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intriguing that he changed his major
at Penn State University from rocket
engineering to bacteriology.
r. Ralph Cash was a respected
He was fascinated by all things sci-
pediatrician, beloved by his
entific, spending lunch hours as an
family, patients and col-
undergraduate watching the medical
leagues. He was also a fighter for
school's operating theater from a
social justice, demonstrated in several viewing gallery. When a surgeon
ways in the 1960s and '70s.
needed aid during an operation, he
He was a teacher, helping his
called on Cash to help. Later, he was
patients and all parents of small chil-
asked to do simple tasks in other sur-
dren to better understand pediatric
geries, sealing his decision to apply to
health. He extended that knowledge
medical school.
through newspaper columns, a radio
Although he felt his grades wouldn't
call-in show and frequent appear-
qualify for University of Pennsylvania
ances on a Detroit TV morning show.
Medical School admission, his mother
Dr. Cash, 78, of Bingham Farms,
encouraged him to apply. He was sur-
died Oct. 25, 2005, of heart failure
prised when the personal interview
after a lengthy illness.
was done by the same
He was a leader for
surgeon he assisted as
more than 20 years in
an undergraduate.
finding ways to fight
Dr. Cash's lifelong love
familial dysautonomia,
of music, singing in
a Jewish genetic disaese.
everything from large
In most cases, children
choirs to musicals to
born with dysautono-
barbershop quartets and
mia die by age of 5.
a Hillel choir, led to
Dr. Cash joined the
meeting his wife,
Dysautonomia
Barbara. After marrying
Foundation's scientific
in 1956, they settled in
advisory board and
the Detroit area in 1959.
worked with doctors to
He recently said,
Dr. Ralph C ash
standardize, update and
"Without question, my
change the clinical treat-
proudest achievement is
ment. This led to children "living
raising my three wonderful children
longer and healthier lives',' said his
and kvelling over their accomplish-
wife. Dr. Cash was named Physician
ments."
of the Year from the National
The Cashes' oldest daughter, Debra
Dysautonomia Foundation.
Ann, is a writer, including many years
His social justice efforts included a
as a dance critic for the Boston Globe.
visit to Mississippi in June 1964 to
Son Howard, engaged to be married
check health of jailed African-
to Elaine Mar, is the president of two
Americans and to discourage beat-
biotech software companies. Youngest
ings and other physical abuse.
daughter Sandy was the first female
He described his Mississippi trip as
cantor in a synagogue in Israel and
one of the most frightening experi-
today is a popular folk singer.
ences of his life. Dorr Ann Rosenberg,
Survivors include: Barbara, Dr.
a family friend, recalls, "Ralph went
Cash's wife of 49 years; children,
down to the South a young man and
Debra Ann (David Fillingham) Cash
came back an old man?'
of Boston, Howard of Ann Arbor, and
He moved his medical practice into
Sandra (Jonathan Lipsky) Cas of
the heart of Detroit from Farmington
Israel; and grandchildren, Sam, Jacob,
Hills in the late 1970s.
Leora and Gilad Lipsky; the devoted
Dr. Cash served on the Wayne State
brother-in-law of Dr. Eli Meltzer and
University School of Medicine faculty
Susie Meltzer. He was the son of the
for 43 years, retiring two years ago.
late Harry and Esther Cash and broth-
Born in Detroit and raised in
er of the late Samuel, Sol and Carl Cash.
Philadelphia, he was fascinated as a
Interment was at Adat Shalom
youngster with the new field of rocket Memorial Park. Memorials may be
engineering and was the youngest
made to Children's Hospital of
member of the American Rocketry
Michigan, Development Office, PDM,
Association. His life changed in mili-
3901 Beaubien, Detroit, 48201-2196,
tary boot camp during World War II.
or a charity of one's choice. Arrange-
He found work as a lab technician so
ments by Dorfman Chapel. ❑

Leonard Poger

Copy Editor

November 3 2005