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\n<\/TABLE>Longtime UNMC physician-educator William Gust, M.D., died Thursday in his Omaha home. He was 69. <\/p>\n

A memorial service will be held today at 10 a.m., at Dundee Presbyterian Church, 5312 Underwood Ave. <\/p>\n

“Bill was kind, very understated, easy to work with and would do anything to support the medical center,” said UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. “He will be missed.”<\/p>\n

At 33, Dr. Gust was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in his neck region. He was successfully treated but high doses of radiation therapy resulted in complications later in life that ultimately contributed to his death.<\/p>\n

“With all his health issues, Bill received amazing care from his many colleagues at the medical center,” his wife, Mary Beth Gust, said. “Someone always had the net under him to catch him.”<\/p>\n


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    \n<\/TABLE>An Omaha native, Dr. Gust retired earlier this year after 37 years on the faculty and staff of UNMC and the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. <\/p>\n

    Dr. Gust was assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine and served as director of the UNMC Hypertension Clinic for many years. From 1984 to 1997, he was director of UNMC’s continuing education program and played a key role in UNMC’s state-of-the-art distance education system. <\/p>\n

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      Many people knew Dr. Gust as a communicator. For more than 20 years, he co-hosted a weekly radio program, “Community Health Line,” on KIOS-FM (91.5). The show concluded in 2007 and is believed to be the longest-running health program ever on Omaha radio. <\/p>\n

      Dr. Gust also served as host of “The Wellness Connection,” a monthly television program on Cox Cable’s Health and Wellness Channel, and “VA Affairs,” a monthly television program produced by the VA Medical Center.<\/p>\n

      Before his UNMC career, Dr. Gust served two years as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War. His military awards include:
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