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James Rosacker MD
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James A.
Rosacker MD
1946 - 2018
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Obituary for James A. Rosacker MD

James A.  Rosacker MD
Services to Celebrate his life will be 2:00 PM Friday February 23rd at Messiah Lutheran Church. (3600 Northwest Expressway OKC, OK 73112)


James A. Rosacker, MD,
Affectionately known as "Gus" to friends and family, Pop to his kids, and PaPa Gus or Poppy to his grandkids. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a short but brave battle with leukemia. To know him was to love him. Gus was the eternal optimist. He never met a stranger, and would engage anyone. He was kind and compassionate and received great pleasure from giving whatever he could give to whomever he thought might need something. He was as witty as they come and his laugh was contagious. His unique individuality was mesmerizing. Twitching and wiggling his nose, his intense blink, fluffing his hair. He was intelligent and articulate. A mentor and a role model to more people than he knew. He was extremely proud of his children and his family and lived the example of how to live life and have fun. His talents were many. An artist, a poet, a self-declared chef, and a singer with a beautiful voice. He was an athlete and a tough competitor. He would challenge anyone to a game of one-on-one or horse (with a wager if you’d like). He would ALWAYS offer double or nothing too. He also loved snow skiing, ATV riding at Little Sahara, and boating and fishing at Lake Texoma. He loved to hunt big game and fish in Alaska, and loved to bird hunt in Kansas. He was born in Great Lakes, Illinois and being a marine’s son (and his dad’s youngest recruit) he was brought up in a rigid and disciplined household. He lived in many different places, including Cuba, Kansas City, Quantico VA, and Vista CA. After graduating high school in Rhode Island, he finally landed in Okc where he began his undergraduate pursuits. He would eventually graduate with a medical degree and an M.S. in pathology, both from the University of Oklahoma. He became a successful Orthopedic Surgeon, practicing 40 years and becoming a fixture in the south Okc area, and was a brilliant surgeon. His children were some of his most frequented patients. He was adored and cherished by his patients and was considered a family doctor that specialized in orthopedics by many of them. He began his career at South Community Hospital, and transitioned to Community hospital, which he co-founded. He was instrumental in it’s development, and one of the main driving forces that has made it the success it is today. His passion over the last several years became the development of Chi-myst, a topical analgesic pain control alternative.
He is preceded in death by his father Col. Ralph Rosacker and mother-in-law Pearl, and will be sorely missed by his wife Carol, Mother Martha Rosacker, children David(Janet)West, Karen(Phillip)Maroc, Derek(Amy)West, Candice(Andy)Hicks, and Chris(Mary)Rosacker and family. Grandkids Nicholas, Jacob, and Connor, Drake and Breese, Ryan, Emma, Kennedy, and Greyson, Carson, Hudson, Isabella, Hannah, and Jackson. Brothers Lt Col Ralph” Rocky” and family and Lt Col David “Nails” and family.

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