JAMES R. SOBEL

SOBEL--James Robert, M.D. April 30, 1941 -- June 18, 2011. James Robert Sobel, MD, son of Gerson and Pearl (Orloff) Sobel, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2011 at his home in Rockville Centre, New York surrounded by his loved ones; his daughter Lisa and son-in-law Mike Spinelli and his granddaughter Macy Jade; his son David and daughter-in-law Jenny Bagert and his grandson Hawkins Hart; and his partner in life, Adeline Quinn. He is survived by his father, Gerson Sobel, his brother Thomas (Margaret) Sobel, and his sister, Judith Bott. Jim was a retired family practice physician who devoted over forty years of his life to the primary care of his patients and to medical education. He believed in the dignity of his patients. As a medical educator at Hahnemann Medical School and Residency in Pennsylvania; Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Residency in New Jersey; Bryn Mawr Hospital and Residency in Pennsylvania; Warren Hospital and Residency in New Jersey; and finally, Mt. Sinai Hospital and Residency in New York, where he continued to instill his students with the elegance of medicine. In retirement, he continued to practice medicine in underserved communities. A celebration of Jim's life will be held at Gutterman's Funeral Home, 175 N. Long Beach Road in Rockville Centre, New York 11570 on Sunday, June 26, 2011 starting at two o'clock, with a memorial service at three o'clock. In lieu of flowers you may honor Jim's memory with a donation to the charity of your choice. Jim was a man who loved life, and delighted in its small blessings and tiniest details. He will be deeply and lovingly missed.