SYCAMORE – Ninety-nine years ago, John Ovitz’s father, a physician in Genoa, brought his mother in a two-horse sleigh to the local hospital where he was born.

Almost a century later, Ovitz humbly stood before a room full of Sycamore Rotary Club members as the guest of honor.

Known throughout the Sycamore community as a talented physician and generous philanthropist, 99-year-old “Doc” Ovitz received many thanks and praise at Wednesday’s Rotary Club meeting, at which he was honored for his lifetime of service to the club and the community.