Stanley Witzel Jr.

1932 - 2015

Stanley Arthur Witzel, Jr., DVM CHARLOTTE - Dr. Stanley A. Witzel, Jr., of Charlotte, North Carolina, died on June 5, 2015. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 10, 1932, Dr. Witzel lived in North Caldwell, New Jersey for over forty years before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2009. Stanley Witzel attended Stoughton High School in Stoughton, Wisconsin where he was President of both his Senior Class and the National Honor Society, and a drummer in the popular marching band. Dr. Witzel was a 1957 graduate of New York State Veterinary School at Cornell University. He graduated with distinction, and received the prestigious Borden Scholastic Award for Veterinary Medicine for having achieved the highest average grade in the veterinary curriculum of medicine. Dr. Witzel was also a member of both Phi Kappa Phi honor society and Phi Zeta veterinary medicine honor society. Dr. Witzel's professors and colleagues always thought of him as a scholar and humble gentleman with uncanny diagnostic and surgical skills. Following graduation from Cornell, Dr. Witzel was chosen to intern at the coveted and prestigious Angell Memorial Hospital in Boston. Dr. Witzel was co-owner of Cedar Grove Animal Hospital from 1959 until his retirement in 1995. Dr. Witzel was one of three veterinarians who developed the model and execution of an emergency veterinary hospital for the Montclair-West Essex area in New Jersey. Dr. Witzel was an honorary member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Animal Hospital Association of New Jersey, New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association, serving both on the Executive Board and as Chairman of Ethics and Grievances. Dr. Witzel also belonged to the Metropolitan NJ Veterinary Medical Association serving as Executive Board Member and as President. Dr. Witzel was a member of Montclair Golf Club, Montclair, NJ, Seabrook Island Club, Johns Island, SC and Providence Country Club, Charlotte, NC. Surviving is his wife of 54 years, Elizabeth Smith Witzel, his son Blair Stanley Witzel and wife Heidi, and children Lauren, Andrew and Lily; and his son Erich William Witzel and wife Melissa and son Charlie all of Charlotte, NC; and a brother, Jahn Witzel of Stoughton, Wisconsin. A celebration of Stanley's life will be held on Thursday, June 11, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 8515 Rea Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173 with a reception to follow. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, www.jdrf.org/memorialdonation or SAVE Animal Shelter of Princeton, NJ at www.save-animals.org/donate. Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Funeral Home, Matthews, NC 28104 (704) 846-3771. Condolences for the family may be left at www.heritagecares.com.