SILBERMAN, PhD, Enrique, age 90 years, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Preceded in death by his wife Sonia Silberman, son Elias Gabriel Silberman, and daughter Mirta Naomi Andrew. Survived by grandchildren Jennifer Childs, Wendi Silberman, Eva Kelsi Jeffreys, Diana Andrew, and great-grandchildren Aubin Azuriah, Sumiyyah Azuriah, and Amelia Jeffreys. Dr Silberman was a respected, innovative member of the international physics community as Professor Emeritus at Fisk University in Nashville, TN, Director of Physics for NASA, and as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission in Argentina. In addition to pioneering infrared spectroscopy, he was an accomplished musician, world traveler, avid supporter of the arts, and bestowed a quiet spiritual guidance to whose paths he crossed and to those whose lives he graced. Memorial services were held June 27, 2012 at the East Chapel of West End Synagogue Wednesday at 5:00 PM. Memorials may be made in his honor to the Institutional Advancement Office c/o Enrique Silberman, Fisk University, 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208.
