These are the Facts, short and to the point, just as Arnie as a physician and historian, would have wanted

  • Born October 14, 1954, in The Bronx, NY
  • Parents Gustave and Shirley Roth
  • Older sibling: Doris. Younger siblings: Jack and Arthur
  • Grew up in Spring Valley, NY (Rockland County)
  • Spring Valley High School, Class of 1972
  • SUNY Binghamton – Graduated in 1976
  • Married Shelley Henring on August 20, 1978
  • Graduated Medical School – New York Medical College – in 1980
  • Resident – Internal Medicine – 1980 to 1983 – St. Josephs Hospital in Phoenix, AZ
  • Daughter Brianna born September 15, 1983, the day after Internal Medical Board Certification Exams (which he passed)
  • Son Michael born March 27, 1985
  • Worked at South Mountain Physicians – 1983 to 1989
  • Moved to California – 1989
  • Internal Medicine Practice – 1989 to 2018 – Rancho Cucamonga and Upland
  • Diagnosed with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma – October 2018
  • Died April 24, 2021 – Aged 66 – at home surrounded by his wife, daughter, and son
 

He was a

  • Son
  • Brother
  • Husband
  • Father
  • Friend
  • Physician
  • Photographer
  • Eagle Scout
  • Historian
  • Entrepreneur

He was also

  • Intelligent
  • Loving
  • Lovable
  • Caring
  • Direct
  • Honest
  • Self-assured
  • Willing to take risks
  • Had a very dry, sarcastic sense of humor
  • Could be silly
  • a Workaholic
  • a Perfectionist
  • Stubborn
  • Private
  • Opinionated
  • a Writer
  • an Actor
  • a Leader
  • an Innovator

 

These are some of the things he LOVED

  • His Family
  • His Friends
  • His Dogs, especially Spot, Thurman, Mandy, Scruffy, and Frodo
  • Work
  • Work
  • His Patients
  • Photography
  • The NY Yankees
  • The NY Giants
  • Yosemite
  • The Ocean
  • Beethoven
  • Pink Floyd
  • The Moody Blues
  • Lasagna
  • Diet Coke