Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Health Board Chair Dies of Covid-19

 Dr. Ed Barham died of the Covid-19 virus.  He was the Chairman of the Mississippi State Board of Health.  His obituary is posted below.  It is indeed a celebration of life. 

Ed Dalton Barham, MD, of Clinton, MS, passed away on January 9, 2021, at the age of 79 due to complications from Covid-19.

Dr. Barham, known by his friends as Tad or Taddy, spent his youth in Belzoni, MS. Tad always said Belzoni was the greatest place in the world in which to grow up. He cherished his time spent there and the many friends he made in the "heart of the Delta."

Tad graduated from Mississippi College in three years and entered George Washington School of Medicine in 1962. After receiving his medical degree, he entered the U.S. Army and trained in the specialty of radiology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He spent a total of 8 years at Walter Reed teaching and practicing radiology. He resigned his regular Army commission in 1974, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Tad returned to Jackson, MS, in 1975 to practice radiology. During his career, he served as Chief of Radiology at Doctor's Hospital, the V.A. Medical Center, River Oaks Hospital, and Woman's Hospital. He also served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at UMMC and served on the Board of Trustees of River Oaks Hospital. Tad practiced the majority of his professional life until the time of his death - over 35 years - at Woman's Hospital. He considered Woman's Hospital his second home, and his relationships with its doctors, employees, administrators, and patients were a great joy to him. At the time of his death, he was serving as the Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of the Board of Woman's Hospital. Dr. Barham was selected to receive the honorary Fellow of The American College of Radiology, an honor reserved for only 10-15% of all practicing radiologists in the U.S. He belonged to many professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the MS Medical Association, the MS Radiology Society (Past President), and the Society of Breast Imaging.

Governor Phil Bryant appointed Dr. Barham to the Mississippi State Board of Health in 2012, where he was elected as Board Chairman in 2017. He continued to serve on the Board of Health until his death. He felt it was a privilege and an honor to serve in a leadership position to help promote public health in Mississippi.

A legendary storyteller in the true Southern tradition, Tad valued the relationships he had with his many friends from Belzoni, Mississippi College, the military, and the Jackson metro area. He was proud of the fact that his friends came from all walks of life. He was an avid reader and sports fan, having a special affinity for supporting the youth involved with the Pearl Boxing Club. He loved music and movies, but his favorite pastime was his weekly gin game with his friends. Above all, the well-being and happiness of his children and grandchildren were the most important things to him.

Tad is survived by his daughter, Tracey Barham; son, Dr. Tad (Tammy) Barham, Jr.; son, Dr. Brooks (Lori) Barham; grandchildren, Emma Barham and Lauren Barham; grandchildren, Avery Barham, Alex Barham, Ainsley Barham, and their mother, Karma Barham (all children and grandchildren of Madison, MS). He is also survived by his niece and nephews, Dr. Barry (Ellen) McCay; Kim McCay Simmons; and Scott McCay. Tad was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Judy Barham; his parents, Marvin and Ouida Barham; and his sister, Bonnie McCay, and brother-in-law, Dr. Scott McCay. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Cindy Dishongh for her love and care.

A private family graveside service will be held in Belzoni. Due to Covid-19 concerns, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family through Parkway Funeral Home, 1161 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ridgeland, MS 39157. Memorial donations may be made to the MS Baptist Children's Village or St. Jude.




9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can anyone, credible person not a cut and paster, explain exactly what a Covid RELATED Death is. Reading other states criteria I am not really reassured the death count is truly accurate. Seems as if any death with the deceased being only positive w&/wo symptoms is considered related. Real honest question, but I understand jackassery is involved.

Anonymous said...

6_04, there have been plenty of official statements given that address this question directly.

The COVID-related is when the cause of death was exaberated by COVID. An example, someone with serious heart conditions. Their heart is bad, and one of these days will probably lead to their death (unless they were to die in an automobile accident first).

But if they catch COVID, and the COVID makes their heart blow up, then they died of a heart attack but it was "COVID related". The heart attack killed them, but they likely wouldn't have had that heart attack for another ten or so years sans COVID.

Likewise, if the person did not have COVID, but died in a car accident - that happened because the person had a heart attack, passed out and ran into the bridge, the accident was the cause of their death, but it was Heart Attack related. Maybe a bad comparison, but you get the point.

Anonymous said...

6:04, I think it's supposed to be a lot like what we in the legal profession call a "substantial contributing factor."

If COVID causes someone to develop blood clots, and that person has a heart attack from one of those blood clots and dies, I think that is a COVID-related death.

If someone is at home, sick with COVID, and a home invader shoots and kills them, I don't think that would qualify. Even though they would not have been home from work unless they were sick with COVID, the act of homicide is independent of the effects of the illness. COVID does not, presumably, cause people to become home invaders.

Then again, I'm not responsible for counting COVID deaths, so I can't really say for sure. It's a good question. I'd like to hear from someone who actually does the counting. It might go a long way toward engendering trust in the numbers (or not, as the case may be).

Anonymous said...

An amazing human being passed due to the terribly mismanaged pandemic and all you morons are concerned about is how to define a COVID death. Fucking degenerates. Put on a mask.

6:04 said...

7:24, good explination. Dr. Dobbs did give a good answer to this several months ago, and a couple of times since, while he was also trying to answer the false claims that multiple tests positive for the same person was being reported as multiple cases - when in fact cases are reported and ID'd and that for any individual with multiple tests, it was only one case.

Your 'substantial contributing factor' is a pretty good synopsis of what he detailed. Don't know if he or someone else will provide the answer again, but even if they do, I would bet against your last statement - there are some that don't believe anything they hear from an expert if it is contrary to what they personally believe, or want to believe.

Anonymous said...

8:19

Bravo. These people are hopeless and it’s unfortunate we have to share Earth with them.

Anonymous said...

People are scared and anxious about this. They ask questions because it is relevant but 8:19 and 12:56 get to direct the narrative. We don't have to share the earth with you both if you decide to get off.

Anonymous said...

@6:04, Allow me to shed some light on this. A “covid related death” as defined by the CDC is anyone who died of anything at all from Jan 1 2020 to now

Anonymous said...

Doctor 8:19, how would your genius self have managed it differently? Shut it all down? Lock everyone up? That is the only other option - and unacceptable to many and likely unconstitutional. We got served a shit-burger from Wuhan.


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