Raymond Arthur Schwarz, M.D.

Raymond Arthur Schwarz, M.D. passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at his home. Dr. Schwarz was a native and resident of New Orleans, Louisiana and a resident of Carriere, Mississippi since Katrina. He was a 1945 graduate of St. Aloysius High School, received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Tulane University in 1948, and received his Medical Degree from L. S. U. in 1954. Upon graduation he interned at Mercy Hospital (1954). He was a Resident in Surgery at Charity Hospital in 1955-56 and 1959 to 1963. He was a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at L. S. U. School of Medicine, Senior Visiting Surgeon at Charity Hospital, Senior Staff Member at Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1956-58 and was discharged as a Lieutenant Senior Grade and received Special Commendation in 1957 for Patient Care. He was a member of Orleans Parish Medical Society, Louisiana State Medical Society, American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans Surgical Society, James Rives Surgical Society, Surgical Association of Louisiana, American Geriatric Society, Catholic Physicians Guild, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Medical Society , and Southern Medical Association.

Dr.Schwarz is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Margaret Lorraine Shambra Schwarz; two sons, Raymond A. Schwarz, Jr. and David Joseph Schwarz, He was preceded in death by his parents, Eda Josephine Saul Schwarz and Louis William Schwarz, Sr. and two brothers Louis William Schwarz, Jr., and Warren Allen Schwarz.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass to be celebrated in the Chapel of Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 12:00 Noon with visitation at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 A.M. on Friday. Interment will be in Metairie Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Masses or donations to American Lung Association of Louisiana, 2325 Severn Ave, #8, Metairie, LA 70001, preferred.