Posted: Aug 20, 2010 10:06 AM by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Updated: Aug 20, 2010 10:10 AM
A memorial service was held Friday morning for Dr. Ted Eastburn, a former Colorado Springs City Councilman and prominent cardiologist, who ended his own life on Tuesday.
Dr. Eastburn was also a faculty member at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and a cyclist who rode extensively through Colorado and Europe.
Following his death, there was an outpouring of sadness from former colleagues and patients, many of whom credited Dr. Eastburn with saving their lives.