MONTGOMERY: Dr. Nicholas P.W. Coe of Montgomery died suddenly Friday November 27 at Baystate Medical Center at the age of 69. He was born in England on May 8, 1946, the son of Stuart and Joan (Whittley) Coe. Dr. Coe was a graduate of Abingdon Academy and Guys Hospital Medical School, London University. He emigrated to America in 1975, became a U.S. citizen in 1981 and continued his surgical education at Baystate Medical Center. Dr. Coe was the Associate Director of Surgical Education at Baystate Medical Center, Professor of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine and past President of the Association of Surgical Education. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Surgeons (U.K.) plus a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Surgical Society and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. In addition to his surgical and teaching skills, Dr. Coe was a published author, composer and musician who played violin with the Holyoke Civic Symphony. He was a nature-lover, an animal lover and a mentor to all…a true Renaissance man. Dr. Coe is survived by his loving wife of forty years, Pamela (Copeland) Coe, a sister Vanessa Lewis, a brother Jonathan Coe and several nieces and nephews who reside in England. A memorial service to celebrate his life plus a memorial surgical education fund will be announced at a later date. Present donations in his memory may be made to the Holyoke Civic Symphony http://www.holyokecivicsymphony.org/support/
