Walter P. Lomax Jr.

Walter P. Lomax Jr.
Walter P. Lomax Jr.
Born	1933
Died	October 2013 (aged 79–80)
Nationality	American
Citizenship	USA
Alma mater	La Salle University and Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia
Spouse(s)	Beverly Lomax
	Scientific career
Fields	Physician

Walter P. Lomax, Jr., M.D., Way - Dedicated 1800 block of Wharton St., Philadelphia PA

Walter P. Lomax Jr. (1933 - October 10, 2013^[1]) was a medical practitioner ^[2] in Philadelphia neighborhood where he served for more than three decades. His practice grew from a private single physician office to a multi-site group practice consisting of over 20 well-trained physicians.

Lomax is a graduate of La Salle University and Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia. In 1982, Lomax established Lomax Health Systems, Inc. (LHS), a management company contracting exclusively on health care recruiting physicians and physician assistants to supplement the city of Philadelphia's staff in the prison system. In an interesting twist of fate, in 1994, Dr. Lomax purchased the Jubilee Farm Plantation where his great grandmother was enslaved in King William County, Virginia.^[3] The property, with its onsite graveyard(s), dates to c. 1732.

In 2003, Lomax and his wife purchased radio station WURD, then the only Black owned and operated radio station in Pennsylvania.^[4]

Recently, Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) honored him with Ph.D. in science for his various contributions to health facilities. Lomax is a former Trustee of La Salle University, and The Philadelphia Orchestra (emeritus).

In August 2021 the 1800 block of Wharton Street in Philadelphia was renamed "Walter P. Lomax, Jr., M.D., Way" in recognition of Dr. Lomax and to commemorate where he started his medical practice, at the South Philadelphia Medical Center on the corner of 18th and Warton Streets.^[5]

References[]

^ Cook, Bonnie (October 10, 2013). "Walter P. Lomax Jr., 81, a leading Phila. physician, businessman". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ - W. P. Lomax, Jr.
^ "Visit to Historic King William County Property - Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical & Historical Society". mpaagenealogicalsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
^ Coard, Michael (July 30, 2014). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "Part of Wharton Street renamed for noted physician, WURD founder Walter P. Lomax Jr". The Philadelphia Tribune. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

External links[]

Murphy, Darryl C. (24 August 2018). "WURD celebrates legacy of founder Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr". WHYY. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Stamm, Dan (10 October 2013). "Dr. Lomax, a Legend of Philly, Dies". NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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[1] Cook, Bonnie (October 10, 2013). "Walter P. Lomax Jr., 81, a leading Phila. physician, businessman". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[2] - W. P. Lomax, Jr.

[3] "Visit to Historic King William County Property - Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical & Historical Society". mpaagenealogicalsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-10-30.

[4] Coard, Michael (July 30, 2014). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[5] "Part of Wharton Street renamed for noted physician, WURD founder Walter P. Lomax Jr". The Philadelphia Tribune. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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