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September 24, 2001
To speak of the passing of JORDY WEITZMAN is difficult, for JORDY was a very close friend
for over 30 years. He was a world renown and respected Pediatric Surgeon often working on
premature infants in the 1 pound class. He often bragged that he could start on I.V. on a
humming bird out on a moving boat – and probably could. On his boat "HAVEN"
out of Marina Del Rey he was a regular visitor to the Southland and loved the hunt for the
longfins as much as any of us. He also was a member of our ILTT teams when we finished 1st
in Division II in 1980 and 2nd in Division II in 1982. In addition to his
fishing exploits he was known to many of us as a warm, compassionate human being and
several San Diegans, including MARK HENWOOD, CARL and JOHN ADRIANNY and various member of
my own family are all the better for having known him. Buenos Noches, mi Amigo – vaya
con dios.....Marty Morris |
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Jordan Weitzman, pediatric surgeon, 69
Pediatric surgeon Jordan Weitzman died Sept. 6 of a heart
attack. He was 69.
Weitzman, a resident of Sherman Oaks, was professor of clinical surgery at
the Keck School of Medicine of USC and worked at LAC+USC Medical Center
and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles for nearly 40 years. A graduate of
UCLA, he earned his M.D. from USC in 1957 at the top of his class. He
served his internship and residency at LAC+USC. Considered a pioneer in
pediatric surgery, Weitzman made several contributions in the management
of Hirschsprung's disease a lack of nerve cells in a segment of a
child's bowel.
He was also an advocate of the Internet where he participated in a Web
site designed for pediatric surgeons. Following word of his death, his
family received emails from around the world, including Japan, India and
South America. His funeral was attended by more than 600 people.
He leaves his wife, Sylvia; two daughters, Bonnie and Paula, and three
grandchildren: Michael, Alexandra and Benjamin.
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