Obituary of Emanuel Hellman

Emanuel Hellman 7/8/1931 - 5/20/2015 Describing the life of Emanuel Hellman in a few paragraphs is an endeavor far beyond the capabilities of this writer. Manny was a successful physician and researcher, a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, and an inspirational leader and partner for his colleagues. He was an athlete, a scholar, a philosopher, a patriot, a joke teller who met his match only with the advent of the internet, a dreamer (albeit a pragmatic one), an artist, a craftsman, a fixer, a cowboy, a ranch hand, a builder, a mover of rocks, a prankster, a puzzler, a gambler, a swashbuckler, a traveler (perhaps purposeful wanderer would be a better word), a counselor, a mentor. He was a devoted husband to Dorothea (deceased) and Sandy, both of whom loved him with every fiber of their being; he was a loving son to Selma who lived only for him; and he was a magnanimous father and inspiration to Debbie (Mark) and Steven (Kathy) who can flawlessly confront any challenge in life with the question 'What would Daddy do?' and who try to live up to his standard of parenting with his eight grandchildren. All of these things describe Manny, but none of them truly defines Manny. Manny can only be defined by the countless many who have had the honor to know him and call him a friend. Incredibly, that distinction is shared by almost everyone he has ever known. The lives he has touched and enriched have made of Manny's own life something permanent, something larger, something unknowable. In his own words, "Immortality is not in defying death, but in being kept alive in the thoughts of those who succeed you. "Who was Manny Hellman?" He was a man. He lived joyfully. He made the world a better place. He lives on in all of us. In lieu of flowers, consider gifts to the TMC Hospice or the Steven M. Gootter Foundation. Memorial service to be advised. Arrangements entrusted to ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel.