Gerhard Fritz Gruschkus' Obituary
Col. Gerhard Fritz Gruschkus, M.D.Gerhard was born in Berlin, Germany on Dec 2, 1941 and died on Oct 15, 2017 of a cerebral hemorrhage. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fritz and Irma Gruschkus. Gerhard immigrated to Dallas as a displaced refugee with his immediate family in Dec 1949. He grew up in Dallas and was a paper boy for the former Dallas Times Herald. He reached Eagle Scout rank at the troop at First United Lutheran Church in Dallas where he was a member for over 60 years. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School, he attended UT Austin, majoring in Chemistry. Gerhard received his MD degree from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He joined the Army and completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Fitzsimmons Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. He enjoyed a return to Germany, serving two tours in Wuerzburg where his children attended the German Kindergarten schools. He also served at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. He retired after 20 years at the rank of Colonel. Dr. Gruschkus was in private practice in Killeen, TX for several years before returning to Dallas where he served as a staff physician at the Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic. He was a dedicated servant to others and devoted to his family and friends. He is survived by his sister Gabriele Gruschkus of Dallas and by 5 children; Jennifer Gruschkus-Diaz of Ft Davis, TX, Navy Captain (Ret) Christine Wright (John) of Sterling, VA., Karen Cornett, MD (Mark) of Fredericksburg, TX, Stephen Gruschkus, PhD (Lisa) of Houston, TX, and Suzanne Gruschkus (Ronnie) of Santa Fe, New Mexico, 12 grandchildren, and the mother of his children, Margaret (Bunny) Gruschkus of Killeen, TX. He will be buried with military honors on Monday, Oct 23 at 10:00 at Dallas Ft Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, followed by a memorial service at 11:30 at First United Lutheran Church, 6202 E Mockingbird Lane, Dallas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Lutheran Church or the SPCA where he got his last favorite dog, CoCo.
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