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Walter P. Lomax Jr.

1932–2013

United States

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Walter P. Lomax Jr. (July 31, 1932 – October 10, 2013) was an American physician, health administrator, and philanthropist from Philadelphia. Between the 1960s and 2000s, Lomax established a network of neighborhood clinics and correctional healthcare services and acquired WURD, then the only Black-owned and operated radio station in Pennsylvania.

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