Dr. Richard Wayne SCHWARTZ

It does not seem possible that it has been 15 years. You are remembered at UK as one of the greatest doctors, ever. For those of us still here at UK, we were lucky to have you in our life. Much love to your family Dr. Schwartz. We still miss you.

Dr. Richard Schwartz was a beautiful human being. He is still sorely missed here at the University of Kentucky. People, staff, and patients still talk about him.

My prayers and thoughts are with the Schwartz family. At DePauw he was always so full of energy, drive, and humor. Can still see him on the handball court. I can only imagine what joy he brought your family.

Dear Family, I worked at the General Surgery clinic for a few years and had the pleasure to meet and work for Dr. Schwartz. He was a great person to work with. He was funny, and caring. I was heart broken to hear of his passing and just wanted to send you this message that he touched even the smallest of people who knew and worked with him. Hope your days are well and full of great memories.

Janet,
I was shocked to hear of Richard's death. If you would like to come out for a visit, you are always welcome or if you need a "sister" to come see you, let me know.
I will always have fond memories of Richard from DePauw and at our reunion.
Love to you and your family,

Rich was our neighbor on Cahaba Road in Lexington when he was a high school student. I recall playing football and basketball with him many times. Sorry to hear of his passing. Condolences to the family.

Janet-- I was stunned by the news about Rich that I received in reply to a routine email I sent him yesterday about my parents' health. I always depended on him for medical advice about my father after he fixed his hernia. In fact, I last saw Rich while my father underwent another surgery at UK last year. Rich was a friend that I could pick up with, even after a long hiatus. I will always remember that weekend in Orlando when you two visited and he gave grand rounds. He will be greatly missed as a friend and a fellow surgical educator.
--Mark and Donna Friedell

Dear Janet, Sarah and Andrew,
We tried calling when we heard of Rich's passing. We are so saddened to have received the news. We know how special he was and we only have the fondest of memories of our time together in Ann Arbor. We will always feel blessed that the your family crossed our path.

Love, Donna and Lorrie Rosenberg

I am so sorry to hear about Dr. Schwartz passing. He taught me on two rotations at UK, and I think about him often. I recently heard about his passing and wanted to let you know that your family is in my prayers. I know that Dr. Schwatrz will be greatly missed by all.

Dear Janet,
May the thoughts and prayers of all those who love you help sustain you at this very difficult time. Our hearts and sympathies are with you and your family. Richard was a wonderful man and he will certainly missed. Love, Donna, Dennis Vincent and family

Dear Janet,
I was very saddened to learn about Richard's illness and passing. He was a wonderful guy and I have many meemories of Schwartzie from DePauw. He always had time to talk and give advise. Richard was one of a kind and will be sincerely missed. My prayers are with you and the children.

Janet,
You, Sarah, and Andrew and the St Luke church family have been in my thoughts and prayers over these last weeks as I learned of Richard's illness and death. I cannot imagine the loss you have experienced. I join, however, with countless others in gratitude for the impact and influence Richard had on my life, the St Luke community, and the world. He was a role model and example for us all (as you have been, as well). Matt remembers warmly the period when Richard was the Sunday school teacher for the kids class he was in. Richard is the best example I know of a life well-lived, of tremendous contribution to others and to society. His life will continue to be an inspiration to me and to many for years to come.
In sympathy, prayer, and gratitude,
Dale Jones

Dear Janet,
We were so sorry to hear about Richard's death. We are thinking and praying for you and your family at this very difficult time and know that the love and support of friends and family will bring great comfort to you. May the many wonderful memories of Richard bring peace to you in the days ahead.
Kathy (Burleigh) and Gordon Denny

Janet,
I was so shocked to hear about Richard's death. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. What a wonderful person he was. Sounds like he touched a lot of people. Of course we all remember the great times we had at DePauw. I know that God will hold you in his hand now. Please know that I am thinking of you.
Love,
Gail Miofsky

Dear Janet, Sarah, and Andrew,
We are so saddened to hear about Richard. Annie just sent me a note. What wonderful memories of fun times at DePauw as students and as Alums! He was such a warm and caring guy, and after reading some of your wonderful guest notes - such a great witness of God's love. May your family find strength in God's comfort and peace.

Love and a big hug from,
Sue and Dave

Dear Mrs. Schwartz and family,
I am very sorry for your loss.
I was a resident in general surgery at UK from 1988-1993. I currently live in Oldham Co. and planned to go to the visitation Wednesday but our ER had other ideas. I really enjoyed my time with Dr. Schwartz. He went to extra lengths to educate us. The time he put in reviewing the major surgical texts and his teaching during surgical procedures were vital to my surgical training. Dr. Schwartz not only taught
me to be a surgeon, but also how important it is to treat your patients
and coworkers with compassion and respect. Dr. Schwartz will be missed.

Sincerely,
Wendell Bailey

I was heartbroken to hear the news about Dr. Schwartz. I worked with him for 2 1/2 years at UK. He even offered to be a professional reference for me when I left. He was always pleasant to work with and was a good man. I am sorry for your loss and the family has been in my prayers.

The Schwartz Family,

My sincerest condolences to you for your loss. I fondly remember working with Dr. Schwartz during my tenure as a hospital representative for Pfizer, Inc. He was always professional, courteous, and was a true friend to my partners and me. I appreciated his counsel, support, and mentorship. He will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Janet,

I'm so sorry to hear of Richard's passing. May the successes of his life and your shared memories sustain you at this impossible time.

Dear Janet,
I was perfoundly saddened to learn about Richard's illness and passing. He was a wonderful guy and mentor to me while at UK. He always had time to talk and give advise when I needed it. My prayers are with you and the children.
Wanda Gonsalves, MD

Janet, Sarah and Andrew,

I am so saddened to hear about the death of Dr. Schwartz. It has been awhile since my days representing Pfizer Inc. at UK, however it was like yesterday that I remember the life lessons Dr. Schwartz taught me about my professional and personal life. He had such a profound impact on so many people not only within the medical community but around the globe. Some of my fondest memories working in the Lexington medical community were a direct result of Dr. Schwartz's leadership and advocacy. My thoughts and prayers are with you as he will surely be missed.

Janet, Andrew, & Sarah,
We were so saddened to hear of the passing of Richard. We so enjoyed our friendship that developed during our soccer years. And we were so thankful for Richard's opinions during my illness. He was so willing to help in any way. What a great guy he was. Know that our thoughts and prayers will be with you during this difficult time.

Janet and family,
We were so shocked to hear about Richard. We had such fun with you guys in August. You are in our thoughts daily and we will lift you up in prayer during this difficult time.
Will be in touch.
Love,
Paula and Jim Pritchard

i send my deepest sympathy to the family of dr.schwartz i have worked with him for 13 yrs.here at the university he will be missed

Dear Janet:

I am so sad to learn about Rich's passing. He was always such a great friend to me through our years at the ASE. He was an inspiration to so many and pushed everyone to be the best they could be. He will be truly missed by all. You are all in my prayers.

Janet,

You have my thoughts and prayers. I always enjoyed my times with Schwartzie, at DPU, visiting him at the UK Med Ctr, and working together on the reunion committee. What a good guy!

Bob Mesalam

Janet, Sarah , and Andrew, We would like to extend our heart felt condolences to your family. We have so many great memories of Richard and your family when we lived in Lexington. We will always remember him as a great neighbor and friend. Richard will be missed but not forgotten. We will keep you in hearts and prayers. Donn, Shelley, and Alexis Atkins, and Brittany Zehavi.

Janet, Sarah , and Andrew, We would like to extend our heart felt condolences to your family. We have so many great memories of Richard and your family when we lived in Lexington. We always had a great time at our neighborhood parties. We will remember him as a great neighbor and friend. Richard will be missed but not forgotten. We will keep you in our hearts and prayers. Donn, Shelley, and Alexis Atkins, and Brittany Zehavi.

Deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Dr. Schwartz. He will be remembered by those he has taught for his passion, commitment and dedication to the art and science of our profession, and his ability to teach and inspire by example.

Janet & Family: So sorry to learn of Dr. Rich's passing. I worked in the division of Cardiology at UK and worked along with Dr. John Gurley with the volunteers at the Salvation Army Homeless Clinic one of which was Dr. Schwartz. He was always a very gracious Dr. and person to be around and work along side of. I just saw Dr. Schwartz my last visit to UK KY clinic, 09 awaiting my visit, back this summer. He gave me a big hug and told me he was still doing surgery, for I had moved in May to Monticello, KY. I had had a brain Aneurysm back in 1996 while I was an administrative assistant in Cardiology. He visited me at Cardinal Hill while I was in, when I came back to work at UK after my medical leave, he was surprised I wanted to come back to work. I came back in a wheelchair. I'm sure Cardiology didn't know what to do with me at that time,but I was determined to show them I could still work. Dr. Schwartz always encouraged me to hang in there. I always appreciated his spirit.
Please know our prayers go out to you and your family. I'm United Methodist also.

Shalom, Janet Schaeffer (Monticello, KY)

I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Dr. Schwartz's family. He was a friend, a mentor, a role model, and a teacher. Dr. Schwartz had a passion for teaching that was unique and exemplary. I consider it an honor to have met a man as great and as campassionate as he was be it in the OR, or among his peers. Dr. Schwartz, sir, you will surely be missed by everyone who has known you.

Jan and family -A note to let you know you are in our hearts and prayers. Richie was early coming into this world and left much too soon. We're too old to drive that far, but our thoughts will be with you. Aunt Pat and Uncle Mike..

I am so sorry to hear of Rich's untimely death. He was an inspiration to me, and a stimulus to strive always for better. And what a smile! He will live in memory.

My thoughts and prayers are with Rich's family. I am a pharmacist who trained with Rich while he was in his residency at UK. I continued to see him in the halls at UK for 30 years. I will miss him.

Janet,
I just heard of Richard's passing. My remembrances include morning or afternoon runs with Richard while at ASE meetings and working with him on the ACS Medical Student Education committee. My deepest condolences on your loss.
Leigh Neumayer, MD, Salt Lake City

I was profoundly saddened to hear of Richard's death. I worked with him in the Association for Surgical Education of which we were both past presidents. We have lost another friend and colleague. My deepest sympathies to his family.

The news of Richard's untimely death brings great sadness. I am blessed to have known him and to have worked with him in the Association for Surgical Education. He was always warm, kind and enthusiastic. He will be missed very much by the surgical community.
Nicholas P. Lang, MD

Dearest Janet and family:
I am so deeply saddened to learn of Rich's passing...he was a role model and champion to me in my career and I will forever be grateful to him and for him. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

I am very saddened to learn of Dr. Schwartz's death. I worked with him in General Surgery and He was always very considerate of staff and a very caring person who was loved by all who knew him. It is a privilege to have known him. I guess God felt his work on earth was done and he took him home. My prayers are with you.

I had the honor to work with Dr. Schwartz for many years in the UK OR. He was both an excellent surgeon and person. He will be missed greatly and remembered fondly.

Janet and family,

I cannot find the word to express my deepest sympathies and regret for you. He meant so much to me. He was my mentor who took me under his wing and taught me how to be a "good" physician. He was a friend who I could turn to and who helped me along my journey. This knucklehead will never forget you and knows the world has lost something precious. Thank you Dr. Schwartz for all that have done in service to others and thank you for what you did for me. We will miss you. My deepest condolences to the Schwartz family I will continue to pray for you.

Janet and Family,
We are deeply saddened to learn of Richard's death. We regret,since we winter in Florida, that we are unable to attend visitation. Our prayers are with you.
Phyllis and John Cronin

I am so very sorry to hear of Dr. Schwartz's death.
I had the priviledge of working with him as a secretary in the surgery department. He always treated everyone regardless of their "status" with respect. He was interested in our lives and family; always a source of encouragement to us.
He will be greatly missed.

Dr. Schwartz worked with Dr. Grady Stumbo and I at our clinic in E KY.
We kept contact with him through his
medical school years and his years of
practice. Our thoughts and prayers are
with the family. Benny Ray Bailey, PhD

Janet, Bill and I are so saddened to hear of Rich's death. It just doesn't seem possible. We have many fond memories of him and of you from his residency and after he came back to UK on the faculty. I had a good chat with him in the last year or so.
He was certainly a "man for all seasons". I am proud of his accomplishments and I know you are , too.
There are never the "right words" at these times, but do know that we hold you and your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Sally and Bill Mattingly

Dr. Schwartz helped me a great deal along my way as a young doc ... though I doubt he ever knew it. But God knows it, as do I. Thank you.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Dr. Schwartz's mentorship and whole-hearted love for our family will never be forgotten. God be with you.

I knew Richard both from Tates Creek High School and tennis at UK. He was a wonderful person and friend. He urged me to not only play tennis for exercise but to cross-train. I took his advice and started both aerobic dance and walking in combination with playing tennis and it has made a difference in my health and movement. I watched as he taught Andrew to play tennis. I'll miss him and am sorry for your loss.

Janet,
Please know we are thinking of you and keeping you, Andrew, Sarah, Michael, Lucy, William and all your family in our prayers. Richard was special, and though it is with great sadness we receive this news, there is a smile that comes with remembering him. We were blessed to have had our paths cross.

May faith sustain you, may hope bring you peace and strength, and may God give you comfort. Please know that your family is in our thoughts and prayers as you go through this difficult time. He will be missed greatly by all, as he touched so many people's lives. We love you guys.

We are saddened to hear of Rich’s passing & we offer our deepest condolences and prayers to Janet, Sarah and Andrew. Rich was a tremendous role model, teacher, mentor and loyal friend. Rich lived by example and had such a strong enthusiasm for life and personal compassion for others. I am particular impacted by his Christian walk in life and his strong devotion to his wife and children. I am indebted to Rich’s influence in my career in academic surgery and will always treasure the times when we discussed so many life topics usually over the tennis court!

Schwartz Family,

We are so sorry for your loss and we hope you find comfort in each other and your memories of such an amazing man, husband and father. We are here to help in any way we can, Sarah. Just call in the troops! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

Eve Circle
St. Luke's UMC, Indianapolis

Dr Schwartz lived life to the fullest. If something needed to be corrected or made right, he was the one to get the job done. I had the priviledge to work wih him in the OR and be his patient. He always knew how to brighten your day. God bless the family with comfort and the joy of knowing he made such a difference in others lives!

BOB, WE ARE SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.....YOU ARE IN OUR PRAYERS..GOD BLESS...IN CHRISTIAN LOVE

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of Rich's family. The loss of such a good man is hard to accept.

Paula and I were fortunate to have met Rich and Janet through the friendship of his father Stan and my mother Dorothy Young. We always looked forward to seeing Rich and Janet on our all too infrequent trips home to Kentucky.

Rich was always interested in everything and everybody. His opinions and thoughts were well chosen and carefully considered. And he was usually right. Or would argue with you until you agreed with him!!

We will miss him terribly.

To the Schwartz family, you have my prayers and sympathy. Since finding out about his cancer, I have prayed for him daily and held you all in my thoughts. Dr. Schwartz had a way of picking up the smallest details about people- he would make you feel like you were important and that you mattered. I will miss his laugh and I will miss hearing him say "this is Dr. Schwartz " when he was on the phone...
We learned a lot from him and he made us laugh...

I will miss that Great Laugh on Wednesdays.

My sincere sympathies go out to the Schwartz family. I am proud to have called Dr Schwartz, not only boss man, but also my dear friend. He was one of the kindest people I have ever known. He always had an open ear to listen and he always pushed the people he cared about to do their very best to reach their potential. For that, I thank him. I have never known a greater person. I will never forget Dr Schwartz and what he meant to me, as well as so many others.

I will miss his wonderful smile, his caring voice, his generous nature, his will to always help those in need. The calling of our names, mostly nicknames. His support in what we believed in and encouragement to never give in to defeat without a good fight. Our Clinic will never be the same. My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

Janet, Sarah & Andrew,
So very sorry for your loss. Hope it helps to know you are in the prayers of your friends. Rich was a special person and will be missed.
David & Sylvia Hudson

I'll miss my friend. I won't know where to get my sports questions answered or how to obtain unwavering opinions on anything else. God bless his soul and his family.

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort. I was privileged to have worked with him at the VA as Administrative Co-ordinator for Chief Surgical Resident and Interns. He was the Attending for our Service. It was an Honor to have worked with him and I will always have fond memories of my friendship with him.

I worked with Dr. Schwartz for many years at the VA and also heard him many a night over the fence many times while visiting Ginny :)... he has left a legacy with many medical students and residents and has left many memories in the hearts of his family and friends. He accomplished more than most could dream of during his short time with us.

God Bless you and your Family in this time of sorrow.I will always remember our fun times together.He was such a great person and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

Dr. Schwartz always had a smile and a kind word to share. He was so dedicated to helping the veterans and others that you knew almost immediately that he was the "real thing". He will be missed by so many people that he has touched in this lifetime. I was proud to know him.

My deepest sympathies and prayers to the Schwartz family. I had the priviledge of working with Richard as the academic advisor at the Univeristy of Kentucky's MBA program.

Dr. Schwartz was a "Change Agent" in the hospital for years. In fact I had that phrase printed on the back of one of his lab coats in recognition of his service. I have been away from UK for almost 4 years now, but I will always remember Dr. Schwartz as an honorable and energetic man and i know many will miss him. David B. Allen

Richard was a wonderful person and will be missed by so many people. My thoughts and prayers are with Janet, Sarah and Andrew. I love you all!
Cynthia Buster

We all grieve with you. A wonderful man. A scholar who was a gifted teacher of students, a visionary who understood the roll of leadership for physicians in a changing medical care environment and a man who loved life. We will all miss him. Know that you all are in my thoughts and prayers.

There are no words to say how grateful I am to have had the pleasure of working with such a great doctor and teacher. My greatest sympothy to his wife, children and grand children. He will forever live in my heart.

To:DR.Schawrtz he was the best of it can be full of energy, caring I have the pleasure to work with him and there is no words for me to describe this man a great person a great doctor I will never forget what a great person he was I very grateful to God to have gave me the opportunity to have work with such a great person Dr. Schwartz you have been my inspiration and you will always be in my memories you make me laugh and make and supported the department of financial counseling you believe in us and always support us we will miss you and I'm very thankful to have know a man like you and if you looking down you know how many people love you miss you for ever .
Myleika Heflin

I'm so very sorry to hear of the loss of Dr. Schwartz. It is a great loss for so many people. I will miss seeing his smiling face and I know there are many people whose lives he touched that are saddened by his passing. May God bring his family courage and strength through this difficult time ahead.

I am so incredibly sorry for Dr. Schwartz's passing. I had the privilege of working for Dr. Schwartz in the Clinical Operations Office. Dr. Schwartz was a man of high expectation and excellence and was an absolute inspiration to work for. I am blessed to have had the privilege to have known him. My prayers are with his entire family.

Peace and blessings be upon the Schwartz family. Richard Wayne affected us in profound ways, and the we are all better persons because he lived in this world. DR Richard Mahan, Lexington, KY

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Rich was a tremendous father, husband, physician, Christian and friend. His life can be summed up in two words - "excellence" and "commitment". He instilled this in his wonderful children and demanded it of himself. He adored his wife and worshiped his children and grand children. He had great hope and inspired those who knew him. He will be greatly missed and remembered. I am thankful that I had the chance to know him and his family all these years.