{"id":30476,"date":"2016-06-04T22:31:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T04:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=30476"},"modified":"2017-03-12T06:15:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T12:15:49","slug":"oldest-living-pharmacist-in-la-ralph-moskowitz-dies-funeral-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/oldest-living-pharmacist-in-la-ralph-moskowitz-dies-funeral-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldest living pharmacist in LA., Ralph Moskowitz, dies; funeral June 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RALPH MOSKOWITZ, a retired pharmacist, who was the oldest living registered pharmacist in the state, died of cancer at his home on June 3. He was 95.<\/p>\n<p>A native New Orleanian, Moskowitz resided in both New Orleans and Metairie. He was a practicing, registered pharmacist for over 50 years and a member of several pharmaceutical organizations. He received his bachelor of science degree in Pharmacy and a doctorate degree in Pharmacy from Loyola University and was a gold certificate holder from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran of World War II, he served in the United States Army as a pharmacist prior to his receiving his doctrorate in Pharmacy from Loyola University and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. He worked as a pharmacist with the Veterans Administration for 25 years prior to his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Moskowitz was a member for 67 years in Linn Wood &#8211; Ionic Masonic Lodge # 167, having been initiated an Entered Apprentice Mason, passed to the degree of Fellowcraft and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason all within a month period from April to May, 1949. Moskowitz received a gold certificate in May of 1999 from the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, which entitled him to lifetime membership.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors include his nephew Leon Cecil Morvay (Gail) of Dallas, several great nephews, great nieces and several great-great nephews.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives and friends of the family attended the graveside services officiated by Rabbi Gabriel Greenberg, at Anshe Sfard Cemetery, 4400 Elysian Fields Avenue, on Mon., June 6, at 10:00 a.m. A Masonic funeral service and a military service were incorporated into the religious service.\u00a0 Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. 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