Stephen
Ah yes, now I see the Gay Shute of Greenwich, was the the son of Gay Shute the surgeon of Gosport and brother to Frederick Gay Shute.
Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries .
The Derby Mercury Wednesday, June 3, 1891
THE LATE MR GAY SHUTE
The following notice of the late Mr. Gay SHUTE, brother of Mr. F. G. Shute, of Arboretum Square, Derby, whose death we recorded last week appears in the “Hospital”:-There died at Greenwich last week Mr. Gay Shute, FRCS, a general practitioner of the old school: “ A fine Old English gentleman, one of the olden times” Mr. Shute, who never wished to be called Dr. Shute, practised his profession in Greenwich for nearly half a century. He was born at Gosport, On November 1st, 1812, and died on May 4th, of the present year. There was not a honourable or more honoured man in Greenwich. He was a practitioner of first-rate capacity, and, needless to say, of almost unique experience. As a boy Mr. Shute was educated at private schools, and well-educated; as a young man he studied at University College Hospital to be house surgeon remaining in the latter position for five years. Mr. Shute wanted nothing but ambition made him one of the most eminent surgeons of his time. He had all the eminence that Greenwich could give him in his bewst days.; for he was for many years the figure amongst its medical practitioners by universal consent. But such were his courage, mental capacity, operative skill, nobility of presence and rare goodness of heart that if he had chosen the Metropolis as the field of his active life he could not hjave failed to have taken one of the most commanding positions in the medical profession. There is nothing however to regret in the fact Mr. Shute lived and died a medical practitioner. He could not have served his generation in any position, however exalted, more honestly and capably than in that which he actually lived and worked. He set an example of duty, honourable conduct, and noble respect to all the practitioners in Greenwich and for miles around it. He was well honoured by men of the highest eminence in London and the country. It will be an evil day for the medical profession when all the practitioners of the highest class shun general practice and seek to be consultants. A worthier, and more dignified career than that of Mr. Shute no medical man, whatever his culture and capacity need wish for. His children and his many friends mourn his loss.; but the memory of his noble life can never been other than a pure and permanent pleasure
Then later in the same newspaper:The Derby Mercury Wednesday, May 13, 1891
THE DEATH OF MR GAY SHUTE
The following extract from the Kentish Mercury will interest many local friends of the deceased gentleman, who was well-known in the neighbourhood:- The death of Mr. Gay Shute, which it is our painful duty to record this week, removes from amongst us the oldest medical practitioner and a citizen who was universally respected and esteemed. He had held the front rank in the profession for many years, and lived in the active practice of it to a ripe old age, having reached his 79th year. Some eight months ago Mr. Gay Shute had a serious illness, when his death was apprehended, but although he rallied in a remarkable manner, and it was hoped the return of the summer months would further restore him, he succumbed to the effects of it. He leaves which will be remembered with respect in Greenwich. Mr Gay Shute took no active part in parochial politics, but was earnest in his attention to his church duties and assiduous in his devotion to his profession.
Tom
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