Sally Prock Green

Sally Prock Green, MD, 58, of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully at her home on the evening of June 28, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Ted Green, her son, Daniel Rice (Lauren Schneidewind), her daughter Mary Lea Walston (Casey), her brother George Prock Jr. (Mary Jo), her granddaughters Caroline Walston and Ella Rice, as well as many nieces and nephews. Her parents George and Edith Prock and her sister Mary Jane Mobley preceded her in death. Sally was born on September 2, 1956 in Buckner, MO. After graduation from Fort Osage High School, she attended the University of Missouri Kansas City where she earned her Doctor of Medicine. She then moved to Atlanta, GA where she completed her residency in anesthesia at Emory University and enjoyed a long career at DeKalb Medical. In 1990, Sally, her husband, and sister founded Sterling Institutional Review Board (IRB), which is dedicated to the safety and welfare of medical research patients. After retiring in 2008, Sally followed her passion for mission work and travel. This calling took her all over the globe, to places such as as Nigeria, Ecuador, Honduras, and the Philippines. Her work in the Philippines through the Philippine Medical Society and the Philippine Nurses Association of Greater Kansas City was especially important to her. She also supported Habitat for Humanity International and participated in a number of missions to El Salvador, Hungary, and Portugal. In addition to her mission work, Sally was able to accomplish her lifelong goal of traveling to all 7 continents. Between missions, she was an active member of St. James United Methodist Church. Sally was also a member of the Chi Omega Fraternity and became very involved in the Atlanta Chi Omega Alumnae Association as a Chi Omega Foundation Advisor. Throughout her life Sally touched, healed, influenced, and changed so many lives for the better. She will be deeply missed. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 11am at St. James United Methodist Church. 4400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30342. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Multiple System Atrophy Research Fund. Please visit www.multiplesystematrophy.org for more information about this condition and to make a donation.