tricore Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 John Moulds, MT(ASCP)SBB, director of scientific support services at LifeShare Blood Centers in Shreveport, La., died of pancreatic cancer June 13. I will miss him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 That is exceedingly bad news Michele. His name was well known, for very good reasons, throughout the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 I met John and his wife last year over drinks. It was a wonderful night, you could feel you were in the presence of a true blood bank legend, yet he was amazingly humble. Our wishes are with his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blut Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Sad news, indeed. Has anyone seen an obituary or other notice? I've searched to no avail. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanne.wall Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 JohnJ. Moulds, MT(ASCP)SBB, diedof cancer on Monday, June 13. He was 67. Mr. Moulds was known for his work inimmunology, including during his tenure at LifeShare Blood Centers, inShreveport, La., where he had been director of Scientific Support Servicessince 2004. He recently received two major honors: in February, LifeSharededicated its new John J. Moulds Reference and Scientific Support Laboratoriesto recognize his lifetime achievements, and in March, the Institute forTransfusion Medicine gave him its 2011 Award for Excellence in TechnicalOperations (see ABC Newsletter, 3/18/11, 4/1/11). Mr. Moulds, who wasoriginally from South Dakota, earned his bachelor’s degree in biology andchemistry at Chadron State College, Neb., in 1965, the same year he completedthe Medical Technology program at St. John’s McNamara Hospital (now Rapid CityRegional Hospital) in Rapid City, S.D. He earned his SBB certification at theMinneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank in 1968. His first positions in serologyand immunohematology were at St. John’s; Chadron Community Hospital, in Chadron,Neb.; and the blood bank. He then worked for almost 20 years as a researcher atGamma Biologicals. By his retirement in 1997, he had become the company’s chiefscience officer and a senior vice president, and he was a member of its Boardof Directors. Mr. Moulds then spent two years on the research faculty of theDepartment of Medical Hematology at Baylor College of Medicine, in Dallas, andthen he moved to the East Coast to join the Immunohematology Assay Developmentand Research division of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. In 2004, he and his wife,Joann, moved back to Texas, and Mr. Moulds joined LifeShare, just across thestate line in Louisiana. He expanded the blood center’s ImmunohematologyReference Laboratory by adding the Scientific Support Services and ClinicalImmunogenetics divisions, and by donating his personal collection of referencecells to LifeShare. His gift made the laboratory’s reference cell collectionone of the largest in the world. In an announcement, LifeShare President and CEOMargaret Wallace said, “We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague JohnMoulds. At the same time, we celebrate his life and the influence he had onthousands of lives – patients and medical professionals alike – all over theworld.” She added, “To say we will miss John is truly an understatement.However, every time we help another patient, or collaborate with another bloodbanker to help them resolve a complex issue, John will be with us, for we havethe honor and responsibility of carrying on his great legacy.” Memorialcontributions may be made to the John J. Moulds Reference and ScientificSupport Laboratories, Attn. Libby Murphy, LifeShare Blood Centers, 8910Lin-wood Ave., Shreveport, LA 71106.There was also a notice in the AABB newsletter on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blut Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Thanks, Jean. I was away and missed the notice in AABB Weekly Report. Neil Blumberg sent this: http://www.scabb.org/Appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricore Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 From AABB news letterAABB Mourns Loss of Longtime Member, Renowned Immunohematologist John Moulds John Moulds, MT(ASCP)SBB, director of scientific support services at LifeShare Blood Centers in Shreveport, La., died of pancreatic cancer June 13. Moulds was a world-renowned immunohematologist who worked with complex patient compatibility issues and advised other technologists up until his death. "We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague John Moulds," said Margaret Wallace, LifeShare Blood Centers' president and CEO in a news release. "At the same time, we celebrate his life and the influence he had on thousands of lives – patients and medical professionals alike – all over the world." In 2004, Moulds and his wife, Dr. Joann Moulds, a research scientist, donated thousands of rare blood samples to LifeShare. Earlier this year, the facility named its laboratories the John J. Moulds Reference and Scientific Support Laboratories to honor his lifetime achievements. Before coming to LifeShare, Moulds worked at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics in the immunohematology assay development and research division. He also spent almost 20 years at Gamma Biologicals, retiring in 1997 as its chief scientific officer, senior vice president and board of directors member. He was active in AABB, serving on the Transfusion Medicine Section Coordinating Committee and as a peer reviewer for Transfusion. He also received AABB's Sally Frank and Ivor Dunsford Memorial Awards. Moulds graduated from Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb., with bachelor's degrees in biology and chemistry. He is survived by his wife Joann, his mother Edith Moulds, daughters Christine Moulds (Lee) Merritt and Terri Moulds, and grandsons Daniel and Matthew Merritt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 What a shame. John was such a credit to our profession. My sympathy to his family.Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There is a very short eulogy on the ISBT website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C. Staley Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I had the good fortune to meet and chat with John a few times at different meetings over the years. I always came away a little wiser. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaraT23 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I was pointed in John Mould's direction by Marilyn Moulds whom I had met at a couple of conferences. I had a strange and puzzling patient sample and was stumped. John offered to work it up and gave me an official report and wonderful advice. He did all of this free of charge for the sake of the search. I regret that I was not able to meet him in person. What a wonderful fount of knowledge is lost. My condolences to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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