Bob's last drink was probably on, or about,
June 17, 1935
.
How many years of sobriety did Dr Bob have?
Dr. Bob died on November 16, 1950 in Akron, Ohio after
15 years
of uninterrupted sobriety.
Did Dr Bob stay sober?
Final years. Smith was called the “Prince of Twelfth Steppers” by Wilson because he helped more than 5000 alcoholics before his death.
He was able to stay sober from June 10, 1935, until his death in 1950 from colon cancer
.
Did Ebby Thatcher stay sober?
Thacher struggled on and off with sobriety over the years, and
ultimately died sober in Ballston
Spa, New York from emphysema in 1966. He is buried in his family plot at Albany Rural Cemetery in Albany, New York.
When did Dr Bob pass away?
Bob never drank again until his death,
November 16, 1950
.
What kind of surgeon was Dr Bob?
| Bob Smith | Died November 16, 1950 (aged 71) Akron, Ohio | Nationality United States of America | Education St Johnsbury Academy 1898 Dartmouth College AB 1902 University of Michigan Medical School attended 1905-1906 Rush Medical College MD 1910 | Occupation Surgeon |
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Did Hank Parkhurst stay sober?
Parkhurst was the first New York alcoholic other than Bill to stay sober for any substantial amount of time.
Hank was sober approximately four years
, before he drank again. He is mentioned in “The Doctor's Opinion” (page XXIX of the Big Book).
Who saved Ebby Thatcher?
Ebby can be forgiven for losing about half of that in the stock market crash later that year. The remainder was frittered away in about 4 years of drunken extravagance. Ebby got sober through
the Oxford Group
, and carried the message of salvation through religious conversion to his old friend, Bill.
Who got Bill Wilson sober?
His old drinking buddy Ebby Thatcher introduced Wilson to
the Oxford Group
, where Thatcher had gotten sober. An evangelical Christian organization, the Oxford Group, with its confessional meetings and strict adherence to certain spiritual principles, would serve as the prototype for AA and its 12 steps.
Did Dr Bob Smith have children?
Mr. Smith's first wife and a son died several years ago. He leaves his current wife, Mona Sides-Smith of Memphis;
son Todd Smith of Vernon
, Texas, and daughters Penny Umbertino of Phoenix and Judy Edmiston of Dallas; three stepdaughters and one granddaughter.
Who was alcoholic Number 3?
Bill Dotson
, the “Man on the Bed,” was AA number 3. At his death, he had not had a drink in more than nineteen years. His date of sobriety was the date he entered Akron's City Hospital for his last detox, June 26, 1935.
What is the recovery rate of AA?
There is a large body of evidence now looking at AA success rate, and the success rate of AA is
between 5 and 10 percent
.
Why did AA leave the Oxford Group?
“What did A.A. learn from the Oxford Group and why did they leave them?” AA's first step was derived largely from my own physician, Dr. …
These were rejected one by one
and they caused our later withdrawal from this society to a fellowship of our own – today's Alcoholics Anonymous.
Who created Alcoholics Anonymous?
A.A. had its beginnings in 1935 at Akron, Ohio, as the outcome of a meeting between
Bill W., a New York stockbroker, and Dr. Bob S., an Akron surgeon
. Both had been hopeless alcoholics.
