and Therapy. Family In 1940, James married Mildred "Millie" Cameron. They had two children, David and Cameron. Awards and leadership During his life, James served on the board of directors for the Columbus Cancer Clinic and as its medical director. He served as the national president of the American Cancer Society from 1972 to 1973. In 1987, James was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. James once said, “All cancer will eventually be wiped out; there’s no doubt about that, I don’t know how long it will take, but… I’m sure that day is coming.” That belief, plus his conviction that cancer patients needed separate, specialized care, led James to lobby, campaign, and raise funds for 35 years to build a cancer hospital in Central Ohio. The ribbon cutting for the new cancer hospital was Tuesday, January 16, 1990. At this ceremony, to James's surprise, it was announced that the new hospital would be called the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. The cancer hospital and its research institute are now known as Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, part of The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. Death At age 89, on October 22, 2001, James died of Parkinson's disease. References American surgeons 1912 births 2001 deaths 20th-century surgeons