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Dr. Robert M. Saks

Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Allentown, Pennsylvania
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Dr. Robert M. Saks, 79, of Coopersburg passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. He and his wife, Nancy M. (Ernst) Saks, celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary last June. Bob was a graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School Class of 1961, King's College in Wilkes-Barre Class of...

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You were a brilliant doctor.

I decided to share a short story. Without Bob I never would have met my now husband. My father invited him to play golf one Saturday and I and my mother went along to go to the pool. When we were all done we had lunch on the Patio. The waitress came out and handed me a note...someone inside wanted to meet me to ask me out. I thought it was a joke as I knew a couple of people that worked there and passed it off. Then as it turned out I went inside anyway and there he was just standing there...

To my cousin Bobby as we all knew him. Always a straight shooter who told you like it was whether you wanted to hear it or not . A wonderful doctor who always went that extra mile for us. A very caring man...we will miss you....

Dr Saks was my physician for at least 20 years, until we moved farther away. He was an excellent diagnostician, discovering my punctured lung when i was in a car accident with my children. The ER, never found it initially. With the death of my daughter. he encouraged my husband and I to see a colleague for counseling. Each time I saw him, it was like I was his only patient that day. So different ftom today's over scheduling and shuffling people in and out. I hope his family knows how...

Dear Nancy, my deepest sympathy for your loss. Words are not enough to give comfort to you and your family. God bless you and be with you.

Nancy and family: My prayers to you Although I never had opportunity to meet you, Bob was a mentor to me at an early age, that helped me to forge into an unknown profession. He was working at Easton Hospital in the ER, and I was working there as on Orderly while going to Moravian College. We quickly became friends and when there was a lull in the ER we played CHESS together. I was a psych major at Moravian, but Bob saw something in me and suggested I look into a PA PROGRAM. I did and with...

Nancy and family, we were so very sorry to hear of Bob's passing. He will be missed by so many of the people who's lives he touched with his kindness and generosity. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

We are sorry to hear of Bob's passing. You and your family are in our prayers.

Nancy and families, Sincere thoughts and prayers for your loss. You can all smile thinking of how much joy he brought into your lives and the many people´s lives he changed because of his work ethics and sparkling personality. Rest in heaven. John and Anita Stevens