Dr. Emory Kaplan, Cared for Thousands of NH Children

NASHUA - Emory Joseph Kaplan, 65, of Nashua, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013.

He was born on February 21, 1948, in Louisville, KY, son of the late Joseph J. Kaplan and Marie (Straus) Kaplan. He was his high school class president and member of the infamous musical trio The Playboys, who proudly achieved a pinnacle of success with an appearance on the Ted Mac Amateur Hour.  Emory graduated from Yale University in 1970, graduated Tufts Medical School in 1974, and completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Michigan.  In 1977, he moved to Nashua, New Hampshire to join Matthew Thornton Health Plan, the first HMO in New Hampshire. In 1990, he founded Kaplan & McNamee Pediatrics, where he practiced medicine until his retirement in December 2007.

During the course of his career, Emory’s contributions included being Division Chair of Foundation Medical Partner’s Department of Pediatrics, Chief of Staff at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, and Vice President of the NH Pediatric Society. He was a beloved and well-respected member of the medical community, and his love of children and pediatrics is reflected in his years of dedicated care for thousands of New Hampshire’s children.

Outside of his practice, he enjoyed music and the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and considered an excellent marksman. Emory was a devoted husband, father, stepfather, and friend and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife Susan McNamee; his son Benjamin Kaplan of Washington, D.C.; his daughter Betsy Kaplan of Rougemont, North Carolina; his daughters Julia and Alise Kaplan; his stepdaughter Kate McNamee of Washington, DC; his stepson Pete McNamee of Washington, DC; his stepdaughter Elizabeth McNamee; his brother Jules Kaplan of Chicago, Il; and many nieces and nephews.

SERVICES: Visiting hours will be held at the Davis Funeral Home, One Lock Street, Nashua on Friday, April 5, 2013 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.  A funeral service in his honor will be held at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 58 Lowell Street, Nashua on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 10 a.m.  Interment prayers and burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Nashua.  In lieu of flowers, please consider giving to support to Dr. Anna Poduri, Neurology Research Fund at Boston Children’s Hospital, in memory of Dr. Emory Kaplan. Contributions can be made online at www.childrenshospital.org/tribute or checks made payable to Boston Children’s Hospital can be mailed to Children’s Hospital Trust, Attn: Mary Conway, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02215.