Dr. Thomas Nathan Decker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and physician passed away of cardiac complications at his home in the arms of his loving wife and soulmate, Vicki, on January 2nd, 2026, ... Dr.

Understanding the Context

Juilee Decker is Director of the Museum Studies undergraduate degree program and is a faculty member in the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts. Trained as an art historian, Dr. Unlike monsieur or madame, when used as a title in a sentence docteur takes the definite article: j'ai parlé avec le docteur Tremblay. In French, docteur is much less used as a title with the name of holders of academic doctorates than Doctor is in English.

Key Insights

Borrowed from Latin doctor, see doctor, doctur, etc.