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'''Edward Flynn Aarons, Jr.''' was one of the first black physicians to practice in Pensacola, and was the first black physician to serve on the staffs of [[Sacred Heart Hospital|Sacred Heart]], [[Baptist Hospital|Baptist]], and [[Escambia General Hospital]]s. He was also the chief of staff at [[Our Lady of Angels Hospital]] from its inception to his death.
Aarons graduated from [[Wikipedia:Knoxville College|Knoxville College]] and [[Wikipedia:Meharry Medical College|Meharry Medical College]] in 1911.<ref name="obit">"Pensacola Loses a Prominent Physician." (Paid obituary). 2 June 1960.</ref>
Active in the medical community, Dr. Aarons was a member of the National Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association, the Gulf Coast Medical Society of Mobile, and the Escambia County Medical Association. Locally, Dr. Aarons was a member of [[Allen Chapel AME Church]] as well as the Eureka Masons Lodge No. 6 and Deep Water City Elks Lodge No. 751.<ref name="obit">
In 1960, Dr. Aarons died of a heart attack at Baptist Hospital in 1960 at the age of 67.
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