Dr. Arthur Bogart

Dr. Arthur Bogart, a Livingston resident for over 60 years, died following complications of pneumonia on September 9, 2021, at 98 years of age. He was an internist in private practice for 53 years, and on the staff of Saint Barnabas Medical Center from 1959 to 2006. He often said that he retired early, at the age of 84.

As a young man, he served in the Army for three years during World War II, and in the Korean War for two years as an Air Force physician at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He often recalled with pride marching in the November 11, 1995 New York City parade that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. The New York Times coverage began this way: “With 500,000 cheering, flag-waving spectators lining the way, thundering drums, and nostalgic Glenn Miller swing in the autumn air, tens of thousands of proud American warriors marched out of the past and up Fifth Avenue yesterday in New York’s largest Veterans Day parade since the end of World War II.” Young soldiers saluted him as he passed, and at lunch, a Swedish man came up to shake his hand and thank him for the courage and sacrifice of the American soldiers who saved Europe.

Dr. Bogart was a graduate of Marquette Medical School. His patients and colleagues respected him for his integrity and attentive, compassionate care. Letters from former patients show his dedication: “I want to tell you how much you helped me psychologically with your personal warmth and understanding of my problems. I think I can win this battle within myself because you conveyed the human interest I needed so badly;” and “Never has anyone devoted himself so to the care of a sick person as well as to his family. We will always be grateful.”

Dr. Bogart enjoyed traveling and appreciated the arts, especially classical music, the opera, ballet, and theater. After his retirement, he played bridge every week at the Essex Bridge Center.

His wife, Phyllis, predeceased him; his son Peter, daughter-in-law Susan, grandson Alexander, and other son David survive him.

Funeral services at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York were private.