Huntington Official Honors Life Of Beloved Gynecologist

The Town of Huntington recently recognized the legacy of a beloved physician who delivered thousands of babies and cared for five generations of families for nearly six decades.

Dr. J. Gerald Meagher practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Huntington for 58 years, from 1960 until three weeks before his death on Oct. 16 at age 88.

“While time changed the way doctors interact with patients, Dr. Meagher would have none of it. He cherished his time with patients and valued his profession too much to rush them in and out. So he did it his way right until his last day,” Huntington Councilwoman Joan Cergol said in a press release. “This is the remarkable legacy of Dr. Meagher. He was loved and respected and so unforgettable that generation after generation just kept returning to him.”

Meagher also served in the military, rising to the rank of major, in assignments such as being the only OB-GYN physician at the army base in Newfoundland; was an adjunct professor at Stony Brook University; and was president and a board member of the Suffolk County OB-GYN Society.

Meagher’s wife, Carol, four of his children and several of his grandchildren were at a recent Town of Huntington Board meeting.

“We thank the Meagher family for sharing this special man with us for all of these years and we want them to know we appreciate his unmatched dedication to medicine and his legendary care and commitment to his patients.”

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