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Larry Gladstone Obituary

Larry Allen Gladstone MD, 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 04, 2010. Born in Czechoslovakia September 26, 1922, he was conscripted at the age of twenty by the Hungarian Slave Labor Battalian until eventually entering Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Austria. He was liberated by General Patton's 3rd Army on May 5, 1945. Larry moved to El Paso in 1946 and began pre-med studies at College of Mines. Accepted at Southwestern Medical School in 1948, Larry began his career in medicine eventually beginning his practice in Internal Medicine in El Paso in 1958. Larry served as program chair for the Medical Society, chief-of-staff at Hotel Dieu and Providence Hospital, began the first Coronary Care Unit in El Paso at Hotel Dieu, and enjoyed a lasting membership with El Paso Rotary Club, El Paso Heart Association, B'Nai Zion Synagogue, and the El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center. He retired from practice in 1992. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bitty, and his sisters, Edith and Klari. He is survived by his daughters, Cynthia Gladstone, Connie Goldman (Ben), Karen Aaronson (Les), and granddaughters, Klari Goldman Bates (Bobby) and Anna Aaronson. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM at B'Nai Zion Cemetery, 3915 Gateway Blvd West. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), PO Box 3628, El Paso, TX 79923-3628. Special Thanks to Stuart Blaugrund, Mike White, and VNA. Services entrusted to Martin Funeral Home West, 128 N. Resler Dr., El Paso, TX 79912.

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Published by El Paso Times from Jun. 4 to Jun. 8, 2010.

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Bob Woody

September 7, 2024

Dr. Gladstone was an elegant, caring person whose life was a testament to the finest qualities of mankind.

DANIELLE DA SILVA LOCK

June 7, 2019

Thanks for keep the hope alive and the good heart!

Anna Aaronson

June 11, 2010

He was an excellent grandpa to me. We shared many interests and he supported me in my educational pursuits. He always was proud of me and a great inspiration.

June 8, 2010

I WORKED FOR DR GLADSTONE FROM 1976 TO 1978, HE WAS A SPECIAL PERSON, A KIND AND CARING PHYSICIAN, A GREAT BOSS
AND HE TALKED ABOUT HOW SPECIAL HIS DAUGHTERS WERE TO HIM. MAY THE LORD GIVE YOU COMFORT AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.. (TERESA SEPULVEDA-HOBBS, NEW MEXICO

Christina Chavarria

June 8, 2010

Dr. Gladstone impacted my life in immeasurable ways. I will forever remember my last visit with him in May and the wisdom and profound thoughts he shared with me. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. - Christina E. Chavarria, Washington, DC (US Holocaust Memorial Museum)

Karen Gladstone Aaronson

June 8, 2010

I want to add my thanks to Connie's. Everyone has been so kind and thoughtful, making a very difficult process a little easier. My special thanks to VNA - they were amazing.

June 8, 2010

Thank you to those who have left such kind messages. Your support has been a source of great comfort to my sisters and I. Love to all of you.
Connie Goldman

June 6, 2010

Dr. Larry Gladstone was one of the finest physician and individuals whom I have ever known. To be regarded as one of the finest physician is the greatest tribute that anyone can ever give to another physician. He was the best. Susan and I send out prayers, thoughts and love to his family. He was one of kind, Richard Juel MD

Debra Ruz

June 6, 2010

To the Gladstone family, our prayers our with you, I would like to say for the staff at VNA that we loved your mom and dad, and to honor their memory is to carry out there wishes at VNA . Please know in your heart that VNA is your family also.

Stan Okies

June 6, 2010

Dr. Gladstone was our family doctor for many years when we were children. In later years whenever I saw him at restaurants, he never failed to say hello and reminisce about family. He was a wonderful, caring man, an excellent doctor and will be missed. Our deepest condolences to his family. We were all blessed with his presence.

Rena Tobey

June 5, 2010

Dear Cindy, Connie, and Karen,
My heart and thoughts are with you, and wishing I could be with you to hug you and hold your hands.
All my love, Rena

June 5, 2010

Larry Gladstone was our doctor, our friend and a golfing partner for many years. We were fortunate to have him in our lives and he will be long remembered and missed by both of us. Bill and Mary Jean Erskine - Bedford Texas

Raul Loera

June 5, 2010

Thank you Larry for just being the caring person and physician that you were.

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