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Joanne Ingledue
November 25, 2023
I Will never forget one of the finest psychiatrists I ever had the honor of working with. She taught us so much during our days at The Ohio State University Hospital.
Joanne Ingledue, RN
November 25, 2022
A very special person gone way too soon. I learned so much from her during the time we worked together at Ohio State University Hospitals. What a comfort she was to all the children in her care. You are missed, Dr. Weller.
Jenny Yu, MD
November 25, 2021
Dear Dr. Weller,
Thinking of you, and miss our precious time together. Thank you for being my mentor, and you live in my heart forever! Love
Joanne Ingledue, RN
March 15, 2021
She was the finest child psychiatrist I ever had the honor of working with. So sad she was taken at such a young age.
Vahe Apelian
November 25, 2020
Hard to believe more than ten years have come and gone by since her premature death but I remember Elizabeth vividly as the promising Armenian student in the American University of Beirut studying who wanted to study medicine and did. I never met her in person after AUB but she lived up to that promise. I am sure many benefited from her keep intellect as a caring physician and will gratefully remember her throughout their lives as she leaves a legacy for hard work, dedication and care to her son and daughter.
Mary Fristad
November 25, 2019
Dear Ron, Andrew, and Christine,
Ten years have passed but her light shines on. May your memories bring you comfort and may perpetual light shine upon her.
In gratitude for all she did for me and for so many others,
Muhammad Ali Cheema
June 13, 2011
I am really depressed to know about the death of Dr E. Weller. As a mentor, she was very loving and kind. Her dedication towards her profession and patients was unforgettable. May her soul rest in peace. Dr Muhammad Ali cheema, Dubai UAE
Mike Cantwell
June 30, 2010
Ron
I am just seeing this today! I as sorry for your and your children's loss! My one and only mentor in my life. I think of her often. She was a "peach," as she used to call me when I did something she liked.
With deepest respect.
Mike Cantwell; Vincennes Indiana; K U resident 1982 thru 86
Rosalie Greenberg
January 27, 2010
Elizabeth was a very special person. She was bright, kind, strong, intellectually curious, and a warm loving doctor, colleague, and human being. Her contributions to the field of child psychiatry are numerous, and she will be sorely missed.
My condolences to all her family- it was always clear that she loved you all so very much.
Gaye and Harold Carlson
December 27, 2009
Dear Ron, Christine and Andrew
You have been on my mind and in my heart this season. I know how deeply spiritual Elizabeth was and if there is a "beyond", I can picture her preparing Armenian feasts for those with her.
I will miss Elizabeth's collaboration, wisdom, funny and touching emails, updates on all of you, and mostly, her friendship.
Love to you all.
Roomana Sheikh
December 18, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew and Christine, Elizabeth was a very special person and professional. She made a difference in this world at several levels. I hope that the joy of her memories far exceeds the sorrow of her passing.
Roomana M. Sheikh, Merion Station, PA
Karen Wagner
December 11, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew, and Chistine,
Elizabeth made a mark in child psychiatry that will be permanent.
In my mind, she will most be remembered for the love she had for her family.
My heart goes out to you.
Karen
Irene Zilber
December 9, 2009
My Dear Ron, Christine, and Andrew! Never did I expect to be saying goodbye to Dear Dr.Weller so soon...I want you to know how sincerely grateful I am to have known her, to have worked and trained under her tutelage, to know your family, to have seen you over the past many years, and how unbelievably sad I am right now.
Please accept my deepest condolences at this time, and always know that she will never disappear from the hearts of so many. The people she was close to, her friends, her colleagues, the numerous students/fellows/interns she had time and desire and kindness to train, and the families and children/adolescents she had helped, regardless how she felt herself!!! I will never ever forget everything she had taught me, and will continue to lead a life that would make her only proud.
Please take care of each other, and if there is anything at all that one can do, please always know that I am and will be there.
With incredible sadness at this most difficult time,
Irene Zilber (and family)
Teresa Varanka
December 7, 2009
Dearest Ron,Andrew and Christine with the deepest sadness and from the bottom of my heart I am sending sincere condolences from my entire family.Elizabeth was my mentor, my teacher,my friend and my big sister in this foreign land.She always held my hand and with the deep look of her big eyes would say"yes,you can do it".I shared so much of my life with her at the Child Psychiatry office at KU-her door always open ...All my professional success has been because of her encouragement and guiding.I was looking forward into her quick visits in KC or meetings where we could see each other,talk about our children,work and our life in general.She held my hand when I was diagnosed with breast cancer and gave me energy to go to work during the entire period of chemotherapy-she didn't miss any days of work...I shouldn't either.I will miss her terribly.May God guide you through this very difficult time.With so much love,Teresa Varanka with family
Kitty Soldano
December 7, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew and Christine,
Elizabeth will always be remembered at OSU as a leader in the field, a great mentor and teacher and mostly for her love of her own children. She will be greatly missed, but the lessons learned live on in those she loved and taught.
Fedra Najjar
December 7, 2009
I am very sad to learn that Elizabeth passed away. But also greatfull that I met her, worked with her. Elizabeth was always available to answer emails, talk over the phone despite her busy life. She was agreat friend and a mentor. She will be greatly missed, her words of wisdom and advices will always be with me.
my deepest condolescences to Ron, Andrew, Christine and the rest of the family and friends.
Jo Elia
December 6, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew and Christine,
There aren't any words that I can say to diminish the hurt and pain you are all feeling.
Elizabeth was always "genuine, real, courageous". She saw the "big" picture and focused her all her energy at making this world a place that is little bit better for others. She did this while also tending to the little things - a few weeks ago she was cold and borrowed a sweater - this was an old blue sweater which I never expected back. But the following week Elizabeth was excited to have me touch and smell the sweater that she had hand-washed and was very soft and smelled wonderfully.
We will all miss Elizabeth very much. She is a great lady whose compassion, goodness and love will continue to guide us.
Jo Elia
Maria Bulbulian-Agulian
December 5, 2009
"Dear Weller and Boghossian family, I was a classmate of Elo from Taruhi Hagopian. Elo was always a focused and determined person who was inquiring and questioning until she was satisfied with the answers. No wonder she was such an accomplished scientist, professional, parent, friend, and wife. When I read her accolades I feel like she has lived few lifetimes. God bless her soul. My family's prayers are with you. Our condolences to your family".
Sarkis Agopian
December 5, 2009
..." You know that now I am alone, but in reality I am not alone, because You are with me, You are my friend. Therefore, now, oh Lord console me, strengthen me, and give your weak servant whatever You think he needs" George Muller. I pray that this quote will encourage you, from Sarkis Agopian in Lebanon
Seta and Maral Agopian
December 5, 2009
Dear Ron and Varouj and family, we are very sorry for your loss, we send you our deepest condolences,may God give you strength. We love Elo, and we will always remeber her. Seta and Maral, your cousins from Lebanon.
Mr & Mrs Noubar & Nazen Takessian
December 4, 2009
To Weller and Boghossian Families
Our deepest condolences.
May God bless her soul and give you comfort at this time of great sorrow.
George Apelian
December 4, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew & cgristine,
Pls. accept our condolences from Ainjar, Lebanon. I had contact with her through Dr. Vahe Apelian. She has very kindly sent her donation toward the publication of my next book (hopefully in 2010). My family and I share your sorrow. May God bless her memory. "Asdouads hokin lousavore." George James Apelian
Taline Tatoulian
December 3, 2009
Please accept our deepest sympathy. May God bless her soul.
Taline Tatoulian & Sons
Montreal, Canada
December 3, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew, and Christine,
I cannot express how deeply I feel Dr. Weller's loss. She was a pioneer and a powerful positive force in psychiatry. Working with her as part of her ABPN team was a joy, especially understanding and appreciating the close "family" of her team where she was deeply loved by everyone. She was a wonderful role model and I will miss her dearly.
Sincerely,
Anu A. Matorin, M.D.
Houston, TX
Alice Chang
December 3, 2009
Dear Weller family.
Words cannot express my sorrow. Dr. Weller has taught me how to be the best healer I can be and she was truly an inspiration to me in terms of her dedication, humanity and total commitment to her families whom she has taken care of. She would spend hours with me and her families to make sure that I learn everything I need to learn and to make sure her families get the best treatment possible. I will never forget how much she cared about all those around her.
And, even in her time of sickness, she never gave up and continued and continuing to give hope to all of us.
I will be praying for you all in this difficult time, and be comforted by all of our wonderful memories of Dr. Weller. She is truly and always will be my guiding light. My deepest condolonces to the Weller family and loved ones.
December 3, 2009
Dear Ron,Andrew adn Christine,
Words cannot express the deep sorrow I feel.She will always be Dr.Weller to me.She gave of herself to so many, her trainees, her patients and the field of child psychiatry.She has been and will always be my Mentor.She kept an eye on us all trainees like a gaurdian
angel and I am one of the beneficiaries of her attention.She will go down in the annals of Child Psychiatry as a remarkable and astute clinician , a great researcher but above all else she was a good mother .My thoughts and prayers with you all.
Sincerely,
Ramu Tumuluru,
Pittsburgh,PA
Ilisse Perlmutter
December 3, 2009
Please know, and find some comfort, in how respected, admired, and beloved Elizabeth was. For those of us in Child Psychiatry and serving in ABPN, she was an icon and role model. I delighted in my chats with her, and in her fierce promotion of women in medicine. We are all better for having had her, in any degree, in our lives. My deepest condolences to all of you.
Diana Antonacci
December 3, 2009
Ron and family - my condolences in this difficult time. I am grateful to have known both you and Elizabeth. What a remarkable woman she was.
December 3, 2009
Dear Weller Family
Dr Weller has always been a true angel sent by God for us. She has changed our family's lives forever. She believed in us when we thought that it was never possible. Our son her patient now 18 will graduate this year with a promise to Dr Weller that he would believe in himself and could do better. She promised to be there with him on Graduation day-I know that she will be! He will be that "Great youngster" that turned into a "Great young man". This was all possible by the Angel that we had by our side all this time. I know she will continue to shine and watch over us all. We are truly blessed to have had her touch our lives.
We will miss her greatly.
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Patty Yosh,Justin, Kyle and especially John Marco
Tom Anders
December 3, 2009
Ron, my deepest sympathies. Elizabeth is very missed by me and our field.
December 2, 2009
Elizabeth was a terrific woman, as well as the great child psychiatrist she was. Such a contributor to the scholarly work in our field. My thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Ron Weller, their children and other family members. Marilyn Benoit
Krikor Tatoulian
December 2, 2009
Please accept our deepest sympathy. May her soul rest in peace.
Krikor Tatoulian & family
Montreal, Canada
Rev. Hrair Nicolian
December 2, 2009
Our heartfelt condolences for your loss. May her soul rest in peace.
Rev. Hrair Nicolian & Rita Tatoulian
Montreal, Canada
Missak Tatoulian
December 2, 2009
Please accept our deepest condolences. May God bless her soul and give you strength and patience.
Missak & Asdghig Tatoulian Family
Montreal, Canada
December 2, 2009
Dr. Weller has changed our children's lives. We will miss her very much -- Raz, Hester, Lori and Gary
Carolyn Spohn
December 2, 2009
This world has lost a bright light. Heaven has gained an angel. Elizabeth was a wonderful person, my life has been enriched by knowing her.
December 2, 2009
My thoughts are with Elizabeth's family and many colleagues who are saddened by this loss. Elizabeth was a determined and effective advocate and leader and a sparkler. She was an extraordinary scientist and articulate researcher with an ability to focus on what had meaning. I miss her.
Ginger Anthony
AACAP
Susan Kulovsky D.O.
December 2, 2009
To the Weller Family: Dr. Weller was an amazing, wonderful and enthusiastic woman. She was a phenomenal teacher who encouraged you to be the best healer. As a Fellow at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, I would stay long hours the office and so WOULD SHE! Dr. Weller is an inspiration who will not be forgotten.
Debbi Sippel
December 2, 2009
I did not know Dr. Weller very well or for very long, but I spoke with her recently at the ABPN's 75th anniversary and am so saddened to hear of her death. She was an inspiration in all she did, I'm sure, but especially to be working and doing all she could while undergoing treatment. I have also worked during chemo treatment, so I understand how difficult and courageous that is to do.
I lost my mother to cancer when she was only 61 and my heart goes out to you, her family. Memories help to sustain, but do not replace her presence. I am so sorry for your loss.
Sarkis Agopian
December 2, 2009
Dear Weller family, Elo is my first cousin,we lived life together, shared our happines and sad times together, her loss is so painful. she was a dear cousin who made us proud by her great achievements. We sympathise with you all Wellers and Boghossians, may God comfort you. Elo will be remembered with joy and pride. Sarkis Agopian family from Lebanon
Christopher Thomas
December 2, 2009
My thoughts are with you. She was a wonderful colleague and a valued teacher. She will be sorely missed, but we are all better for having known her.
Angelica Kloos
December 2, 2009
Dear Weller family,
I will never be able to fully express to you how much Dr. Weller meant to me and I can only imagine how difficult this must be for you. I send you my sincerest condolences and my prayers are with your family.
Dr. Weller showed me what it really means to be a physician. Her dedication and spirit were inspiring to be around and I benefited greatly by simply knowing her. Her contributions to the world will not soon be forgotten.
Ken Calestro
December 2, 2009
Peggy and I were greatly saddened to hear of Elizabeth's passing. She was a great colleague, support and friend during her time here in Columbus. Ron, Andrew, and Christina, she and you are in our prayers. Ken & Peggy Calestro
Mary Fristad
December 2, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew and Christine,
My heart-felt condolences on your loss. Your wife/mother meant so much to so many, and yet her love and devotion to you was paramount. I am glad to have known her. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers,
Daniel Pine
December 2, 2009
Dear Weller family,
I had the great honor of getting to know Elizabeth just a bit through our joint interactions over the past 20 years in the many areas of academic psychiatry. I cannot begin to tell you what a wonderful colleague she had been to many of us, somebody who approached psychiatry, academic medicine, and work with children, with an amazing openness, sense of wonder, and great curiosity. Even when faced with very difficult issues, as a group of academics, Elizabeth was always somebody who we could count on to have a fresh take on a problem that would move all of our thinking forward. She will be greatly missed by all of us in academic psychiatry.
Sincerly,
Daniel S. Pine
December 2, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew and Christine,
I, as many who write today, feel as if we have all lost a great mentor, teacher and to some degree a parent. I say that because for innumerable child psychiatrists, Elizabeth was the starting point in our journey to become the best clinicians, educators and researchers in child psychiatry. For me she has been one of the most inspiring and exemplary human beings in every which way. She always said to me/us "the goodness will go with you wherever you go." Those words have been a guiding light in my worst moments. She believed in the goodness within people and always encouraged the same thinking in those around her. That legacy of hers will always live within us. Your loss is formidable; the loss to the field irreplaceable and for many of us...it is in a sense the closing of a chapter in my life atleast.....I have lost my guru......I am so glad she insisted I go to Columbus to train with her. To have learned from her was a privilege; I am proud to be called one of Dr Weller's trainees. She will live through each of us as we carry her message of advocacy on behalf of kids and families. I will miss her very much and want to tell you you have so so much to be proud of. Take heart and have courage. Our thoughts are with you. Bela Sood, Richmond, VA
John Fayyad
December 2, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew and Christine,
No words can express our sorrow. Elizabeth was a great mentor, teacher and friend. She was an inspiration to all residents she trained and colleagues who worked with her. Her legacy will live on and hopefully we'll continue to make her proud.
John Fayyad
Beirut, Lebanon
Hasmig Tatoulian
December 1, 2009
My cousin Elizabeth was a loving, caring and sharing person. All her life she has been kind hearted, humble, gentle, compassionate and down to earth very humane. We will cherish her sweet memories in our heart.
Our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. May God bless her soul.
Hasmg & Arpine Tatoulian
December 1, 2009
Dear Ron, Christine and Andrew,
Please accept my deepest condolences. Elizabeth will be greatly missed, she was the most loving, giving and kind hearted person I've ever met. May God rest her soul in peace. Thank you Elizabeth for being my big sister/my friend, I will always cherish your memory.
Love, Shogher Ainsworth, Dallas
Jenny Yu
December 1, 2009
Dear Weller family,
No words could express my sadness at realizing that the email she sent to a group of us on Thanksgiving day dealing with a review article would become the last words we could ever receive from her.
Dr Weller, you lived your life to the fullest. Everyday, you are the example to all of us. To those of us who have been around you, we have been truly blessed and enriched.
Your legacy and spirit will live within us forever...
My heartfelt sympathy to the Weller family.
Alice Devejian Dakessian
December 1, 2009
My sincere condolences to the family. Dr. Elizabeth Boghossian Weller was my high school classmate. She was admired by many. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May God be with you at this difficult time. Alice Devejian Dakessian (Fresno, CA)
December 1, 2009
Dear Ronald, Andrew and Christine
Please accept my deepest condolences at the loss of your spouse and mother. I met Elizabeth at the American University of Beirut. Her reputation as a brilliant student had long preceded my acquaintance. Along with her keen intellect, she harbored a genuine congeniality. I will appreciate if you would let me know of her burial site. Forest Lawn in LA is where my father and my brother are buried. I would like to visit her grave as well with my mother next time I am in Los Angeles. While a medical student, Elizabeth attended to my mother when she was hospitalized at the American University Hospital and my mother never forgot Elizabeth’s genuine concern for her welfare. May God bless her soul and may you find comfort and solace in the legacy she leaves behind.
Vahe Apelian, Columbus OH
Arman Danielyan
December 1, 2009
Dear Weller family,
Please accept my deepest condolences. I am writing this not only on my behalf, but on behalf of many patients she helped after a devastating earthquake in Armenia in 1988. I also write this on behalf of the department of psychiatry at the NIH in Armenia, where she helped to established a library of psychiatric literature by donating hundreds of books and journals. Dr. Weller was my first teacher in this country, and also my friend who supported me and my family, as I am sure she did thousands of others in her life. She will be sincerely missed.
Taliba Foster, MD
December 1, 2009
My deepest heartfelt condolences for the Weller family. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance during this difficult time. Words cannot express my sincere feelings of gratitude for the priveledge of working with Dr. Weller. She enriched so many lives and I am fortunate to have been one of them. When I have to make a difficult decision, I often think back to some of her mantras to get me through. Dr. Weller- You will be sincerely missed but your spirit lives on!
December 1, 2009
Dr. Weller was a the most kind hearted and brilliant physician who treated families with the most respect. There is no one in the world like her and she will be missed
Berjouhie Oflazian Devejian
December 1, 2009
It was very hard to accept such sad news. My sincere condolences to the family and all the loved ones around.
Dr. Elizabeth Weller was my Highschool classmate, friend, and the ideal student. I had always admired her intelligence, positive attitude, lately her courageous battle against her illness, her peaceful, genuine spitituality. Her unique smile will always be remembered in my heart forever. God bless her soul, may she rest in peace. God bless her husband and the children with health and success.
Houri Vosgerichian
December 1, 2009
Dear Ron, Andrew and Christine,
My deepest sympathies. Knowing Dr. Elizabeth Weller for 56 years has been the greatest blessing in my life and in the life of anyone who came to know her. I share your loss and pain. May God bless her soul and rest her in peace.
Her brilliance and compassion showed early on before kindergarten age. She continued humbly to serve everyone even before she became a doctor. She was the epitome of LOVE. She was a great daughter, wife, mother, doctor and friend.
I already miss you my friend Elo.
December 1, 2009
Dr. Weller brought her skill, devoted compassion and even humor, to our family when we were at our wits end. She was a tireless clinician and loving woman. We will remember her always. The Kessel Family
December 1, 2009
Dr. Weller brought her skill, devoted compassion and even humor, to our family when we were at our wits end. She was a tireless clinician and loving woman. We will remember her always. The Kessel Family
Gina Pozzi-Boujelajel
December 1, 2009
My family had the honor of working with Dr. Weller. She was an absolutely brilliant and compassionate woman. I remember that she came in to meet us and she had just had chemo the day before. She was an extraordinary woman. May God Bless her and her family.
Karen Coe
December 1, 2009
May the love, comfort and blessings of GOD be with you and your family.
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