Dr. Richard Lawrence Wechsler

Dr. Richard Lawrence Wechsler

WECHSLER: On Friday, January 13, 2017, Dr. Richard Lawrence Wechsler. Beloved husband of the late Marjorie Wayne Wechsler. Son of the late Dr. Lawrence Wechsler and Ida Kaplan Wechsler.  Loving father of Ellen I. Wechsler, Dr. Lawrence R. (Phyllis) Wechsler and Richard W. Wechsler.  Brother of the late Phyllis Louik.  Grandfather of Samuel W. (Kimberly) Wechsler, Thomas L. (Brittany) Wechsler and Paul M. Wechsler. Great-grandfather of Lee D. Wechsler. Stepfather of Carl (Natalie) Kurlander and Thomas Kurlander.  Stepgrandfather of Campbell Kurlander. Also survived by loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.  Dr. Wechsler was a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Pittsburgh Medical School.  He was a lifelong Pittsburgher and lover of his hometown, where he practiced internal medicine and gastroenterology.  He was a member of the Concordia Club for many years and founder of the Pittsburgh Gut Club. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment West View Cemetery of Rodef Shalom Congregation. Contributions may be made to Jewish Residential Services, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh , PA 15213. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated.

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