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John Salata Obituary
John Robert
Salata
July 5, 1929
December 22, 2022
Surgeon
Dr. John Robert Salata passed away peacefully at Centura-Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs on December 22, 2022, at the age of 93.
Dr. Salata was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on July 5, 1929, to John and Mary (Nemith) Salata. He attended Catholic Central High School and the College of Steubenville (now Franciscan University of Steubenville). He received a medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and was a surgical resident at National Jewish Health Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Salata served in the United States Navy as a medical officer. After his medical training and naval service, he and his wife, Mary Martha (Biggio) Salata, settled in Colorado Springs, where he established a medical practice from 1965 until his retirement in 2009.
He was survived by his wife of nearly 70 years, who passed away December 27, 2022; by his sister, Marlene Stanko, of Sugar Land, Texas; and by several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents.
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Dr. Larry Gorab
January 2, 2023
Dr. John Salada was a Cardio-thorasic "Fellow"at Georgetown Univ. Hospital in 1964 when I was a medical student there. Bob was an excellent mentor to me. Many years later, we both settled in Colorado Springs.
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