Brucha Dickinson November 28, 1948 - April 8, 2024
Miami, Florida - Dr. Brucha L. Dickinson, resident of South Miami, Florida, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 8, 2024, in the University of Miami Hospital at the age of 75.
Brucha was born in Bogotá, Colombia, on November 28th of 1948. Her primary and secondary school years were at the Colombian Hebrew School, and at Colegio Refous, where she graduated in 1965 as a top student. She then studied medicine at the National University of Colombia. After different life adventures including a year studying in Israel, she graduated in 1977, followed by residency training in Internal Medicine (1982) and a year of Infectious Diseases fellowship (1983), both at the National University of Colombia.
Brucha was married to Dr. Oswaldo Lazala from 1972 to 1989, and then to Dr. Gordon M. Dickinson from 1992 until her passing. When she moved to Miami, Brucha switched her field to Pathology and she completed another internship and residency in Pathology at the Jackson Memorial Hospital. She subsequently worked for various organizations, including the Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, several labs and then with a pathology group covering North Shore Hospital in Miami and Florida Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale. She had found her niche in the practice of pathology. Brucha was pre-deceased by her mother and father, Malka (Goldenberg) Leibovich and Tulio Leibovich, both holocaust survivors. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Gordon M. Dickinson, ex-husband Dr. Oswaldo Lazala, and children, Mauricio Lazala and Silvia Lazala, as well as her brother, Leon Leibovich. She was a loving stepmother for Gordon’s children: Tom Dickinson, Gordon Lee Dickinson, and Cynthia Stolzenberger. Gordon and Brucha have 10 grandchildren scattered globally from Honolulu, Hawaii to Frankfurt, Germany: Teo Lazala, Ely Lazala, Gala Breeland, Skye Dickinson, Emily Sarasa, Gordon Riley Dickinson, Cooper Dickinson, Elle Dickinson, Evan Stolzenberger, and Maxwell Stolzenberger.
Brucha was a warm and kind person, who focused on her family, but maintained relationships with a wide circle of friends, including those met in childhood and her school years. She took a strong interest in the social issues currently at the forefront of news, and was financially conservative but fiercely liberal on social issues. She was well informed, well read and a true cinephile. She had a contagious smile, warm voice, and was passionate about improving the lives of her patients and others around her. She surpassed her husband at ping pong, as she also did in their evening ritual of Wordle, La Palabra, Worldle, and Statele.
The Dickinson and Lazala family intend to hold a memorial service for Brucha Dickinson the second week of July. Details to be confirmed in the coming weeks. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Sylvester Cancer center in Brucha Dickinson’s memory.