On July 20, 1945, Karl Rozman was born to Tibor and Klara Rozman in Nagycenk, Hungary. At the age of 14 he escaped from communist Hungary with his twin brother Tibor. He received his academic training at the University of Innsbruck, obtaining a Ph.D. in Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 1973. In 1974 he immigrated into the United States to work for the Albany Medical College in Alamogordo, New Mexico. It was there that he met the love of his life Maria Tellez and were united in holy matrimony on May 6, 1977. The union was blessed with four beautiful girls. In 1981 he was recruited by the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics at the University of Kansas Medical Center. During this time he directed the collaborative research efforts between the GSF- Institut fur Toxikologie and the toxicology program at KU Medical Center. After 33 years of research he became professor emeritus in 2014. Karl passed from this life on Sunday, June 4, 2017. He is survived by brother, Tibor sister-in- law Christl Rozman; brother, Peter Rozman; wife, Maria Rozman and their children, Marissa Mendoza and husband Nathan, Gabriella Rozman, Catarina Rziha and husband David, and Alexandra O'Neill and husband Kevin; nephew, Alexander and Ines and their son Thomas as well as seven grandchildren, Isabel, Samuel, Kathrine and Benjamin Rziha, Savannah and Felix O'Neill, and Ethan Mendoza. Service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church, 5035 Rainbow Blvd., Westwood, KS 66205. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Rose Philippine Catholic Church. A private burial will be held at a later date.

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Published by Kansas City Star on Jun. 15, 2017.

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Susanna Meyer-Boldizsar

July 1, 2021

Sorglose Jugend - memories of Innsbruck...

Gerhard Nohynek

June 28, 2017

I was shocked to read these sad news. Karl has been a close friend for more than 40 years. A great and independent mind, an original thinker who never joined the crowd and never hesitated to be politically incorrect. One of the few who were truly "larger than life size". How much I will miss him. The science opf toxicology will be poorer. I wished I had an e-mail address of his family, so I could send a more personal message...

Gerhard

June 23, 2017

Dr. Rozman will be remembered by his many years developing voluntary contributions to the Threshold Limit Values (TLV) committee for the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) and its sister German MAK commission. Dr. Rozman's work resulted in occupational exposure limits for dozens of toxic chemicals encountered in very diverse working conditions. Karl was an office partner with Dr. John Doull for many years at the KU Medical Center and both Karl and John had many professional colleagues who respected their work. Both Karl and John were direct, honest and rigorous scientists whose contributions are outstanding in the world of medical toxicology.

Sandra & Peter Hurst

June 17, 2017

June 17th, 2017.
So sorry to hear of the passing on Karl, he was a very kind person and loving husband, father and grandfather.
From your friends in Canada and also your Florida neighbours.
Sandra & Peter Hurst

June 16, 2017

Dr. Rozman is a true scholar and gentleman, and he will be deeply missed by all of us who have known him. --Grace Guo

Dani Wolfe

June 16, 2017

I am so sorry to hear of Dr. Rozman's passing. I enjoyed working with him and getting to know his wife and daughters. There were many things to admire about Dr. Rozman, he was very smart and confident in his convictions. His professional conduct could be a little intimidating because of his intelligence, but his heart was so big. He was very thoughtful and generous, always remembering birthdays and holidays. I worked for him for 5 years. I don't know if many people know this, but I was supposed to stop working for him 6 months prior to my end date because he was retiring. However, when he found out that I didn't start school until January, he kept me on another 6 months so I could have the income and health insurance. It was amazing to see his strong professional side, but if you mentioned his daughters, or especially the grandchildren, his eyes would just beam and a smile would go across his face. As proud as he was of his professional accomplishments, they didn't compare to the pride he felt about his family. I know that he will be missed by many and my heart goes out to all his family.

Yvonne & Ed Van Atten

June 15, 2017

Karl was a true gentleman. He always had a smile on his face for me! I will miss him dearly! We could have never asked for better neighbors! and Friends, here in Florida! Our prayers are with his family!

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