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Georgia Travis, 91, is a resident of the Meadows, the retirement community in Los Gatos. Though struggling now with the infirmities of age, she has translated enough compassion to action over the years to move mountains. Since 1931, when Travis became one of the first students to receive a master's degree from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, she helped grow the field of medical social work in the whole of the United States and beyond. Her work has helped bridge the gap between the clinical attitudes of the medical profession and the circumstances of its patients. Since her retirement at the age of 61, Travis has written the important book Chronic Illness in Children: The Impact on Child and Family, which doctors, nurses and social workers use for instruction. She's actively helping the handful of homeless people living around Los Gatos and has organized Friendly Visitors at the Meadows so residents there might pay attention to the lonely among themselves. Travis has also been a persistent force behind innovative programs for homeless families in Santa Clara County.
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