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William EDELSTEIN Obituary
On Monday, February 10, 2014 William Alan Edelstein age 69 of Baltimore. Beloved husband of Fiona M. (nee Jones) Edelstein of 37 years; devoted father of Arthur D. Edelstein and his wife Christine Hardy of Irvine, CA, Jean H. Edelstein of Brooklyn, NY and Elspeth C. Barras and her husband William S. Barras of Aberdeen, Scotland; brother of Barbara Paulcheck and her husband Dean Paulcheck of Wonder Lake, IL; grandfather of Julian and Alec Edelstein. Interment private. The family will receive friends and colleagues at 1213 Southview Rd., Baltimore, MD 21218 on Sunday, February 16 from 2-5 PM. In lieu of flowers, please remember William with memorial contributions to Doctors Without Borders. Online condolences may be sent to the family through www.peacefulalternatives.com.
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Michael Salour
March 20, 2014
I am deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Bill Edelstein and I extend my sincere condolences to Fiona, his children, his entire family and friends, and to everyone Bill has touched through his work.
I first met Bill when I arrived at Harvard in 1971. He was a few years ahead of me, but we became good friends since then and we communicated several times a year throughout the past 43 years. He loved his family, truly cared for his work, and was very dedicated to his field. He was highly respected and admired by all who were privileged to know him. With his passing our community has lost a man of extraordinary wisdom and a wonderful human being. We shall all miss him and my thoughts and prayers are with Fiona, his children, and the rest of his family during this difficult time.
Tom and Pat Thomas
March 9, 2014
Dear
Fiona, We have such fond memories of our time together in Schenectady, singing with Bill in the FUUSS choir, and discussing books with both of you in our book group. We are so sorry for your loss.
Fiona Gilbert
March 2, 2014
Dear Fiona and family, I was so sorry to hear about Bill's death. He was determined to fight his illness and did so with his usual determination and tenacity. I felt enormously privileged to have met Bill and to then meet up with him over the years at various MRI gatherings was a real pleasure. He was a huge figure in the MR world and was very influential. we will all miss him very much.
Aberdeen MRI
Robert Hedeen
March 1, 2014
I worked with Bill for years at GE, designing and testing quiet MRI. He was always full of great ideas, and possessed an uncanny ability to arrange test materials and test sites. I missed him greatly when he left GE. The attached photos are of an exhibit in the Museum of Science in London, of the first Aberdeen full body MRI. Note that Bill is credited it on the exhibit sign.
Robert A. Hedeen, GE R&D (ret.)
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February 21, 2014
Dear Fiona, and Bill, if you are up there checking email,
I only got to know you recently. What a lovely gracious man. And obviously incredibly smart and talented and made his mark on the world, in a very good way. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
- Tom Smith
James Brasic
February 16, 2014
My deepest sympathy!
What a profound loss of a colleague and friend!
February 16, 2014
Fiona,
I remember Bill fondly as my fellow advocate, working tirelessly to pursue excellent educational opportunities and fair treatment for all in Niskayuna schools. Along the way, I would hear stories of your kids which helped inform my own parenting and also revealed Bill, the loving and involved father and husband. While it gradually became clear that there were topics that Bill and I had divergent opinions on, Bill was always cheerful about that. He made his best pitch but then was accepting of our difference of opinion. I feel blessed that Bill was my friend – he was not only wise but kind. . .such a special man.
Tricia Donhowe
Snoqualmie, Washington
Ananda Kumar
February 13, 2014
Bill was a father figure not only in MRI field but in many other areas in life to me. He enjoyed sharing his wisdom and experience, whether it is about a good doctor he saw, or a bread recipe he tried, a software to clean up the computer, and mostly i benefited by working with him in the field of MRI at Hopkins and outside. His contributions to MRI is vast and but he talked very little about them. Always wanted to work on projects that he would emphatically say "useful". I will dearly miss Bill not only as a colleague and mentor but also as a friend and confidant.
February 13, 2014
Fiona-- Bill was a good man, brilliant scientist, and I'm sure a wonderful father and husband. He lived a good life and made a difference in this world for so many others. He really brought MRI to the masses.
Cliff Spiro
February 13, 2014
May your Memories & Gods' Promise @ John 6:40 & Lu 23:43 help to ease your sorrow.
Dara Kraitchman
February 13, 2014
As Bill's colleague, I was also proud to be associated with such a wise and learned person and one of the true fathers of MRI. However, I think Bill was most proud of his family by the way he used to pop by office and show me pictures on his iphone ranging from his daughter's place in Scotland to his grandchildren, referring me to his daughter's blog, and his trips to visit them. He was very pleased at how his kids turned out and loved to brag about them. May they know how much he cared and be remembered for this. My condolences to his family for losing him far too soon.
Carol Garriques
February 13, 2014
To the Edelstein family I offer my condolences. May prayer strengthen you and memories comfort you. Your love one is not suffering. Psalms 146:4
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