Dr. Phillip William Voltz Jr.

Dr. Phillip William Voltz Jr., M.D., a nationally recognized radiation oncologist, past president of multiple medical associations, and a cornerstone of San Antonio’s medical community for over six decades, passed away peacefully at home on May 1st at the age of 95.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Voltz earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee at just 22 years old, launching a career that would span 64 years. He served as a Captain in the United States Air Force, where he was stationed at a military hospital serving as a flight surgeon. During his service, he reportedly delivered hundreds of babies, which was a testament to his medical versatility and calm under pressure. In recognition of his enduring support for the military and its legacy, Dr. Voltz was honored as a Founding Sponsor of the National Museum of the U.S. Army.

In 1959, he moved to San Antonio, where he became a founding force in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital. He later served as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, mentoring generations of physicians. Dr. Voltz was one of the founding partners of Radiology Associates which later transitioned to South Texas Radiology Imaging Center (STRIC) which now has 22 facilities serving the San Antonio area.

In 1975, Dr. Voltz was elected the 77th President of the Bexar County Medical Society, guiding the organization through the Texas malpractice insurance crisis. He remains the only physician recognized as both the youngest and, in later years, the oldest serving BCMS president. He also served as President of the Texas Radiological Society and was awarded its highest honor, the Gold Medal, in 1997. In 1983, he received the Southern Medical Association’s Distinguished Service Award for exemplary contributions to medicine and regional leadership.

Dr. Voltz was known not only for his brilliance and leadership, but for his deep humanity. Dr. Voltz’s personality was defined by a rare blend of clinical precision and profound compassion. He combined medical expertise with a genuine devotion to the human condition. He cared deeply, especially for those facing illness, hardship, or cancer diagnoses, and often offered quiet, behind-the-scenes support to patients and families alike. His strength of conviction was matched by his generosity of spirit, expressed not in words, but in actions and enduring relationships.

Each holiday season, he and his wife, June along with their six children, started a tradition of hand-delivering wheels of cheese and strudels to friends and associates across the city— a tradition rooted in loyalty, warmth, and genuine affection. He mentored not only his children and grandchildren, but the friends of their friends, and even strangers who found themselves in his orbit. It was not uncommon to later discover that he had quietly housed someone in need, supported them financially, or simply shown up when others would not. These were not grand gestures, they were, simply, who he was.

Dr. Voltz had a lifelong passion for the game of golf. He was a founding member of Canyon Creek Country Club as a stockholder organization which he ultimately helped sell to the Turner family in order to create the Sonterra Country Club. Nothing gave his son in law more enjoyment than watching Phil play alongside his lifelong friends Bill Mezzetti and John Berchelmann as they gambled on shots and found many errant golf balls in the creek bottoms.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, June Hardwick Voltz; and by their son, David Alan Voltz.

He is survived by his wife, Geneva Voltz; his children, Dr. Phyllis Voltz-Creamer (Michael), Ellen Voltz Andrus (Rick), Steven Voltz, Donald Voltz, and Sharon Adelman (David); his sister, Shirley Voltz Rogers; Geneva’s children, Darlene Strahan (Lynn), Sharlene Bohr (Eugene), Susan Iglinski, Sonja Guenter, and Jason Lewallen (Ponci); along with 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Honorary pallbearers are his beloved grandchildren, Colton Creamer, Eric Creamer, Valerie Voltz, Rachel Stone, Stephanie Ward, Katherine Adelman, and Ally Adelman.

The family also wishes to acknowledge Aaron Flores, a caregiver, whose presence and prayerful support in Dr. Voltz’s final hours brought not only comfort but a fresh ear to listen to his legendary stories.

Services are scheduled for Thursday May 8, 2025, at Porter Loring Mortuary at 1101 McCullough Ave San Antonio, Texas 78212. The visitation will be at 10:30 am with services to follow at 11:00 am.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital Memphis, Tennessee.