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Thomas German Obituary
Tom was born in Yankton, South Dakota, to the late George and Irene (Kaiser) German.
After a year in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship, Tom returned to the University of S. Dakota Medical School to earn his medical degree. He then completed his Orthopedic residency at Duke University.
In 1965, Tom married Georgene Padgett of Walterboro, SC, and they had four sons. Gratis, the U.S. Army, Tom returned to Germany for three years before returning to Savannah to practice Orthopedic Surgery. Tom was active in the medical community in Savannah. He was proud of his association with Georgia Southern University where he tended to the athletes' surgical needs. Tom established the Savannah Sports Medicine and Wellness Center at Candler Hospital where he served as Chief of Staff
Surviving are his four sons, Matthew German (Bernadette) of Gainesville, GA, Stuart German (Michelle) of Raleigh, NC, Steven German (Sarah Rae) of Asheville, NC , and Blair German of Gainesville, FL; a brother, Dan German of Boone, NC; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Compassion Christian Church, East Campus. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. before the service.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607
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Marie Webb
September 20, 2024
First of all, I'm so sorry for the loss of you father, may you find peace and comfort in the Lord. I met Dr. German in 1969 when I was 16. From that day he was my go to orthopedic. I used him with both of my sons. He once told me football was a contact sport that my son should not be involved with, he was really small for his age. The funniest visit I had was the time I had been water skiing and messed my knee up and the first thing he said when he walked into the room water skiing season. He let me know that both snow skiing and water skiing was over for me. Then he laughed. Prayers for all of you as you move forward without him.
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