Muzaffer Aslan M.D.'s Obituary
Muzaffer Aslan, M.D. passed away on February 27, 2018 at the age of 94, in Los Angeles California, due to complications of Alzheimer’s. He was born on February 28, 1923 in Civril Turkey, to Ali Galip Aslan and Huri Nur Aslan, and was one of 4 children.Muzaffer attended Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a Cardiologist and Internist and after practicing medicine for more than 60 years, he finally retired in 2011. He married Rosa Maria Aslan on November 14, 1953 in New York City, and they were married for 47.5 years. They had two sons: Alex, born 1957, physician (Gastroenterologist); Alp, born 1962, Commercial Real Estate Broker. They had two grandsons: Alexander, born 1979, oldest son of Alex; Alan, born 1995, youngest son of Alex.Some of Muzaffer’s interests included: reading subject matters that he could learn from, writing poetry, singing, portraiture drawing, gardening (growing fruits and vegetables), listening to Turkish and classical (favorite classical composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss) music, talking and being in the company of family and friends, an appreciation of nature, being a connoisseur of good food and drink.His Quotes: “Do your best and forget about the rest.” “Everyone is my friend until they prove otherwise.” “Humanity with sanity, from here to eternity.” His Traits: Selfless, Sacrificing Thoughtful Compassionate, Loving, Warm Nurturing Integrity, Principled Reliable, Kept His Word, Trustworthy Diligent, Responsible, Resilient, Persevering Sincere Charitable Friendly, Approachable Common Sense Curious to Learn Intelligent, Wise Unpretentious, Not Boastful Not Complex (lived by his principles) Brave, Adventurous Appreciation of BeautyMuzaffer is preceded in death by his wife Rosa Maria Aslan, his parents Ali Galip Aslan and Huri Nur Aslan, his brother, and his younger sister. He is survived by a sister, his sons Alex and Alp, and his grandsons Alexander and Alan.
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