James Prewett Guerriero - Submitted by Richard P. Sevier USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ James Prewett Guerriero - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Vicksburg Post January 12, 2004: Dr. James Prewett Guerriero died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at River Region Medical Center. He was 84. Dr. Gurriero practiced medicine at The Street Clinic in Vicksburg for many years and worked at the Good Shepherd Community Center after his retirement. “If I had to describe his life, it would be one of making an enormous contribution to the health care of this community,” said longtime friend Grey Ferris, a Warren County farmer and former member of the Mississippi Senate. Ferris said Dr. Guerriero’s contributions were personified after his 1990 retirement from The Street Clinic, when he volunteered at Good Shepherd, a free clinic for people with no insurance, money or benefits. “He continued to work with a small group of physicians ... He gave his time, his energy and his expertise to continue to serve this community several days a week,” Ferris said. “To me that is more of an indication of his love and affection for this community ... almost more than his medical career.” Jerry Derivaux, an insurance executive, said he really got to know Dr. Guerriero well about 30 years ago when Derivaux’s wife, Jane, was ill. “He was a wonderful person, a true friend and a dedicated doctor,” Derivaux said. Dr. Tom Mitchell practiced with Dr. Guerriero at The Street Clinic. “His most important quality was the time he spent with his patients,” Mitchell said. “He listened to them, empathized with them, and they just loved him.” Born in Monroe, La., Dr. Guerriero was the son of the late Anthony and Marguerite Prewett Guerriero. He received a bachelor of science degree from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in Ruston and did postgraduate work at Loyola University of the South in New Orleans. He received medical training at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, the Faculty of Medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland and the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. He returned to Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans to serve his internship and received his resident training in general practice at Bethesda, Md., and Mercy Hospital- Street Memorial in Vicksburg. Dr. Guerriero was a decorated veteran of the Navy, serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was discharged as a lieutenant from the Naval Reserve in 1956. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the Mississippi State Medical Association, the West Mississippi Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Practice. He was a communicant of St. Paul Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Webb Guerriero, and a brother, Louis A. Guerriero. Survivors include three nieces, Dianne Webb Roper of Dalkeith Plantation in Tallulah and Peggy Webb Smith and Patricia Webb Robinson, both of New Roads, La. A Mass of the Resurrection will be said at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Farrell officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Tuesday until the service at Riles Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Raymond May, Audley Smith, Paul Robinson, Pete Roper, Grey Ferris and Robert Kirst. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Gene Ferris, Dr. Tom Mitchell and Jerry Derivaux. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.