Louise S. Kiessling Fair ’76 MD

Louise S. Kiessling Fair ’76 MD, of Wakefield, R.I.; Oct. 12, of congestive heart failure. She was a developmental and behavioral pediatrician. She served from 1984 to 2000, and 2001 to 2003, as pediatrician-in-chief at Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, R.I., where she was also founder and director of the hospital’s Neurodevelopmental Center. She earned a master’s degree from Cornell University in psychology and counseling and worked as a psychologist and social worker in New York state’s public school system before attending and graduating from Brown’s medical school. She retired in 2003 but continued to serve in multiple leadership roles with the Washington County Coalition for Children, helping to provide continuing education and training to local pediatricians and mental health providers in Rhode Island’s South County community. She enjoyed reading, music, gardening, and travel. She is survived by two stepdaughters.