Ludwig Alexander Michael

Ludwig Alexander Michael, died on October 1, 2015. Born on July 20, 1919, in New York City, he served as a Captain in the Army Medical Corps in World War II. His beloved wife of 57 years, Carmen Miller Michael, Ph.D., preceded him in death. He was a graduate of New York University, and then of NYU College of Medicine, where he received his MD. He served an internship at St. Louis City Hospital, then completed his residency in otolaryngology at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis before serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, specializing in audiology and the treatment and care of soldiers with hearing loss, primarily at the Walter Reed Hospitals. He came to Dallas in 1948, where he practiced for over 60 years. He was the first Dallas member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons and was a pioneer in performing surgery under the microscope on the delicate middle ear. Dr. Michael served on the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical School for over 50 years, where he became Professor Emeritus in 2002. He is survived by his children, Andrew J. Michael, MD, of Richmond, Virginia, his wife, Patricia Michael, and Susan Michael of Dallas, two grandchildren, Benjamin Michael and William Michael of Richmond, his sister, Ruth Adler of Boston, Massachusetts, his nephew Michael Jungreis, his nieces Kathryn Jungreis and Abigail Jungreis, and their children. He was dedicated to working with children with deafness, and was instrumental in the growth and development of Callier Center for Communication Disorders, serving for four years as Foundation President, where the endowed Directorship is named in his honor. He served as the five-state area consultant in audiology for the Veterans Administration for nineteen years and served on the advisory board of the National Institutes of Health, Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. He served two tenures as Chief of Otolaryngology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, where he was on the active medical staff for over sixty years, and was Chairman of the Editorial Committee of the Dallas Medical Journal for twenty-four years. He was a Member and Fellow of numerous other professional organizations and an active volunteer and Board member of many health and educational organizations, including the Lamplighter School. He has been a longstanding member at Temple Emanu-El. As a result of his modesty and self-effacing approach to giving freely of his time and expertise to the community, the full extent of his positive impact on the lives of so many people may never be fully measured. Burial services, at Temple Emanu-El Cemetery, will be private. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2015, 4:00 PM at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home, Northwest Highway Chapel, Rabbi David Stern officiating. A reception will follow at Sparkman Hillcrest. If desired, the family requests that memorials may be made to Community Homes for Adults (CHAI), 13101 Preston Road, Suite 312, Dallas, TX 75240, or the charity of your choice. No flowers, please.