DR. BASIL ISAAC HIRSCHOWITZ

Dr. Hirschowitz was a gem of a man, kind, compassionate and caring. I worked with him from about 1980 until 1990 as Medical Staff Coordinator at UAB. He treated everyone with kindness and dignity, a great model of humility to all he interacted with on a daily basis. I last saw him at the McWane Center with his grandchildren. I loved and admired Dr. Hirschowitz so very much! He shared his wealth of knowledge with everyone he touched. May God bless and comfort your family, you will be greatly missed.

MAY YOUR SPIRIT LIVE ON FOR ETERNITY ... YOU WERE A WONDERFUL FRIEND AND DOCTOR, AND I OWE MY LIFE TO YOU....AS YOU SAVED IT SO MANY YEARS AGO. MY LOVE TO ALL THE HIRSCHOWITZ FAMILY.

MAY HE ALWAYS REST IN PEACE. HE WAS A HERO IN MY LIFE...AS HE SAVED MY LIFE IN 1981, DURING A FOUR WEEK BATTLE WITH THE DESEASE WHILE I WAS IN UAB HOSPITAL, ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER I GAVE BIRTH TO MY OLDEST SON. HE WAS A FRIEND TO OUR FAMILY AND SERVED SO MANY SICK PEOPLE AND FRIENDS WITH SUCH TENDERNESS AND KINDNESS. I REMEMBER HIM EVERY DAY WHEN I THINK OF HOW HE SAVED ME FROM DEATH. IT IS WITH MUCH JOY AND SADNESS THAT I WISH HIS LOVELY WIFE AND FAMILY SWEET MEMORIES AND REMIND THEM OF HOW DEARLY HE WAS CARED FOR BY SO MANY PEOPLE HE KNEW AND MEDICALLY TREATED. MY LOVE TO ALL OF YOU.

Barbara, I have the most wonderful memories as a child of being in the company of your family alongside my grandparents, Ida and Dave Rosen. My grandmother loved your family so much! Basil was an inspiration to me as a UAB professor as well as a family friend. He will be missed!

Barbara and family. What a wonderful life