RICHMOND, VA. (THECOUNT) — RVA Pediatrics, which services both Henrico and Chesterfield counties, has announced the sudden death of longtime pediatrician Dr. G. Thomas Rowe.
Dr. Rowe, 60, died unexpectedly Thursday, said his 30-year medical partner, Dr. Charles Terry.
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A cause of death was not provided and no further information was immediately provided.
Rowe was a pediatrician with RVA Pediatrics with offices in both Henrico and Chesterfield counties at the time of his untimely death. He is survived by a wife and two adult sons.
“His greatest gift was his ability to relate to people,” Dr. Terry shared when asked about his partner and friend. “He just had an ability to related to children and their families, to put them at ease, and to reassure them. Families were all smiles when they left his office,” reports WTVR.
A Fredericksburg native, Rowe was educated first at Randolph-Macon College and later at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV).
News of Dr. Rowe’s death prompted an outpouring of emotion on the RVA Pediatrics Facebook page.
“He was truly one-in-a-million and so VERY loved,” Beth S. posted on Facebook. “I am so terribly sorry and absolutely heartbroken.”
“My heart is broken,” Lori S. added. “He has been my son’s pediatrician for 13 years. He saved his life when he was three weeks old.”
Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized.
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