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KARL FOSSUM Obituary

FOSSUM--Karl Georg, MD.

In loving memory, one year after his passing, Karl remains forever in the hearts of his family and friends. He will always be missed.With deepest appreciation of our long and loving time together, Martina. (Karl's obituary is on legacy.com)

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Published by New York Times from Feb. 15, 2017 to Feb. 1, 2018.

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Martina Leonard Fossum

February 3, 2020

In Memoriam in the New York Times, 2/1 and 2/2/2020
FOSSUM-Karl Georg, MD
He lives forever in the memories and hearts of all who loved him.
Martina Leonard Fossum

Martina M Leonard (Fossum)

August 15, 2019

KARL GEORG FOSSUM, MD
9/21/1931 ~ 2/1/2017 (age 85)
Dr. Karl Georg Fossum; Psychiatrist, 85, passed away peacefully on February 1st, surrounded by loving family and friends in the beautiful home he loved, and that he and his wife, Martina, had had built in the lovely Hudson Valley. The area reminded Karl of Norway, where he was born to parents, Georg and Ragnhild (Saeby) Fossum in 1931. Karl graduated from Grorud Hoyere Skole (1950) with plans to attend medical school in the U.S. He graduated Wagner College, then SUNY College of Medicine at Syracuse, where he earned his M.D. in 1958. Karl continued post-graduate work in psychiatry at Meadowbrook Hospital ('58-59), Payne-Whitney Clinic of New York Hospital ('59-60), Albert Einstein College of Medicine ('60-63). He was Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Bronx Municipal Hospital ('63-65), and went into private practice in Manhattan in 1963 until retirement in 2011. Karl was founder and president of Park Madison Laboratories, and of women's health services clinics in Boston, MA, Overland Park, KS, and two in New York City, including Eastern Women's Center. He was a conscientious board member of organizations whose missions he was passionate about: The Rainforest Alliance, the League of Conservation Voters, the Center for War/Peace Studies, Citizens for Global Solutions, Avanta/IHLRN (an organization of mental health professionals), The National Abortion Federation, NARAL, and The American College of Orgonomy. Karl loved living in Manhattan and on Tyson Lane in Amagansett for 55 years before retiring to the Hudson Valley. He enjoyed occasional winter vacations in the Caribbean, where he would bask in the sun's energy. He always looked forward to their frequent trips to Norway to reconnect with family and to be reenergized by hikes in the beautiful mountains of Valdres, where he and Martina built a lovely "hytte" or cabin. When not reading, reading, reading, Karl could be found jogging around Central Park or down the beach in Amagansett, or swimming. The building of their home began with the indoor pool, with the rest of the home being built around it.
Karl's intellect, kindness, generosity, and joy of life touched the hearts of all who knew him: loving family, loyal friends, appreciative patients, and his excellent doctors and caregivers. All were captivated by an infectious smile that was as broad as Karl was tall, and he will live forever in their hearts. He is especially missed in Norway by his sister, Gunhild Lauritzsen, her children Lars, Grete, Halvor and Even and their families; and his sister, Grethe Dorum and her daughters Sissel, Anne and Bente and their families. Karl took special joy and pride in the accomplishments of his sisters and each of his nieces and nephews, and they were all devoted to him. Beloved wife and best friend Martina (Leonard) will be ever grateful for the gift of the 47 beautiful, loving years they were able to share together. Karl also is sadly missed by Martina's siblings, Brian, Michael (and Christy) of New Jersey, Ada Thom Duffy (and Mark Thompson) of Florida, and Hilary Oak (and Tem Noon) of New York, and their families. All did love him dearly. Memorial celebrations of Karl's life will be held in New York in the spring, and in Norway in the summer.

Martina M LEONARD Fossum

February 1, 2019

Martina M Leonard Fossum

January 30, 2019

FOSSUM Karl Georg, M.D.
9/21/1931 - 2/1/2017
Love is not changed by
death. (Edith Sitwell)
Karl will be forever beloved by all who knew him, and especially by me.
Martina Leonard Fossum

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Martina M Leonard Fossum

January 30, 2019

FOSSUM Karl Georg, M.D.
9/21/1931 - 2/1/2017
Love is not changed by
death. (Edith Sitwell)
Karl will be forever beloved by all who knew him, and especially by me.
Martina Leonard Fossum

Ira Straus

January 30, 2019

Dear Martina,
I hope that, with the passage of time, the pain of the loss is fading, leaving you only with the memories of the good times that you and Karl had, and the good things that Karl did in the world and that we are all blessed to remember.

Yours sincerely,
Ira Straus, Chair of the Center for War/Peace Studies

Naushard Cader

January 29, 2019

I met Karl while both of us were serving on the board of center for war and peace studies, a non profit think tank based in New York City. Karl was an incredible, intelligent and thoughtful board member and a colleague. I could always rely on his wisdom to navigate most difficult board decisions. I found Karl was very generous with his time and economic resources for public causes. He was an empathetic person and interested in truly helping to shape the world for better. Karl and I bacame lifelong friends. I learnt a lot from him. KarlFossum- a mensch!

Gail Hughes

January 29, 2019

Karl was a great internationalist who strove for world peace. Although I did not have the opportunity to meet him personally, he was well-known to those of us in the Center for War and Peace Studies as somebody who made important contributions to our organization. He will be greatly missed!

Håvard Friis Nilsen

May 3, 2018

Karl Fossum came to one of my lectures about Norwegian medicine and psychoanalysis in New York, and we had a long conversation afterwards. Neither he nor I knew then that he was an old friend of my family, his mother was a friend of my grandmother and his cousin my mother's best friend. He was warm, friendly, intelligent, with great sense of humour. He taught his friend Dustin Hoffman Norwegian while they were students, as Hoffmann told a Norwegian reporter. I am grateful for the contact we had, Karl was a very inspiring man.

February 1, 2018

It saddens me so much that you lost your family member and friend. May he forever be missed and may God comfort and strengthens you in this difficult time. Please, accept my deepest sympathy. I am truly sorry.

Lynn

February 1, 2018

Grief can be an ongoing process. Look to Almighty God, the one who can provide "everlasting comfort and good hope". Please read 2 Thessalonians 2: 16 & 17.

James Strick

March 17, 2017

Dr. Fossum was a good and kind man who was very friendly toward me. Among other generous gestures, he spontaneously offered help with Norwegian translations for my recent book Wilhelm Reich, Biologist, for which I'm very grateful.
Jim Strick

March 17, 2017

Dear Martina
I want to express my deepest sympathy to You for this big loss of a wonderful person. I met him twice and liked him spontaneously. He was very interested in my work with the ORAC and especially the Medical Dorbuster and he supported my research. He will be always with us! My condoolences..... Jorgos Kavouras

We "ran" Dan's Race in Bridgehampton for 25yrs!

Martina Leonard Fossum

March 8, 2017

At a Rainforest Alliance Gala.

Martina Leonard Fossum

March 8, 2017

MEMORIAL SERVICE for DR KARL FOSSUM
Sun. May 21st, 1-4pm. Scandinavia House,
58 Park Ave (37-38 Sts.). New York, NY
RSVP. TO [email protected]

Theirrie Cook

February 20, 2017

Dear Martina,
My deepest sympathy for your loss. I so enjoyed my conversations with Karl and to be able to assist him. I didn't know he was from Norway; my grandmother was, too.
That you had so many wonderful years together, so many memories is such a gift. There is an old Native American
saying: "the heart would not have rainbows; if the eyes had not tears."
My condolences,
Theirrie Cook

stephan simonian

February 19, 2017

I am deeply saddened by this news ,I knew Karl from the IOS group and liked and respected him a lot, God Bless his soul.

Ira Straus

February 16, 2017

Dear Mrs. Fossum,

I am so sorry to learn from Mike Kronisch that Karl passed away earlier this month. We always valued his and your support highly in the Center for War/Peace Studies, and it was very kind of you to list us among the places to which gifts in his memory can be sent. I hope our NY area people will be able to attend the event in his memory in the spring. Until then, our deepest condolences to you and yours.

Sincerely,
Ira Straus (Chair of CW/PS)

February 15, 2017

Dear Martina, I was so sad to read the obit in today's NYT. But Karl and you shared a wonderful life together and your memories will be a comfort. I will send a donation to the Rainforest Alliance in his memory. It was a pleasure and honor knowing him.
Fondly,
Patricia Scharlin

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