Bruce-Winick-Obituary

Bruce J. Winick

Miami, Florida

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Bruce J. Winick, cofounder of the ``therapeutic jurisprudence'' model of civil commitment, and a professor of two disciplines at the University of Miami -- law, and psychiatry and behavioral science -- died Thursday of cancer at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 1, 1944, in New York, he would...

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Bruce and I started at the law school at the same time...1974. I was in his first law class and still think of him after these many years. In my third year I did an independent study with him, helping him research and draft a brief to the United States Supreme Court. I will always carry with me the standard of excellence he asked of me as his student as well as his grace and humanity. The world is a far poorer place without him.
Barry Hoffman class of 1977

I am sorry for the loss of Prof. Winick. He taught me first year Civ Pro in 1982. Great class, great guy.

To Margot and the rest of the Winick family, my deepest condolences.

Bruce made me - and many others - proud to be lawyers by his example as a human being, advocate and scholar.

Dad, I miss you every single day. I am comforted by all these thoughts and remembrances of you, which have been incredible. You would have loved them all. Today we all will be together celebrating you and rejoicing your amazing spirit. I love you always.

They say that the only thing that lasts from our lives on earth is that what we leave behind in one else's heart. Professor Winick touched many hearts and so he definitely did with mine. By means of his incredible intelligence and personality he teached and showed us the therapeutic way as a bridge between different sciences, between individual and collective interests, between litigants, ... and most important as the bridge inside of us, between our heart and head. We all know that when we...

We have lost a most splendid person. Bruce taught me something each time we spoke- honesty, humility, dedication, acceptance, forgiveness, living in the moment and most of all, keeping an open heart. I miss Bruce everyday.

I remember him as a fellow yogi at Yoga Grove in Miami. He first turned me on to fasting as a spiritul practice. He used to do a juice fast during a major holiday like Thanksgiving. When I first overheard him talking about it I thought "How odd!" But when you think about it, it makes complete sense: During the one time of the year that everyone over-indulges, you remove yourself from the group mentality and undertake a spiritual austerity.

Professor Winick was very special to me and to the hundreds of students that sat in his classroom over the years. There is so much to say about the impact Prof. Winick had on my life. The first time we met was through the Arsht Ethics Research Grant program and he offered his support and assistance immediately after my presentation even though he wasn't my professor and had no obligation to do so. His goal was to help us—law students—grow to be the best we can possibly be in our profession –...