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Clark Blatteis Obituary
Dr. Clark Martin Blatteis, 88, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Sunday, March 14, 2021. He will be remembered forever for his adventurous spirit and brilliance; for the generous love he gave to all his friends, family and colleagues; for the immense contributions he made to the scientific field of physiology and temperature regulation as a Professor at the University of Tennessee; for his escape from Nazi Germany via the ship The St. Louis, for his service in the U.S. military and for his public speaking on behalf of refugees. He will be eternally connected with his beloved Yolanda Fuentes Blatteis who preceded him in death in 2018. He will be treasured as a shining example of resilience, courage and compassion. Clark is survived by three children, Beatrice Blatteis, Elisa Blatteis and Charles Blatteis and by their respective spouses, Matt Roberts and Carmen Palacios Blatteis and his granddaughters, Lily Blatteis Roberts and Leah Blatteis Palacios. A private family funeral will be held at 2pm on Tuesday and streamed live on the Temple Israel website. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Jewish refugee organizations, Joint Distribution Committee at jdc.org or the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society at hias.org.
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Suzanne Schneider
March 19, 2021
So sad to hear about the passing of this important scientist and stimulating role model. I enjoyed many talks with him at FASEB meetings.
Barbara Cannon & Jan Nedergaard
March 17, 2021
We would like to thank you for your scientific contributions and enthusiasm during all these years.
Richard R Gonzalez
March 17, 2021
I am truly saddened by the loss of my friend, Professor Clark Blatteis, a fellow temperature regulation enthusiast, eminent lecturer and scholar, and a truly exceptional human being. I have known Clark for over 50 years and we shared many wonderful memories and scholarly repartees at various International Temperature Regulation Symposia dating from early days in Dublin, Israel, Japan, Hungary, and New Delhi, and other conferences around the world. He was an integral discussant and world class scholar participant in numerous Physiology conferences around the United States. His research delivery at conferences was always top-notch, informative, and certainly expanded my understanding of state-of-the-art mechanisms centered on fever and central nervous system temperature regulation that he and his students always presented. His reviews and remarks about my research were always well taken and never condescending. I came to know and admire his many graduate and post-doctoral students as well and shared many stories and narratives about history and religion with Yolanda during our mutual conference attendances at various countries over the years. Both he and Yolanda were truly inspirational to me and to all they met by the love they shared for each other. I, along all with all his friends and colleagues who came to know them, were enriched by their singular friendship. I offer my sincere condolences to Beatrice, Elisa, Charles, and all the family. Clark will be deeply missed in the scientific world.
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