Dr. William Stephen Aaron, age 63, died Thursday, September 22, 2005 at Audubon Hospital after several months of illness. He was a graduate of Elizabethtown High School, the Centre College of Kentucky, and U of L School of Medicine. His surgical training was through the U of L affiliated hospitals.
He spent a post-residency fellowship on Gastrointestinal Surgery and Endoscopy in Tokyo and Louisville. Dr. Aaron was a clinical assistant professor of surgery at U of L where he directed the student education program in surgery for many years. He obtained a patent for surgical instruments.
Dr. Aaron was considered an authority on the CO9 and CPT reimbursement matrix and published many books and articles on the subject as well as on clinical problems. Dr. Aaron was an Eagle Scout and active in the Gathering of Eagles. He was Chair of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center for over 20 years. He was internationally known for his work with the conservation of Kentucky Mammoth Jackstock.
After sustaining a disabling injury, he retired from the practice of medicine. He was Medical Director of Kentucky Medicaid program. Dr. Aaron was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Oris A. Aaron. He is survived by: his wife, Dr. Linda Whayne Aaron; his mother, Jesse Aaron of Columbia; two sisters, Jane Aaron of Lexington, KY and Susan A. Remek of Wilmette, IL; one brother, Dr. Phil R. Aaron of Columbia.
A eulogy service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 24 at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Friday at Highlands. Interment will be in the Reeves Family Cemetery on Reeves Road just past Shiloh Church. (columbiamagazine.com)
Dr. Steve Aaron was eulogized by friends, remembered by many at Saturday's service:
"When a great and good man dies, the sky of this world is luminous long after he is out of sight." - Allan Mercer Parnell at the passing of his friend Steve Aaron. The large chapel at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville was not big enough to hold the crowd of relatives and friends wanting to pay their last respects to William Stephen Aaron, a man who blazed like a shooting star in and out of our fields of vision. His close friend since Centre College days, Greensburg native Bill Gorin, had said, "I never went anywhere with Steve Aaron where at least one person didn't know him, whether it was over to Wal-Mart or to Mexico."
At the eulogy service it was, as he'd asked for it to be, close friends sharing thoughts of experiences shared in his lifetime.
There was laughter with tears as his friend, Don Brown told a Steve-story that hit home: "I remember the first time I ever met Steve Aaron. He had that kind of impact on you." Brown recalled the story of a trial where he recruited Steve to testify. He won the case and, since it was his first, he proudly sent a copy of the trial tape to his Mother. "I called her up later, anxious to hear her thoughts," Brown said, "and asked her what she thought of my first trial, first success? 'Oh, I just loved that Dr. Aaron' were my mother's first words." After a lawyer-pause, Brown said he had to have a serious talk with Steve because 'trial lawyers don't like to be upstaged', but that hadn't gotten in the way of their long friendship.
There was laughter with tears when Adair County native Allan Parnell described a few of the outrageously funny occasions Steve led him into during their long friendship.
"One of the things his wife Lynda and I marvel over," Allan said, "is how many unique places, near and far, Steve explored and then shared with the people he cared about. You all know how he loved good fried chicken and homemade pies. He said we had to have some from this special place down the road one evening when we were together, and so we took off to Dale, Indiana to a place called Wendell's. They were closing when we got there but Steve negotiated with them until they sold us a couple of pies to go. He drove down the road to a rest stop where we got coffee out of a machine and ate our pies to the awful smells of a local hog farm... laughing as we did."
There were tears when Adair County native Dr. John David Walker, long time partner and friend said, "Steve always put saving the lives of his patients first, no matter what it took... that's what makes it so tough for us to accept that there was nothing we could do to save Steve's life." Tears flowed when Columbia's Judy Somerville, sang the old Christian favorite, In The Garden, and there were smiles with tears as the service came to a close when Steve's sister, Jane Caroline Aaron, played his favorite song softly on the keyboard: Solace, by Scott Joplin.
He spent a post-residency fellowship on Gastrointestinal Surgery and Endoscopy in Tokyo and Louisville. Dr. Aaron was a clinical assistant professor of surgery at U of L where he directed the student education program in surgery for many years. He obtained a patent for surgical instruments.
Dr. Aaron was considered an authority on the CO9 and CPT reimbursement matrix and published many books and articles on the subject as well as on clinical problems. Dr. Aaron was an Eagle Scout and active in the Gathering of Eagles. He was Chair of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center for over 20 years. He was internationally known for his work with the conservation of Kentucky Mammoth Jackstock.
After sustaining a disabling injury, he retired from the practice of medicine. He was Medical Director of Kentucky Medicaid program. Dr. Aaron was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Oris A. Aaron. He is survived by: his wife, Dr. Linda Whayne Aaron; his mother, Jesse Aaron of Columbia; two sisters, Jane Aaron of Lexington, KY and Susan A. Remek of Wilmette, IL; one brother, Dr. Phil R. Aaron of Columbia.
A eulogy service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 24 at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Friday at Highlands. Interment will be in the Reeves Family Cemetery on Reeves Road just past Shiloh Church. (columbiamagazine.com)
Dr. Steve Aaron was eulogized by friends, remembered by many at Saturday's service:
"When a great and good man dies, the sky of this world is luminous long after he is out of sight." - Allan Mercer Parnell at the passing of his friend Steve Aaron. The large chapel at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville was not big enough to hold the crowd of relatives and friends wanting to pay their last respects to William Stephen Aaron, a man who blazed like a shooting star in and out of our fields of vision. His close friend since Centre College days, Greensburg native Bill Gorin, had said, "I never went anywhere with Steve Aaron where at least one person didn't know him, whether it was over to Wal-Mart or to Mexico."
At the eulogy service it was, as he'd asked for it to be, close friends sharing thoughts of experiences shared in his lifetime.
There was laughter with tears as his friend, Don Brown told a Steve-story that hit home: "I remember the first time I ever met Steve Aaron. He had that kind of impact on you." Brown recalled the story of a trial where he recruited Steve to testify. He won the case and, since it was his first, he proudly sent a copy of the trial tape to his Mother. "I called her up later, anxious to hear her thoughts," Brown said, "and asked her what she thought of my first trial, first success? 'Oh, I just loved that Dr. Aaron' were my mother's first words." After a lawyer-pause, Brown said he had to have a serious talk with Steve because 'trial lawyers don't like to be upstaged', but that hadn't gotten in the way of their long friendship.
There was laughter with tears when Adair County native Allan Parnell described a few of the outrageously funny occasions Steve led him into during their long friendship.
"One of the things his wife Lynda and I marvel over," Allan said, "is how many unique places, near and far, Steve explored and then shared with the people he cared about. You all know how he loved good fried chicken and homemade pies. He said we had to have some from this special place down the road one evening when we were together, and so we took off to Dale, Indiana to a place called Wendell's. They were closing when we got there but Steve negotiated with them until they sold us a couple of pies to go. He drove down the road to a rest stop where we got coffee out of a machine and ate our pies to the awful smells of a local hog farm... laughing as we did."
There were tears when Adair County native Dr. John David Walker, long time partner and friend said, "Steve always put saving the lives of his patients first, no matter what it took... that's what makes it so tough for us to accept that there was nothing we could do to save Steve's life." Tears flowed when Columbia's Judy Somerville, sang the old Christian favorite, In The Garden, and there were smiles with tears as the service came to a close when Steve's sister, Jane Caroline Aaron, played his favorite song softly on the keyboard: Solace, by Scott Joplin.
Dr. William Stephen Aaron, age 63, died Thursday, September 22, 2005 at Audubon Hospital after several months of illness. He was a graduate of Elizabethtown High School, the Centre College of Kentucky, and U of L School of Medicine. His surgical training was through the U of L affiliated hospitals.
He spent a post-residency fellowship on Gastrointestinal Surgery and Endoscopy in Tokyo and Louisville. Dr. Aaron was a clinical assistant professor of surgery at U of L where he directed the student education program in surgery for many years. He obtained a patent for surgical instruments.
Dr. Aaron was considered an authority on the CO9 and CPT reimbursement matrix and published many books and articles on the subject as well as on clinical problems. Dr. Aaron was an Eagle Scout and active in the Gathering of Eagles. He was Chair of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center for over 20 years. He was internationally known for his work with the conservation of Kentucky Mammoth Jackstock.
After sustaining a disabling injury, he retired from the practice of medicine. He was Medical Director of Kentucky Medicaid program. Dr. Aaron was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Oris A. Aaron. He is survived by: his wife, Dr. Linda Whayne Aaron; his mother, Jesse Aaron of Columbia; two sisters, Jane Aaron of Lexington, KY and Susan A. Remek of Wilmette, IL; one brother, Dr. Phil R. Aaron of Columbia.
A eulogy service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 24 at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Friday at Highlands. Interment will be in the Reeves Family Cemetery on Reeves Road just past Shiloh Church. (columbiamagazine.com)
Dr. Steve Aaron was eulogized by friends, remembered by many at Saturday's service:
"When a great and good man dies, the sky of this world is luminous long after he is out of sight." - Allan Mercer Parnell at the passing of his friend Steve Aaron. The large chapel at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville was not big enough to hold the crowd of relatives and friends wanting to pay their last respects to William Stephen Aaron, a man who blazed like a shooting star in and out of our fields of vision. His close friend since Centre College days, Greensburg native Bill Gorin, had said, "I never went anywhere with Steve Aaron where at least one person didn't know him, whether it was over to Wal-Mart or to Mexico."
At the eulogy service it was, as he'd asked for it to be, close friends sharing thoughts of experiences shared in his lifetime.
There was laughter with tears as his friend, Don Brown told a Steve-story that hit home: "I remember the first time I ever met Steve Aaron. He had that kind of impact on you." Brown recalled the story of a trial where he recruited Steve to testify. He won the case and, since it was his first, he proudly sent a copy of the trial tape to his Mother. "I called her up later, anxious to hear her thoughts," Brown said, "and asked her what she thought of my first trial, first success? 'Oh, I just loved that Dr. Aaron' were my mother's first words." After a lawyer-pause, Brown said he had to have a serious talk with Steve because 'trial lawyers don't like to be upstaged', but that hadn't gotten in the way of their long friendship.
There was laughter with tears when Adair County native Allan Parnell described a few of the outrageously funny occasions Steve led him into during their long friendship.
"One of the things his wife Lynda and I marvel over," Allan said, "is how many unique places, near and far, Steve explored and then shared with the people he cared about. You all know how he loved good fried chicken and homemade pies. He said we had to have some from this special place down the road one evening when we were together, and so we took off to Dale, Indiana to a place called Wendell's. They were closing when we got there but Steve negotiated with them until they sold us a couple of pies to go. He drove down the road to a rest stop where we got coffee out of a machine and ate our pies to the awful smells of a local hog farm... laughing as we did."
There were tears when Adair County native Dr. John David Walker, long time partner and friend said, "Steve always put saving the lives of his patients first, no matter what it took... that's what makes it so tough for us to accept that there was nothing we could do to save Steve's life." Tears flowed when Columbia's Judy Somerville, sang the old Christian favorite, In The Garden, and there were smiles with tears as the service came to a close when Steve's sister, Jane Caroline Aaron, played his favorite song softly on the keyboard: Solace, by Scott Joplin.
He spent a post-residency fellowship on Gastrointestinal Surgery and Endoscopy in Tokyo and Louisville. Dr. Aaron was a clinical assistant professor of surgery at U of L where he directed the student education program in surgery for many years. He obtained a patent for surgical instruments.
Dr. Aaron was considered an authority on the CO9 and CPT reimbursement matrix and published many books and articles on the subject as well as on clinical problems. Dr. Aaron was an Eagle Scout and active in the Gathering of Eagles. He was Chair of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center for over 20 years. He was internationally known for his work with the conservation of Kentucky Mammoth Jackstock.
After sustaining a disabling injury, he retired from the practice of medicine. He was Medical Director of Kentucky Medicaid program. Dr. Aaron was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Oris A. Aaron. He is survived by: his wife, Dr. Linda Whayne Aaron; his mother, Jesse Aaron of Columbia; two sisters, Jane Aaron of Lexington, KY and Susan A. Remek of Wilmette, IL; one brother, Dr. Phil R. Aaron of Columbia.
A eulogy service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 24 at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Friday at Highlands. Interment will be in the Reeves Family Cemetery on Reeves Road just past Shiloh Church. (columbiamagazine.com)
Dr. Steve Aaron was eulogized by friends, remembered by many at Saturday's service:
"When a great and good man dies, the sky of this world is luminous long after he is out of sight." - Allan Mercer Parnell at the passing of his friend Steve Aaron. The large chapel at Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville was not big enough to hold the crowd of relatives and friends wanting to pay their last respects to William Stephen Aaron, a man who blazed like a shooting star in and out of our fields of vision. His close friend since Centre College days, Greensburg native Bill Gorin, had said, "I never went anywhere with Steve Aaron where at least one person didn't know him, whether it was over to Wal-Mart or to Mexico."
At the eulogy service it was, as he'd asked for it to be, close friends sharing thoughts of experiences shared in his lifetime.
There was laughter with tears as his friend, Don Brown told a Steve-story that hit home: "I remember the first time I ever met Steve Aaron. He had that kind of impact on you." Brown recalled the story of a trial where he recruited Steve to testify. He won the case and, since it was his first, he proudly sent a copy of the trial tape to his Mother. "I called her up later, anxious to hear her thoughts," Brown said, "and asked her what she thought of my first trial, first success? 'Oh, I just loved that Dr. Aaron' were my mother's first words." After a lawyer-pause, Brown said he had to have a serious talk with Steve because 'trial lawyers don't like to be upstaged', but that hadn't gotten in the way of their long friendship.
There was laughter with tears when Adair County native Allan Parnell described a few of the outrageously funny occasions Steve led him into during their long friendship.
"One of the things his wife Lynda and I marvel over," Allan said, "is how many unique places, near and far, Steve explored and then shared with the people he cared about. You all know how he loved good fried chicken and homemade pies. He said we had to have some from this special place down the road one evening when we were together, and so we took off to Dale, Indiana to a place called Wendell's. They were closing when we got there but Steve negotiated with them until they sold us a couple of pies to go. He drove down the road to a rest stop where we got coffee out of a machine and ate our pies to the awful smells of a local hog farm... laughing as we did."
There were tears when Adair County native Dr. John David Walker, long time partner and friend said, "Steve always put saving the lives of his patients first, no matter what it took... that's what makes it so tough for us to accept that there was nothing we could do to save Steve's life." Tears flowed when Columbia's Judy Somerville, sang the old Christian favorite, In The Garden, and there were smiles with tears as the service came to a close when Steve's sister, Jane Caroline Aaron, played his favorite song softly on the keyboard: Solace, by Scott Joplin.
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