View Honors Grossman with Memorial Garden
Carol Weiss-Fleischer remembers her brother, Dr. Robert Grossman, at the dedication of a garden in his honor at Hermosa View School. Photo Beach Cities Health District View honors Grossman with memorial garden Carol Weiss-Fleischer lost her brother, Dr. Robert Grossman, last July, when he succumbed to severe head injuries following a traumatic fall. It’s a loss that she says still staggers her and her family. But his spirit lives on, she says, even at the hot dog line at Costco, where his memory drove her away from grabbing a quick, two dollar bite. “I’m telling you, I wanted to act out! I wanted to say ‘no, Robbie, I’m going to do it!,’ but I didn’t,” she said, laughing. “I didn’t want to make him mad.” Weiss-Fleischer was one of many in attendance at Hermosa View School for the dedication of a student garden, created in Grossman’s honor by the Beach Cities Health District and the Dr. Grossman Memorial Fund. A retired cardiologist, Grossman was twice elected to BCHD’s board of directors. Grossman, who was 67, fully understood BCHD’s mission, said District CEO Susan Burden. “He saw what what this community would look like, if we were to get preventable, progressive health diseases…
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