Kenneth J. George, PharmD, passed away on April 28, 2017 in his Philadelphia home after a battle with an aggressive illness.
He was born in Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, PA to Lorraine (Ulrich) George and the late John L George. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (now the University of the Sciences) with his Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in 1983 and then returned for his PharmD degree in 1999. He started his career with nuclear medicine and branched out to home infusion therapies where he helped create several pharmacy departments for companies. His great love for service began at the Partnership Comprehensive Clinic, serving HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive care setting. The number of lives that he touched there are immeasurable.
He is survived by his husband, William K. Fisher. They met in February 1989 and were never apart since. They were married in their Philadelphia living room on February 21, 2015, where they have lived together for 20 wonderful years. He is also survived by his mother, Lorraine; sister Donna (George) Thomas and her husband Rudy, Salt Lake City, UT; brother Michael, San Pedro, CA; and brother John and his wife Mia, Horsham, PA. He is also survived by three nieces, one great-niece, and three great-nephews.
Ken wished to be cremated and there will be no funeral service. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying. Immediately and without hesitation, Ken said that 'he would not be able to contribute to society' anymore. With that as our motto, we are asking for memorial donations to be sent to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission to support their Health and Growth Center. Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission hosts a free weekly health clinic for their homeless guests. This clinic offers health screenings, HIV testing, insurance assistance, and even minor prescriptions. There is also a bi-weekly foot health clinic and they will also add a regular barber shop component. Free haircuts make it easier for guests to re-enter society or find a job. Ken served many of these residents in the Partnership Clinic. Please feel free to honor Ken in your own way as well.
Online donations and postal mail:
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
P.O. Box 297
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0297
http://www.sundaybreakfast.org/
They are located at:
302 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-922-6400
[email protected]
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Philadelphia Inquirer; May 1, 2017:
"Kenneth J. George, 56, clinical pharmacist who treated those with AIDS"
by Bonnie L. Cook, Staff Writer
Kenneth J. George, 56, of Philadelphia, a clinical pharmacist with a deeply held compassion for HIV/AIDs patients and the homeless, died Friday, April 28, of cancer at his home. Four months elapsed from the time he complained of stomach pain to his death, said his husband, William K. Fisher. "It was very quick," Fisher said.
Mr. George was a clinical pharmacist at the Partnership for Comprehensive Care, a part of Drexel Medicine that is affiliated with Hahnemann University. In that role, he treated HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive-care setting. He recently had branched out to include hepatitis C patients. "The number of lives that he touched there is immeasurable," his husband said.
Born at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Mr. George was the son of Lorraine Ulrich and John L. George. Mr. George graduated from William Tennent High School in Warminster and earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1983 from what is now the University of the Sciences. He returned to the institution in 1999 to earn his doctor of pharmacy degree. He started his career in 1983 and spent the next six years administering nuclear medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. From 1989 to 1998, he coordinated home infusion treatments under the aegis of Graduate Health Systems. When he joined the Partnership for Comprehensive Care at Drexel in 1998, he treated those with HIV/AIDS as outpatients. Some of his patients were homeless. He also published numerous papers on various aspects of AIDS treatment; lectured across the country; taught at Jefferson, Hahnemann, and the University of the Sciences; and served on the advisory board for the Pennsylvania AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
His husband said Mr. George's "great love for service" was the motivating force behind his work. "On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying," Fisher said. "Without hesitation, Ken replied that he 'would not be able to contribute to society' anymore."
Mr. George and Fisher met in February 1989 through a mutual friend, and spent the next 28 years together. They were married in their Fitler Square living room on Feb. 21, 2015, and had already lived there "for 20 wonderful years," Fisher said.
Besides his husband and mother, he is survived by two brothers and a sister, three nieces, and four great-nieces and nephews.
Mr. George chose cremation. Plans for a memorial service were pending.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, Box 297, Philadelphia 19105, or via www.sundaybreakfast.org. Contributions benefit the mission's Health and Growth Center for the homeless. The mission hosts a free weekly health clinic and offers HIV testing, insurance assistance, and some prescriptions.
He was born in Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, PA to Lorraine (Ulrich) George and the late John L George. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (now the University of the Sciences) with his Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in 1983 and then returned for his PharmD degree in 1999. He started his career with nuclear medicine and branched out to home infusion therapies where he helped create several pharmacy departments for companies. His great love for service began at the Partnership Comprehensive Clinic, serving HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive care setting. The number of lives that he touched there are immeasurable.
He is survived by his husband, William K. Fisher. They met in February 1989 and were never apart since. They were married in their Philadelphia living room on February 21, 2015, where they have lived together for 20 wonderful years. He is also survived by his mother, Lorraine; sister Donna (George) Thomas and her husband Rudy, Salt Lake City, UT; brother Michael, San Pedro, CA; and brother John and his wife Mia, Horsham, PA. He is also survived by three nieces, one great-niece, and three great-nephews.
Ken wished to be cremated and there will be no funeral service. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying. Immediately and without hesitation, Ken said that 'he would not be able to contribute to society' anymore. With that as our motto, we are asking for memorial donations to be sent to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission to support their Health and Growth Center. Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission hosts a free weekly health clinic for their homeless guests. This clinic offers health screenings, HIV testing, insurance assistance, and even minor prescriptions. There is also a bi-weekly foot health clinic and they will also add a regular barber shop component. Free haircuts make it easier for guests to re-enter society or find a job. Ken served many of these residents in the Partnership Clinic. Please feel free to honor Ken in your own way as well.
Online donations and postal mail:
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
P.O. Box 297
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0297
http://www.sundaybreakfast.org/
They are located at:
302 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-922-6400
[email protected]
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Philadelphia Inquirer; May 1, 2017:
"Kenneth J. George, 56, clinical pharmacist who treated those with AIDS"
by Bonnie L. Cook, Staff Writer
Kenneth J. George, 56, of Philadelphia, a clinical pharmacist with a deeply held compassion for HIV/AIDs patients and the homeless, died Friday, April 28, of cancer at his home. Four months elapsed from the time he complained of stomach pain to his death, said his husband, William K. Fisher. "It was very quick," Fisher said.
Mr. George was a clinical pharmacist at the Partnership for Comprehensive Care, a part of Drexel Medicine that is affiliated with Hahnemann University. In that role, he treated HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive-care setting. He recently had branched out to include hepatitis C patients. "The number of lives that he touched there is immeasurable," his husband said.
Born at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Mr. George was the son of Lorraine Ulrich and John L. George. Mr. George graduated from William Tennent High School in Warminster and earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1983 from what is now the University of the Sciences. He returned to the institution in 1999 to earn his doctor of pharmacy degree. He started his career in 1983 and spent the next six years administering nuclear medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. From 1989 to 1998, he coordinated home infusion treatments under the aegis of Graduate Health Systems. When he joined the Partnership for Comprehensive Care at Drexel in 1998, he treated those with HIV/AIDS as outpatients. Some of his patients were homeless. He also published numerous papers on various aspects of AIDS treatment; lectured across the country; taught at Jefferson, Hahnemann, and the University of the Sciences; and served on the advisory board for the Pennsylvania AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
His husband said Mr. George's "great love for service" was the motivating force behind his work. "On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying," Fisher said. "Without hesitation, Ken replied that he 'would not be able to contribute to society' anymore."
Mr. George and Fisher met in February 1989 through a mutual friend, and spent the next 28 years together. They were married in their Fitler Square living room on Feb. 21, 2015, and had already lived there "for 20 wonderful years," Fisher said.
Besides his husband and mother, he is survived by two brothers and a sister, three nieces, and four great-nieces and nephews.
Mr. George chose cremation. Plans for a memorial service were pending.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, Box 297, Philadelphia 19105, or via www.sundaybreakfast.org. Contributions benefit the mission's Health and Growth Center for the homeless. The mission hosts a free weekly health clinic and offers HIV testing, insurance assistance, and some prescriptions.
Kenneth J. George, PharmD, passed away on April 28, 2017 in his Philadelphia home after a battle with an aggressive illness.
He was born in Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, PA to Lorraine (Ulrich) George and the late John L George. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (now the University of the Sciences) with his Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in 1983 and then returned for his PharmD degree in 1999. He started his career with nuclear medicine and branched out to home infusion therapies where he helped create several pharmacy departments for companies. His great love for service began at the Partnership Comprehensive Clinic, serving HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive care setting. The number of lives that he touched there are immeasurable.
He is survived by his husband, William K. Fisher. They met in February 1989 and were never apart since. They were married in their Philadelphia living room on February 21, 2015, where they have lived together for 20 wonderful years. He is also survived by his mother, Lorraine; sister Donna (George) Thomas and her husband Rudy, Salt Lake City, UT; brother Michael, San Pedro, CA; and brother John and his wife Mia, Horsham, PA. He is also survived by three nieces, one great-niece, and three great-nephews.
Ken wished to be cremated and there will be no funeral service. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying. Immediately and without hesitation, Ken said that 'he would not be able to contribute to society' anymore. With that as our motto, we are asking for memorial donations to be sent to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission to support their Health and Growth Center. Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission hosts a free weekly health clinic for their homeless guests. This clinic offers health screenings, HIV testing, insurance assistance, and even minor prescriptions. There is also a bi-weekly foot health clinic and they will also add a regular barber shop component. Free haircuts make it easier for guests to re-enter society or find a job. Ken served many of these residents in the Partnership Clinic. Please feel free to honor Ken in your own way as well.
Online donations and postal mail:
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
P.O. Box 297
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0297
http://www.sundaybreakfast.org/
They are located at:
302 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-922-6400
[email protected]
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Philadelphia Inquirer; May 1, 2017:
"Kenneth J. George, 56, clinical pharmacist who treated those with AIDS"
by Bonnie L. Cook, Staff Writer
Kenneth J. George, 56, of Philadelphia, a clinical pharmacist with a deeply held compassion for HIV/AIDs patients and the homeless, died Friday, April 28, of cancer at his home. Four months elapsed from the time he complained of stomach pain to his death, said his husband, William K. Fisher. "It was very quick," Fisher said.
Mr. George was a clinical pharmacist at the Partnership for Comprehensive Care, a part of Drexel Medicine that is affiliated with Hahnemann University. In that role, he treated HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive-care setting. He recently had branched out to include hepatitis C patients. "The number of lives that he touched there is immeasurable," his husband said.
Born at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Mr. George was the son of Lorraine Ulrich and John L. George. Mr. George graduated from William Tennent High School in Warminster and earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1983 from what is now the University of the Sciences. He returned to the institution in 1999 to earn his doctor of pharmacy degree. He started his career in 1983 and spent the next six years administering nuclear medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. From 1989 to 1998, he coordinated home infusion treatments under the aegis of Graduate Health Systems. When he joined the Partnership for Comprehensive Care at Drexel in 1998, he treated those with HIV/AIDS as outpatients. Some of his patients were homeless. He also published numerous papers on various aspects of AIDS treatment; lectured across the country; taught at Jefferson, Hahnemann, and the University of the Sciences; and served on the advisory board for the Pennsylvania AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
His husband said Mr. George's "great love for service" was the motivating force behind his work. "On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying," Fisher said. "Without hesitation, Ken replied that he 'would not be able to contribute to society' anymore."
Mr. George and Fisher met in February 1989 through a mutual friend, and spent the next 28 years together. They were married in their Fitler Square living room on Feb. 21, 2015, and had already lived there "for 20 wonderful years," Fisher said.
Besides his husband and mother, he is survived by two brothers and a sister, three nieces, and four great-nieces and nephews.
Mr. George chose cremation. Plans for a memorial service were pending.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, Box 297, Philadelphia 19105, or via www.sundaybreakfast.org. Contributions benefit the mission's Health and Growth Center for the homeless. The mission hosts a free weekly health clinic and offers HIV testing, insurance assistance, and some prescriptions.
He was born in Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Bucks County, PA to Lorraine (Ulrich) George and the late John L George. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (now the University of the Sciences) with his Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in 1983 and then returned for his PharmD degree in 1999. He started his career with nuclear medicine and branched out to home infusion therapies where he helped create several pharmacy departments for companies. His great love for service began at the Partnership Comprehensive Clinic, serving HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive care setting. The number of lives that he touched there are immeasurable.
He is survived by his husband, William K. Fisher. They met in February 1989 and were never apart since. They were married in their Philadelphia living room on February 21, 2015, where they have lived together for 20 wonderful years. He is also survived by his mother, Lorraine; sister Donna (George) Thomas and her husband Rudy, Salt Lake City, UT; brother Michael, San Pedro, CA; and brother John and his wife Mia, Horsham, PA. He is also survived by three nieces, one great-niece, and three great-nephews.
Ken wished to be cremated and there will be no funeral service. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying. Immediately and without hesitation, Ken said that 'he would not be able to contribute to society' anymore. With that as our motto, we are asking for memorial donations to be sent to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission to support their Health and Growth Center. Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission hosts a free weekly health clinic for their homeless guests. This clinic offers health screenings, HIV testing, insurance assistance, and even minor prescriptions. There is also a bi-weekly foot health clinic and they will also add a regular barber shop component. Free haircuts make it easier for guests to re-enter society or find a job. Ken served many of these residents in the Partnership Clinic. Please feel free to honor Ken in your own way as well.
Online donations and postal mail:
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
P.O. Box 297
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0297
http://www.sundaybreakfast.org/
They are located at:
302 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-922-6400
[email protected]
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Philadelphia Inquirer; May 1, 2017:
"Kenneth J. George, 56, clinical pharmacist who treated those with AIDS"
by Bonnie L. Cook, Staff Writer
Kenneth J. George, 56, of Philadelphia, a clinical pharmacist with a deeply held compassion for HIV/AIDs patients and the homeless, died Friday, April 28, of cancer at his home. Four months elapsed from the time he complained of stomach pain to his death, said his husband, William K. Fisher. "It was very quick," Fisher said.
Mr. George was a clinical pharmacist at the Partnership for Comprehensive Care, a part of Drexel Medicine that is affiliated with Hahnemann University. In that role, he treated HIV/AIDS patients with complicated pharmacological therapies in a comprehensive-care setting. He recently had branched out to include hepatitis C patients. "The number of lives that he touched there is immeasurable," his husband said.
Born at Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Mr. George was the son of Lorraine Ulrich and John L. George. Mr. George graduated from William Tennent High School in Warminster and earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1983 from what is now the University of the Sciences. He returned to the institution in 1999 to earn his doctor of pharmacy degree. He started his career in 1983 and spent the next six years administering nuclear medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. From 1989 to 1998, he coordinated home infusion treatments under the aegis of Graduate Health Systems. When he joined the Partnership for Comprehensive Care at Drexel in 1998, he treated those with HIV/AIDS as outpatients. Some of his patients were homeless. He also published numerous papers on various aspects of AIDS treatment; lectured across the country; taught at Jefferson, Hahnemann, and the University of the Sciences; and served on the advisory board for the Pennsylvania AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
His husband said Mr. George's "great love for service" was the motivating force behind his work. "On a difficult hospital evening, a very kind nurse sat on the edge of Ken's bed, and gently asked him what would be the most difficult part of dying," Fisher said. "Without hesitation, Ken replied that he 'would not be able to contribute to society' anymore."
Mr. George and Fisher met in February 1989 through a mutual friend, and spent the next 28 years together. They were married in their Fitler Square living room on Feb. 21, 2015, and had already lived there "for 20 wonderful years," Fisher said.
Besides his husband and mother, he is survived by two brothers and a sister, three nieces, and four great-nieces and nephews.
Mr. George chose cremation. Plans for a memorial service were pending.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, Box 297, Philadelphia 19105, or via www.sundaybreakfast.org. Contributions benefit the mission's Health and Growth Center for the homeless. The mission hosts a free weekly health clinic and offers HIV testing, insurance assistance, and some prescriptions.
