April 17, 2017. Husband of Joan (nee Handleman); father of Debra (Dr. Richard Seidelman) Sadoff, Dr. David (Dr. Claudia) Sadoff, Dr. Julie (Dr. Malek Moazzam-Doulat) Sadoff and Sherry (Brian) Hanck; brother of Carol Greenberg, Harold (Jackie) Sadoff, and the late Eugene Sadoff; grandfather of Dr. Jessica, Eric, Haley, Rachel, Jake, Azad, Maya, Cassidy, Jasmine, and Bailey.
Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services Thursday, 1 P.M. precisely, at GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL SACKS, 6410 N. Broad St. Interment Roosevelt Memorial Park. Family will return to the Sadoff residence, Huntingdon Valley, Thursday only. Contributions in his memory may be made to Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage NY 11714, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Apr. 19, 2017.

Memories and Condolences
for ROBERT SADOFF

Sponsored by Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Funeral Directors, Inc. - Philadelphia.

17 Entries

Bill Reid

April 13, 2022

And still.

Bill Reid

April 13, 2021

Still remember you fondly, Bob.

William H Reid, MD, MPH

April 15, 2020

Not forgetting Bob, or Joanie. Wonderful people who did much good for the world.

Steve Gansman

June 27, 2017

I just heard of his passing and was greatly saddened. He was not only brilliant but his wonderful sense of humor and his warm , charming approach to life was extraordinary. The world needs more people like Bob Sadoff.

April 27, 2017

May memories and prayers comfort and console aching hearts as your beloved R.I.P

Jay Greenblatt

April 26, 2017

I knew Bob professionally years ago when we worked together on the same case and we became friends. He was a brillient and gifted gentleman. I am saddened at his passing and will keep his memory alive.

Mandell Shanken

April 25, 2017

My sincere condolences! I remember Bob as a brilliant, friendly man with a wonderful wife and family.

Herschel Kahn

April 25, 2017

Jody and I were saddened to learn of Bob's passing. My memories of him go back to when we first met at John Hay in the 3rd grade in Minneapolis. Our friendship continued through Lincoln Jr. High, the Talmud Torah (we were not always the best behaved) and North High. At the U of Minnesota we maintained our close friendship even thogrh our academic career paths differed. As the years passed we would only reconnect at an occasionla North High reunion. That is where Jody and I had the opportunityh of meeting Joan. However, through mutual friends I was aware of his incredible success.
Jody and I wish to extend our deep condolence to the entire family. May his memory and his inumerable contributions to making this a better world serve as a source of comfort to all of you. He was a wondrful, kind and gentle man. It was a privilege and honor to grow up with him.
With love and best wishes always, Herschel and Jody Kahn

S B

April 25, 2017

I am so sorry for the family's loss. You may find comfort through prayer and God's loving promise found at John 6:40.

Carole and Michael Wade

April 24, 2017

Michael and I are terribly distressed and saddened to learn of the death of Bob. We treasure and honor the beautiful memory of Joan (my bridesmaid) and Bob who were a big part of our wedding in New York City. We will always cherish our memories of having dinner with Joan and Bob with their amazing children when they were young.

Please accept our most sincere condolences for your loss.

Our thoughts and prayers.
Carole and Michael Wade

April 21, 2017

I was privileged to know and to serve with
Captain Bob Sadoff M.D. at the Mental Health Clinic, Walson Army Hospital, Ft. Dix, New Jersey in 1963-64. As a fledgling Psychiatric Social Work Officer, I greatly admired him as a teacher and clinician. I remember meeting his lovely wife, Joan. He was blessed with so many talents. His was a life well-lived! May he rest in peace.
Condolences,
Kenneth J. Nolan
Lt. Col. US Army ((Ret.)
San Antonio, TX

Michael Welner

April 21, 2017

Bob Sadoff was an important figure in my professional development, and for that I am most grateful. We first met when I stumbled into an interest in forensic psychiatry, unexpectedly and perhaps the same divine guidance that years earlier had saved his father. I called him out of nowhere as a 4th year resident in psychiatry, and he ultimately invited me to participate in his forensic psychiatry fellowship program at the University of Pennsylvania. We met for classes that started early in the AM once a week, and I would get on a train by 5AM to get there. But the experience never tired me. Dr. Sadoff was encouraging and embracing in big and little ways that reflected how a professional should comport himself to students and to others. His classes were interesting and he was interested. He took us to lunch and invited us to take in his casework and to do our own within his fellowship setup. It was a vulnerable and formative stage for me, especially because I was pretty comfortable embarking on a clinical track of forensic psychiatry when I began my Penn exploration with Dr. Sadoff. He fed my enthusiasm and nurtured it as any mentor should. And then, he was wholly tolerant of my interest in tagging along with him whenever possible, and I would routinely travel to Philadelphia and to other places where he was examining or testifying.

We spent many instances speaking at length and I picked his brain about everything from the technical aspects of forensic assessment to life planning. He introduced me to his lovely and regal wife Joan and his happy, vibrant daughter Julie. and I did not even know then how valuable it would be to reflect happiness and stability to a budding professional in an arena in which we marinate in dysfunction and misery. Bob Sadoff was a happy man who radiated an ideal that one could crawl into the pit and come out smiling and at peace.

That was 25 years ago. And I still recall how his example reflected in how I mapped my professional life plan. That plan came into fruition because Dr. Sadoff a) set the right example b) fed my enthusiasm in such a way that it sustained itself even when I was exposed to other professionally satisfying experiences, and c) allowed me to be close to him in a way that was warm and kind and familial, without losing its grounding in what brought us together. And so he helped to mold me as the best of mentors should. And when I finished training, that fellowship, even though part time, was principally responsible for my immediately getting my first job at Bellevue Hospital on the notorious corrections psychiatry unit.

So I wish the Sadoff family comfort among all the mourners of Jerusalem. I thank you for the gift of your husband and dad and am proud to know that the lived well, and indeed, he sure lived.

Merle Edelstein

April 20, 2017

Bob was a remarkably warm, open person, open about himself and you knew he was sincerely interested in you when you spoke with him. Totally genuine. Brilliant mind and a wonderful teacher. My deepest condolences Joan.

John Bradford

April 19, 2017

Bob was somebody that I always admired from when I first joined the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. He inspired me with his enthusiasm and wonderful disposition. Condolences to Joan and the family, Bob will be sorely missed.

Larry & Alison Rotenberg

April 19, 2017

Irreplaceable friend, teacher and mentor. Life long role model. There will not be anyone like him. Our hearts go out to Joan and the family.
Zichrono L' brachah

Elise and Bill Reid

April 19, 2017

What a wonderful man, teacher, example, and doer of good. We were fortunate to know him and to continue to know, albeit from afar, Joan. We thank God for his life and send Joan and the family every sympathy. Elise and Bill Reid

Bonnie Farb

April 19, 2017

Our sympathy to the family. Bob will remain in our memory and be truly missed. Bonnie and Harry Farb

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