Gordon Francis Kingsley Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gordon Francis Kingsley of Wellesley, Massachusetts, born in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, who passed away on January 9, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gordon Francis Kingsley to pay them a last tribute.
He is survived by : his wife Mary Ford Kingsley (Whalen); his sons, Gordon F. Jr., Douglas A. and Stuart A.; and his daughters-in-law, Barbara, Joan and Sarah. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
His singular contribution to medicine was to design in 1974 an auto transfusion system to salvage blood lost during surgery, concentrate the red cells by centrifugation, wash them with saline to remove impurities and return them to the patient, thereby minimizing the need for the transfusion to the patient of blood from unknown donors.
