Eleanor had always intended to practice only part-time, which made it easier to accommodate the changes as their five children started arriving. Their oldest is now in college, while the youngest is in fourth grade. We don't have to face an empty nest all at once. Like other alumni couples, the Blitzers try to go out to dinner together without the kids once or twice a week. But their greatest joy, they said, is their children.
Vacations involve the entire family.
Since their youngest child will not be in college for another eight years, neither plans to retire soon. Peter noted that, after 23 years in practice, he is feeling able to relax and enjoy the stability. They married the day before they graduated. Dean John S. Hirschboeck, MD '37, advised Margie that it would be preferable for her married name to appear on her diploma. Mil practiced psychiatry and Margie worked part-time until their four children were all in school.