Paul WIESNER

Dear Friends and Family of Dr. Paul Wiesner,
I was fortunate to work with Paul at the Dekalb County Board of Health from 2000-2001. Paul was an incredible mentor and he had me do a variety of projects (west nile virus, school bathrooms, bioterrism tabletops) and also asked me to tag along for a day a month as he negotiated and led a busy local health department. He gave me the opportunity to lead and do more that I thought I could do. By making time for me in his busy schedule, I was...

I was so fortunate to meet Paul in recent years. He was such a leader in the field of infectious diseases, and I admire him greatly for his many contributions that saved so many lives. He and his family are in our thoughts.

The CDC Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship would like to offer our sincere condolences for Dr. Wiesner and his family. Dr. Wiesner was a long-time supporter of the program, having mentored more than 15 PMR/F learners during his career and served on the Residency Advisory Committee. Many of Dr. Wiesner's mentees have gone on to lead major public health initiatives and agencies. He will be dearly missed by many in public health. We hope his family takes comfort in knowing his lessons...

Paul will surely be missed by all; he was a dear friend and colleague both at CDC, DeKalb Board of Health (I was with the neighboring county of Rockdale) and when we served on the Georgia Public Health Association and especially during the Lost Children of Rockdale County (STD cluster). Rest in Peace my dear friend!

To his family, thank you for sharing Dr. Wiesner with the rest of us. He was indeed a force for good in public health and the world. Peace and blessings to you all as you grieve his passing.

I was fortunate to begin my career in public health at DeKalb County when Paul Wiesner was Director. He was both a challenging and supportive supervisor, a combination I did not appreciate until I encountered other bosses later. He taught me what it truly means to work in public health with the community one serves. He was a real public health innovator, whose contributions in shaping community public health are enormous.

It was an honor to work for Paul in the 90,s at the Decalb county Board of Health. He was a great mentor and I have appreciated his commitment to public health always.