Dr. Maravich passed away on December 14, 2021 at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, California. He was 90 years of age.
Dr. Maravich was born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania on December 3, 1931 to Dmitar (Michael) and Boja (Anna) Maravich. He served in the United States Army before receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in 1957 and his Doctor of Medicine Degree in 1961 from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California at Irvine.
While completing a residency at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Louisville, Kentucky in 1964, he met and married Helen Wooldridge of Mayfield, Kentucky. They recently celebrated their 57th anniversary. They moved to Newport Beach, California in 1969 and have resided in the same home since.
Dr. Maravich was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Nick, Walter Sam and Rudy and his sister Mildred. He has many loved nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Service and interment will be at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona Del Mar, California.
