Lloyd R. Whitfield

Lloyd was born on December 21st, 1948 to the late Jerold and Ruby (Hastings) Whitfield. He grew up with and remained close to his sister Lori, his entire life. He graduated from Pauls Valley High School in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. One of his favorite memories of high school was the band he and friends put together, playing for parties and dances. He continued playing both twelve and six string acoustic guitars for many years. He also excelled on the football field and played in the All State Game in Oklahoma City, the year of his graduation. He was offered a full scholarship to play for the University of Oklahoma Sooners Football Team. Unfortunately, a career ending injury caused his focus to change. He continued at the University of Oklahoma, pursuing his Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy. He went on to earn his Masters of Science degree in Pharmacology there, as well. Knowing his interest and future lay in pharmaceutical research, he was accepted at the University of Buffalo where he received his Doctorate degree in Pharmaceutics. He joined Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was involved with numerous projects in different therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, oncology, neuroscience, ophthalmology, inflammation, and congenital vascular malformations. Lloyd published 124 manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters in the areas of analytical methods development, nonclinical and clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, ADME, and toxicology. Lloyd also contributed to the regulatory approval of Lipitor, Macugen, Voraxaze, Krystexxa, and others. After retiring from Pfizer, (Parke-Davis), he established his own consulting firm offering a wide range of services to both large and small pharmaceutical companies. His contributions to science through research helped create pharmaceuticals for the improvement of people’s health and adding knowledge for the growth of science. In his leisure time, Lloyd enjoyed playing golf in a league and with friends. You would find his son, Shane, and him on the links enjoying the game and each other’s company. His love of fly fishing was well known, he fished on rivers of many states and countries for the kinds of fish he wanted to catch and release. He served on the board of directors of the Huron River Fly Fishing Club. He spent many hours tying flies, his artistic talent shining through on both fresh and salt-water flies. His family was his greatest love, where he shared his wonderful sense of humor, generous spirit and love of life. He was an exceptional husband, father, son, brother, and friend. He leaves behind his wife, Judy, son, Shane, sister, Lori Collett, sisters-in-law Janice Alvarez, Jeanne (Tom) Gardner, nieces, and nephews. To leave a memory you have of Lloyd, to sign his guestbook, or for more information, please visit www.rbfhsaline.com.

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Lloyd R. Whitfield

December 21, 1948 - October 14, 2022