[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E600-E601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING H. MICHAEL WEITZMAN

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                            HON. JANICE HAHN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor the memory of H. Michael 
Weitzman, who passed away on April 16, 2012 and whose absence is felt 
deeply in his community and in the hearts of all who knew him.
  Born August 19, 1929, H. Michael Weitzman was an alumni of Case 
Western University

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and the Ohio State University's School of Optometry. He served his 
country as a line officer in the Navy and continued to work as an 
optometrist until just over a year before his death.
  Dr. Weitzman was an immensely caring person with a poignant and 
selfless dedication to serving his fellow man. A deeply spiritual 
person, he lived out the Jewish ethic of loving-kindness until his 
dying day. As an established Optometrist in the San Pedro community, 
Dr. Weitzman was known for his attention to his patients, often seeing 
people at no charge.
  Not only was Michael Weitzman generous in his own practice, his 
philanthropy extended to several charities and non-profits including 
the Lions Club Vision Programs, fINdings Art Center, and the California 
Vision Foundation which provides free eye care for the needy.
  I extend my deepest condolences to his wife, his two sons, Gregg and 
Dan, his daughter, Dr. Debra Gierut, and his seven grandchildren. 
Though Dr. Weitzman is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the 
lives of the loved ones he has left behind and in the community he 
served tirelessly throughout his life.

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