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Harold Zimmerman Obituary
He was born October 3, 1932, to Sarah (Ilgovsky) and Albert Zimmerman in Malden, Massachusetts, where he and his sister Charlotte grew up.
In 1954 he graduated from Williams College with a degree in political science and in 1958 earned a medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
In 1963 he entered the U.S. Navy Medical Corps and served at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. On one occasion he was summoned to the White House to treat President Lyndon B. Johnson.
He married Si Ju Li Zimmerman, a fellow physician, in 1975. She preceded him in death in 2020.
A radiology physician, he was a founding member of Fairfax Radiology Center where he practiced until his retirement in 1988.
Hal, as he was known to his friends, was an avid baseball fan and a member of the Red Sox Nation. He also loved attending the Kennedy Center and the latest in theater and the arts.
During his time in Alexandria, he attended several local conservative and orthodox synagogues.
He was predeceased by his parents; his sister Charlotte Litwack; and her daughter Deborah Litwack. His niece, Barbara Litwack, died August 15, 2024. He is survived by his cousins Howard Zimmerman, Sidney Zimmerman, and Marci (Zimmerman) Globerman and their mother, Dvora Zimmerman, his late cousin Jack Zimmerman's wife.
He will be buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, California, next to his beloved wife.
Memorial gifts may be made to World Central Kitchen. https://wck.org/donate
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