Dr. Louis S. Berger

Dr. Louis S. Berger Forsyth . . . Dr. Louis S. Berger passed away peacefully on Sunday August 17, 2014, after a brief illness. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 pm on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Dr. Berger was born October 12, 1927, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Refugees from the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, his family settled in New York when he was a young child. A graduate of Princeton University, he earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Science degree in physics from Trinity University, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Berger had brilliant careers in engineering, music, and psychology. He played beautiful music as a cellist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, provided healing therapy and leadership as a clinical psychologist in San Antonio, Texas, and published numerous intriguing articles and books on subjects ranging from mathematics to psychology to philosophy. He spent his last years reading and writing radical philosophical works, listening to music, researching diet and fitness, debating politics, playing bridge, loving his wife, and relishing the quietness in rural Monroe County, Georgia. His last book will be published posthumously. Survivors include his wife Andrea Remick Berger of Forsyth, step-son Matt Millwood of Forsyth, niece Dr. Leslie Pepitone of West Chester, Pennsylvania, niece Dr. Jessica Pepitone of Providence, Rhode Island, and niece Ms. Andrea Louise Pepitone of Portland, Oregon. The family requests no flowers. Instead, please make donations to Pine Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210. Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.