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FUNERAL DETAILS
Robert A. Green
Robert A. Green of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died after sunset on 13 April 2015. The Funeral was held at Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 on Thursday, 16 April 2015 at 12:00 PM . Rabbi Robert Dobrusin officiated. Click  to watch a video of the recorded service.Interment at Arborcrest Memorial Park, 2521 Glazier Way, Ann Arbor MI 48105.
The family of Robert A. Green will be gathering through the evening of Sunday, April 19 at the residence of Daniel & Dr. Hillary Green, 2037 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor MI 48014. Religious services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening. Friends are asked to visit immediately following the interment service and through the evening on Thursday. On Friday friends are asked to visit from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. and will be then attending services Friday at Beth Israel Congregation. On Sunday friends are asked to visit from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. With religious services conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friends are asked to park around the corner on Highland Avenue and not on Onondaga Street in order to avoid crossing Geddes Avenue. Physician, teacher, author, actor, poet, storyteller, violinist - husband, father, step-father and grandfather - Robert Abraham Green, MD died on April 13, 2015 at the age of 89. He was born May 13, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. He was the first child of Samuel Green and Elizabeth Monoson Green. Dr. Green was raised and educated in the public schools of Brooklyn, NY. He attended Harvard College, where his education was interrupted by his service in the United States Navy. After a year as a corpsman, at the US Naval Hospital, in Oakland, CA, the Navy assigned Dr. Green to the University of Illinois Medical School, from which he graduated as a civilian in 1948. He interned at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City and did further training in pathology and internal medicine at the VA Hospital in The Bronx, NY. Called back to service during the Korean War, Dr. Green spent the next three years in the US Public Health Service, assigned to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where he was in charge of a tuberculosis sanatorium in Talihina, Oklahoma. Dr. Green then returned to The Bronx on the staff of the Pulmonary Disease Section at the VA Hospital. In December 1958, he became Chief of the Pulmonary Service at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a faculty position at the University of Michigan Medical School. He rose through the ranks, particularly known for his teaching, for which he received many awards. He retired as full professor in 1995. Dr. Green served eleven years as Associate Dean of the UM Medical School during a period of student unrest and minority recruitment. He also served on many university committees and was chair of the faculty senate, (SACUA). He was married to Lila Schlossman in Brooklyn, NY, in December 1951. She predeceased him in 2003. He then married Martha J. Sullivan Green in 2011. Dr. Green had 5 children: Susan Hilary (Dr. Mark Henderson), Carol Green, Janet V. Green (Honorable William P. Williams), Daniel Green (Hilary Haftel, MD), Bert J. Green (Jennifer Gollman). His daughter Carol predeceased him, passing unexpectedly last week on April 3, 2015. His grandchildren: Erin Henderson, Ben Henderson, Abigail Henderson, Samantha Green, Lirit Green and Shoshana Green also survive him, as do his step-grandchildren, Paul and Kady Williams. Additionally, he is survived by his step-children; Amy M. Sullivan, M. Emily Lake, (and her children Adam and Dylan Lake), and Matthew C. Sullivan (Maki), and their daughter Airi Sullivan. Additional survivors are his sisters-in-law, Mildred Schneider and Susan Green, his niece Nancy (Steve Saraisky) and nephew Richard (Smita Narula) Green and nephew Gary Winters and niece Ellen Winters. His brother Edward predeceased him. Dr. Green was a warm, deeply generous, lovingly attentive husband, parent and loyal friend. Consistently described as a stunningly brilliant and witty man, a daunting bridge player and warm sweet man who wanted and worked for the very best for everyone he met. His memoir, "A Journey Through Medicine," reflects these qualities. Dr. Green was a member of the Ann Arbor Rotary, and active with the American Lung Association, of which he was National Vice President. He was a member of the Ann Arbor Civic Theater, and won best actor awards for his performances in "The Crucible," and "Inherit the Wind," as well as best supporting actor in "Broadway Bound." He is fondly remembered by many for his rendition of "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" in "Kiss Me Kate." He was a member of Beth Israel Congregation since 1959, twice served on the Board, and was Vice President for Religious Affairs during the congregation’s last year on Hill St. and the first year in it’s current location. Dr. Green is and was fondly loved and will be deeply missed by the many whose lives he touched so meaningfully. It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Robert A. Green may do so by making a contribution to: American Lung Association MichiganClick to Visit Charity Website or Beth Israel Congregation of Ann ArborClick to Visit Charity Website or A Charity of Your Choice |