1923
George
2015
George M.D.
September 15, 1923 — April 23, 2015
George J. Horner, M.D., age 91, resident of Dunwoody Village, Newtown Square, PA, formerly of Wayne, PA, passed away on April 23, 2015.
Born in Czechoslovakia, he was the son of the late Edmund and Ida Horner (nee Rosenzweig).
Dr, Horner was one of the last survivors of the Terezin concentration camp. It was there where he began playing piano and accordion and used music as an escape from the pain that surrounded him and his family.
In 1964, he brought his wife and sons to the US, where he became Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiopulmonology Lab at Yale.
Dr. Horner held a professorship at Jefferson University Medical School and was Vice President for Clinical Research and Development at Wyeth International.
He continued teaching until 1988 and retired in 1990.
In October, 2013, at the age of 90, he performed piano onstage at Boston Symphony Hall alongside legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, commemorating the music made at Terezin, and the artists who suffered there.
Dr. Horner was the beloved husband of the late Lili Ruth Horner (nee Berman) and loving brother of the late Vilma Hornerova.
He is survived by his children, Daniel J. Horner of Washington, DC and Michael D. Horner Ph.D. (Amy) of Charleston, SC. Also survived by his grandchildren Logan and Liana.
In lieu of flowers, donations in George's memory to The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024 www.ushmm.org or The American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601 www.lung.org would be appreciated.
Services and Interment are private.
Born in Czechoslovakia, he was the son of the late Edmund and Ida Horner (nee Rosenzweig).
Dr, Horner was one of the last survivors of the Terezin concentration camp. It was there where he began playing piano and accordion and used music as an escape from the pain that surrounded him and his family.
In 1964, he brought his wife and sons to the US, where he became Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiopulmonology Lab at Yale.
Dr. Horner held a professorship at Jefferson University Medical School and was Vice President for Clinical Research and Development at Wyeth International.
He continued teaching until 1988 and retired in 1990.
In October, 2013, at the age of 90, he performed piano onstage at Boston Symphony Hall alongside legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, commemorating the music made at Terezin, and the artists who suffered there.
Dr. Horner was the beloved husband of the late Lili Ruth Horner (nee Berman) and loving brother of the late Vilma Hornerova.
He is survived by his children, Daniel J. Horner of Washington, DC and Michael D. Horner Ph.D. (Amy) of Charleston, SC. Also survived by his grandchildren Logan and Liana.
In lieu of flowers, donations in George's memory to The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024 www.ushmm.org or The American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601 www.lung.org would be appreciated.
Services and Interment are private.
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