Dr. Eugene Walker James Pearce, Founding Medical Director
Eugene Walker James (EWJ) Pearce, M.D. was the first medical director of Alexandra’s House, joining us in the summer of 2008. He graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas. After serving in the United States Army for four years, Dr. Pearce became a full time instructor in the department of OBGYN at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He served for eight more years there as an Assistant Clinical Professor, while in Johnson County, Kansas, he began private practice in OBGYN, along with his wife, Dr. Lunetta, a Family Practitioner. Later, Dr. Pearce served as Associate Professor and Chief, Section of Gynecology, at Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri Kansas City Medical School, where in all these institutions and by all his residents, colleagues, patients, friends, and Alexandra’s House, he was greatly admired.
Dr. Pearce’s introduction to Alexandra’s House came inexplicably but the relationships that developed afterwards were mutually gratifying. The “rest is history”, and Dr. Pearce contributed a vast amount of his time to Alexandra’s House. He was well known and respected and this is precisely what gave feet to the vision of Alexandra’s House. He lectured extensively to medical, nursing, grief, and lay audiences to promote this concept and was very well received. He attended all our family gatherings and retreat weekends, served as an Educator to our families, our Board and our all-volunteer staff. His wife, Lunetta Memming Pearce, M.D., also attended each event with him, was a grand champion and resource for all as well. He died in February of 2008 and was followed in death by Lunetta three months later.
