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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, George L. Kline, 94, born on July 16, 1920 and made his exit at 6:30am, September 2, 2014. George passed away peacefully from respiratory complications associated with congestive heart failure.  

He was the youngest son of Eleanor and George Kline.

He has 4 children: Carol, George, Tom, Susan (deceased) and one adopted daughter: Angelika.  He has 11 grandchildren: Matt, Andrew, Kristina, Kelly, Krystal, Nickolas, Gretchen, Vanessa, George T., Emily and Joseph.  He has seven great grandchildren: Dalton, Austin, Wyatt, Marlowe, Charles, Avery and Taylor.

George had two successful careers.  After graduating from St. Vincent’s College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he was named chief of surgery at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida in 1946.  In 1948, he opened a private practice, as a general surgeon, in Walnut Creek, California. After retiring from surgery, he moved to southern California to complete the UCLA Department of Psychiatry Residency Program and the graduate program at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute. He was in private practice as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in Los Angeles for 33 years.

September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023
Dearest papa bear, your gentle beautiful spirit is loved and missed today and always. Love you ❤️
July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023
Today you would have been 104 years in this dimension. Now you are in the spiritual infinite dimension. Think of you everyday. Miss you always and love you forever.
July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022
Dearest papa bear, I know that you are at the next level of your spiritual evolutionary process working with other higher souls to help others, but I miss you very much…You are in my heart always …Love you forever…
July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022
Thinking of you on your birthday. Knowing you are having a new adventure in your next life. I am happy, healthy and doing fine in the next chapter of my life. The year is 2022. The planet is in a battle between good and evil. God always wins!
September 2, 2021
September 2, 2021
Thinking of the wonderful life we had married. When we first joined together we hiked, played tennis, traveled the US, worked and played and created a joyful life. We supported each other fulfilling our dreams. You would be pleased to know I’m fine and enjoying life. Our time together is like a chapter in the book of my life and yours too. I’m sure you are in your next chapter of life enjoying it fully. Love you 
July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021
Dearest papa bear: pray for you every night and love you till the end of time…❤️
September 2, 2020
September 2, 2020
Miss you and love you today, yesterday and always...
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
Sweet George, loved and remembered. You had a good long life and made a timely exit in 2014. The world in 2020 is upside down and the most vulnerable are our beloved seniors. Patriotic Americans are fighting an invisible enemy to preserve our Constitution. Those behind the New World Order want to remove what few freedoms we have left and implement socialism. I'm glad you are not here to witness this. It would make you sad. This is a year of chaos and division all over the world. Winner of this war will be announced in November. Stay tuned.
Your beloved wife in life, Sylvia
July 18, 2020
July 18, 2020
Six years and you would have been 100. Six years and you should have been here with us. To help us navigate; to help us cope with the sweeping changes in the world we once knew. The world you might not recognize today.
I have so much faith, but it might have been nice to talk things over with you.
I know how to be strong, you taught us that. I know how to be happy and secure, your love taught us that. I know how to survive in the world, after all I have your brains.
It's just... it's just, I miss your words of wisdom, dad.
September 2, 2019
September 2, 2019
Dearest Papa Bear we love you and you are always in our hearts, we miss you so very much ❤️
September 2, 2018
September 2, 2018
One in a zillion, you broke the mold, the most kindest generous loving person i have ever known and loved, you once said God worked through your hands...so true...miss you so much...love you forever papa bear.
July 16, 2017
July 16, 2017
Wish you were here so we could chat like we used to do everyday ...miss you so much, love you forever...
September 2, 2016
September 2, 2016
George is still in my thoughts regularly. He always had a smile on his face when I saw him and I'll be forever grateful for his friendship. His memory lives on. May he rest in peace.
July 17, 2016
July 17, 2016
One more year since my friend George has been gone. His light still shines as bright as ever and I still miss him.
September 15, 2014
September 15, 2014
I had the honor of meeting George through his daughter, Ms. Angel Appleton. I loved George's smile and sense of humor. He always appeared so dapper in his fedora and leather jacket! As a psychiatrist, he had a special adherence to psychoanalysis, and I'd love to hear him speak of the work and lives of Alfred Adler and Sigmund Freud. Dr. George Kline was such and intelligent and kind man. He is definitely missed!
September 13, 2014
September 13, 2014
I met George at a University Synagogue dance only a few years ago. Although he was unable to dance, he enjoyed accompanying Sylvia, his wife, and family to this dance event. Quite by chance I found a place at his/their table. When I was not dancing, I would sit and visit with George and found him to be a charming, intelligent and very sharp man. It was great fun to engage in repartees with him. He had sparkling, and I might add, mischievous blue eyes and he never "missed a beat." I always looked forward to seeing him on different occasions and felt blessed to know him and his family. He was a truly good man.
September 8, 2014
September 8, 2014
Roses were George's favorite flower. I surround him with bouquets of roses in every color in that magic place where he now resides!
September 7, 2014
September 7, 2014
Going through the photos of George took me back in time; seeing his smile, his love of dancing, pictures of him with his grandchildren like Emily, Vinny & Gretch, building tree forts, how handsome he was in his suit....George was part of my life for some of the formative years of my life. At fifteen I was in a serious auto accident where I broke the windshield with my face. My parents who were close to George called him to do the surgery at Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek. I will be forever grateful for his incredible skill & artistry. Later, when he was married to my mother, I think he took great pride that Anthony Quinn was flirting with me when we were out to dinner in Brentwood. It was only thanks to him that I had a face worth looking at. I'll remember all the times around the table at Tigertail,, or in Camarillo, or the get-togethers of the Kline-Weil tribe which were always spunky & fun. We all watched in wonder when my sister Beth's little son Jeb first saw the ornaments on the Christmas tree or fought off his sister from stealing his Christmas tricycle. George would be smiling the whole time, watching children interacting. He'd fill me in on psychiatric studies about kids throwing sand out of a sandbox. He also steered me away from medicine in college by having me work the graveyard shift at a nursing home & having me assist on a weekend office surgery when a patient had torn up his arm in a lawnmower accident. I nearly passed out & he had to tell me to hang my head between my knees so he didn't have 2 patients. Anthropology kept me away from blood & I was much happier.   So many memories of a time past..Such a teacher, such a healer, such a presence. Like Carol, I will see those sky blue eyes, that broad smile & hear his soft-spoken voice encouraging me to go in new directions.. I'm thankful for the time he was in my life. I'm sorry I never met Sylvia, but am glad he had such a great partner for his later years. I extend my heartfelt sympathy to Sylvia, George Jr., Carol & Tom. May George rest in peace.
September 5, 2014
September 5, 2014
We were fortunate to have known George and Sylvia through George's daughter and our dear friend, Angel. Alex worked at UCLA in Radiology and I worked at Kaiser as an RN. Knowing George was a surgeon always made us feel close to him and I also worked as a Recovery Room nurse for 5 years during my nursing career. George had a wonderful smile. I could always see the happiness he had being in the care of Angel. We shared wonderful moments with George, Sylvia and friends at the Dance on Sundays at the Jewish Center. Angel brought George to our Catholic Church for Mass at St. Paul the Apostle, and we shared time together eating after Church or having lunch in Westwood and Brentwood restaurants. George and Sylvia came to our home for Thanksgiving one year. They even liked all the food I cooked. Being a nurse I know the importance and value there is with quality of time and caring in our lives. Papa George, as Angel called him was fortunate to have Angel always being there to give him extra quality of life. We will always remember you George. Thanks for your warmth and wonderful smile. Debbie and Alex
September 4, 2014
September 4, 2014
"My father accomplished a great many things during his time among us. The son of a railroad worker he became a physician and surgeon. Later he joined the Psychoanalytic Institute. His professional life was dedicated to the care of others for both their physical and emotional needs. I'm proud of him for that. As his son I'm even more proud of him as a man.He became even more caring as he grew older."
September 4, 2014
September 4, 2014
George and Sylvia opened their arms and home to me in friendship and love. It was a delight to be with George!! He loved to laugh, go out dancing, watch movies and be with people. In many ways, George was a gentle giant of a man who was always there to listen and share his compassion. There was a twinkle in his eyes for his enjoyment of life and most especially for his darling Sylvia. I am so fortunate to have had George in my life as a dear friend and still have his spirit with me.
September 3, 2014
September 3, 2014
"George worked at my clinic in the late 80's and early 90's. He prescribed psychotropic medication for the patients at the Psychological Center for Treatment and Evaluation. He was a kind, gentle and caring doctor and the patients loved him. I told him he was my role model because of his energy, sense of humor, dedication and endurance.
I was very grateful to him because his services were essential to my psychology practice. My patients were in need of medication which I could not prescribe. We spent many good times together both during the time he worked at the Center and for years afterwards as our friendship continued up to the time he passed away. He was a loving and gentle soul with a big heart. I saw him Monday afternoon and am happy that I had a chance to tell him how much he had meant to me and that I loved him. He seem to hear me since as soon as I finished, he gave out a soft groan/moan as if to acknowledge that he had heard. I also told him that perhaps we'll see each other again in some other place. Bye George, my friend, my role model."
September 3, 2014
September 3, 2014
Strength, courage and passion, my Dad had all these qualities, but more than them it was his intelligence and deep love of people that made him who he was.
  He guided us to reach, and become all we were capable of being. His love of science was something I shared with him. He read Albert Einstein's biography to us when we were on vacation in Mexico. I was in the fifth grade and Einstein became my hero along with Davy Crockett.
  His values grew in me, inspiring me to become a medical researcher, a science teacher and a guidance counselor.
  I know I shared my Dad's intelligence, as my brothers and sister did as well. Dinner at our house always was filled with lively discussions. You had to bring your facts to the table though, because my brother Chip (George) could debate any point with razor precision. Dad always made us back up our positions with facts.
  I will miss my Dad for the rest of my life. I'll treasure the foundation of love and security he built around my life. In many ways he'll always be with me and live within my heart as I know he lives in all of us that knew and loved him.
  Our last conversation was so beautiful. He just kept telling me how he'd loved me all my life and how beautiful I am.
  Last summer we came out west to visit for what was to be the last time. As we spoke, we looked deep into each other's eyes.
  His eyes were so blue, clear like the sky. I felt I could see deep into his soul.
  When our plane took off from LA the sky was that same blue as his eyes. It was then that I cried, knowing that I might never see my Dad again.
  Now when I look at blue sky, I remember his eyes and feel his spirit is there all around us loving each and every one of us forever.
September 2, 2014
September 2, 2014
George has left our presence for an incredible adventure with infinite possibilities stretched out before him. He is still alive in God’s Love and undiminished he will always continue to express all of God’s wonderful qualities. As I bring George into my thoughts, I can feel his presence and all those qualities which have made us love him, and know he is very much alive with God and in His care. George, you will be missed!

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September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023
Dearest papa bear, your gentle beautiful spirit is loved and missed today and always. Love you ❤️
July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023
Today you would have been 104 years in this dimension. Now you are in the spiritual infinite dimension. Think of you everyday. Miss you always and love you forever.
July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022
Dearest papa bear, I know that you are at the next level of your spiritual evolutionary process working with other higher souls to help others, but I miss you very much…You are in my heart always …Love you forever…
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