Sandra Harmon-Weiss, a retired family physician, award-winning Temple trustee, and former Aetna vice president, passed away at 81 from cancer. Known as 'Temple Made,' she dedicated her career to healthcare, academia, and the Temple University community. She held numerous leadership roles at Temple, including chair of the board of trustees, and was recognized for her expertise in family practice medicine and health insurance.
Sandra Harmon-Weiss, retired family physician, award-winning Temple trustee, and former Aetna vice president, has died at 81 “Her breadth of knowledge and perspective on health care matters made her an invaluable voice in every role that she held,” Temple president John Fry said in a tribute.
; former vice president and head of government programs for Aetna Inc.; volunteer; and mentor to many, died Friday, Jan. 3, of cancer at her home.and Cape May Courthouse, Dr. Harmon-Weiss was what her academic colleagues called “Temple Made.” She worked days as a Temple lab tech while earning a bachelor’s degree at Temple in 1971 and graduated from what is now Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1974.She went on to become a member, vice-chair, and chair of many Temple committees and boards, including the university board of trustees. She was an expert on family practice medicine and health insurance, and Temple president John Fry said in a“Her breadth of knowledge and perspective on health care matters made her an invaluable voice in every role that she held.” She also chaired boards for Temple University Hospital and Temple University Health System. Earlier, from 1978 to 1984, she was a clinical assistant professor in Temple’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. “Her passion for the institution’s success was clear in every role she undertook,” Michael Young, chief executive officer at Temple Health System, said in aShe championed educational and vocational variety — she went to three colleges and worked in health care, academia, and the corporate world — and she praised Temple as a “smorgasbord of educational opportunity.” “She was an accomplished physician and executive but also such a warm, kind person, which was one of the first things I noticed upon meeting her.” “My classmates and I were a new generation of medical students, young and idealistic,” she said in a profile she wrote for a Temple publication. “We needed to get to know ourselves before we could minister to others.” Her work was recognized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the federal Health Care Financing Administration. She was inducted into Temple’s Gallery of Success and earnedin 2009 and 2015. She also established the Emma C. Weiss Memorial Scholarship at Temple for primary care medical students.for a decade in the 1970s and ‘80s, and simultaneously was assistant director of the Family Practice Center at Abington Memorial Hospital. She joined U.S. Healthcare Inc., now Aetna Inc., in the late 1980s and rose to vice president and director of government programs. She spoke on medical issues at congressional hearings and worked on projects with federal departments, the National Institutes of Health, the American Geriatrics Society, and other organizations. “It was clear to me that I needed to move forward with my formal education, so I became a Temple Owl in the true sense, attending classes at night to complete my undergraduate degree.”, colleagues called her “intelligent and insightful“ and “the best mentor, teacher, communication coach, and patient and caregiver advocate I’ve had the privilege to work with.” A longtime friend said: “Sandy was always able to reason any issue to a good conclusion.” She was also one of the first doctors to be featured in a TV commercial and print ad for U.S. Healthcare. “She was an extrovert. She had a force of will,” said her daughter, Jennifer Sekerka. “When she put her mind to it, she did it.”was born Feb. 23, 1943. She earned a prestigious science award, played tennis and field hockey, and was inducted later into the Norristown Area High School Hall of Fame. She attended Antioch College and Ohio Northern University before finishing at Temple. She married Bruce Harmon, and they had a daughter, Jennifer. After a divorce, she married Frederick Lytel. After his death, she married Richard Weiss. He died in 2021. Dr. Harmon-Weiss and her husband collected antiques and art, and enjoyed entertaining family and friends. She was active at the Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, and supported Temple athletics and all kinds of alumni efforts.In addition to her daughter, Dr. Harmon-Weiss is survived by a sister, half-brother, and other relatives. A sister died earlier. A celebration of her life is to be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 9425 3rd Ave.,
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