys medical training included a two year

residency in general surgery at the VA Hospital in Iowa

City, Iowa and a three year orthopedic residency at the

Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee and the

Jacksonville Hospitals Education Program.

He received his board certification from the American

Academy of Orthopedic Surgery in 1964. He was a

member of the Duval County Medical Society, the

Jacksonville Orthopedic Society, and the Florida

Orthopedic Society. He practiced for 27 years, serving as

chief of Orthopedics at Memorial Hospital for 4 years,

retired for 3 years and then went back to work from

1995-2007 at the VA Hospitals in Jacksonville and

Daytona Beach and was also a consultant for the

Department of Labor in Jacksonville.

Dr. McAuley met his wife of 52 years, Erolyn (Lyn) at

the UNC Chapel Hill Medical School in 1959. He was a

member of South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church and

San Jose Country Club and was a 32nd degree mason.

He enjoyed travel, golf, hunting, fishing and spending

time with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Erolyn Jenkins McAuley; his

children Byron (Bo) Reid McAuley and Michael Lee

McAuley (Lea) both of Tallahassee, Florida; four

grandchildren Nicole, Erica, Caleb, and Jacob, his sister

Ada Lee Pitts (Roland), nephew Eric, and niece Amanda

all of Mechanicsville, Virginia.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 3,

2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home,

4115 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32207,

with Pastor Vincent Kolb officiating. A reception will

follow at the Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to South Jacksonville

Presbyterian Church, Mayo Clinic or a charity of your

choice .

Arrangements are under the care and direction of

Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 4115 Hendricks Ave.

Jacksonville, FL 32207. (904) 346-3808. www.hardage-

giddenshendricksave.com