Curt-Ries-Obituary

Curt Ries

San Anselmo, California

Jan 3, 1938 – Nov 12, 2021 (Age 83)

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BORN
January 3, 1938
DIED
November 12, 2021
AGE
83
LOCATION
San Anselmo, California
CHARITY
Doctors Without Borders

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Curt RiesCurt Ries died peacefully at home in San Anselmo on November 12th, 2021, two years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Born in Basel, Switzerland in 1938, he came to the U.S. on the last passenger ship to cross the Atlantic before the start of WWII. His family settled in...

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I was a patient of Dr. Ries, back in 1988, when I had a bone marrow transplant done at UCSF and now, 34 years later, I couldn´t believe my eyes when I found out that he passed away last year. I even have photos of him and our son David (we call him the miracle boy), whom was born after the procedure to cure my leukemia (AML), even though the probabilities to have kids again were really small at the time. Dr. Rise will always be part of our lives and the lives of so many patients and their...

MaryBeth, Sending my thoughts and prayers for you and your family. Praying God will bring you comfort and peace. Kittie and Raskowsky Family

Dr Ries was a wonderful friend, physician, leader and a very kind gentleman. Please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of Dr. Ries. Mary Durham

Please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of Dr. Ries. I was a patient of his who was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2002. He was the primary doctor that saved my life. We remained friends long after the treatment ended. He was a like-saver to thousands. He is already missed but will be remembered always. Dr. Ries was an inspiration.