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Stephen Wayne Borrus, MD
Dr. Stephen Wayne Borrus, 73, of Lawrenceville, NJ passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved by family, friends, colleagues, and patients, he was a pillar of his community where he practiced internal medicine for over 44 years.
Born in 1947 in Newark, NJ to the late Dr. Joseph and Gladys Borrus, he grew up in Edison and attended high school at Rutgers Preparatory School. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester in 1969 and his medical degree at The College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now called Rutgers School of Biomedical & Health Sciences) in 1973. After internal medicine residency training in Miami Beach, FL, he returned to New Jersey in 1976 and joined Lawrence Medical Associates in Lawrenceville, where he practiced medicine right up until his cancer diagnosis in November 2020. He was affiliated with Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he was the Section Chief of Internal Medicine for many years. He was also a longtime member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians.
His family and friends will miss his amazing and unique sense of humor, his calm and gentle manner, and the compassion he showed for everyone he met throughout his life. Given his extraordinary humor, he was invited to be Master of Ceremonies at his hospital’s annual awards dinner, an event that he thoroughly enjoyed hosting each year.
In addition to his work, Stephen enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling to his vacation home in Boca Raton, FL and cheering on his beloved Dodgers (he remained loyal to them ever since they left Brooklyn when he was a child), Eagles and Vikings. He was beyond thrilled to witness the Dodgers celebrate a championship in 2020.
He was also a longtime member of Congregation Brothers of Israel, formerly of Trenton, NJ and now located in Newtown, PA.
Stephen is survived by his wife of 49 years Dorit Borrus, his daughter Dr. Michelle Borrus (Frank) of Bethesda, MD, his son Dr. Daniel Borrus (Ilene) of Princeton, NJ and his five grandchildren: Jenna, Jake, Olivia, Victoria, and Ethan. He is also survived by his sister Kathy Borrus of Washington, DC, his brother Michael Borrus (Audi) of San Francisco, CA, his nephew Josh, and his niece Samantha.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a graveside service on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 will be private. A public memorial service will be planned for a later date when it is safe to do so.
Contributions in memory of Stephen may be made to the American Cancer Society, Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Congregation Brothers of Israel, or Abrams Hebrew Academy.
My deepest sympathy on the loss of this wonderful man.
Judy Wientzen
Arlington, VA
I worked with Dr. Borrus at Helene Fuld Hospitall back in the 1980’s. He was such a wonderful compassionate man. He will be missed. God’s speed.
Over the years I have heard wonderful stories about Stephen from his sister Kathy Borrus who is my neighbor in Washington, DC. Please know how sorry I am for your loss and for his loss to so many of his friends, colleagues and patients. Please accept my deepest sympathy.
I’m so deeply sorry for your loss. I have been a patient for over 30 years. I have never met the most caring loving compassionate kind person in my life. He was the BEST doctor and I will never find another like him. He always spoke about his family and loved his grandkids and my last appointment was before thanksgiving and how he was wanting to go to Florida with his wife. What a sweet and kind man who loved and cared for his patients. He will be greatly missed by all. My deepest sympathy to your family. Marijane Supal
My heart is broken I have never had nor met a doctor like him. I feel like I have lost a family member. Much love to his family. He will be missed by us all.
We were patients of his for 20 years and he was the best. He enjoyed his work and was a great Doctor. He always called with test results and was always thorough kind and gentle. I feel like a lost member of my family. Who ever I go to in the future will have shoes to big to fill. I am sorry for your family’s loss he was a great person. Fitzpatrick’s
Alan and Larissa
I feel like I lost a member of my family. My wife and I were patients for 20 years. He cannot be replaced. He was kind and gentle and loved helping his patients. We moved from Lawrenceville to Mount Laurel in 2004 and still continued to go to him. He was a great Doctor. My condolences to your family but he did allot of good for allot of people.
My deepest sympathies to Dr. Borrus’ family and friends. He was a great doctor who cared about his patients and was always there for them. He was my doctor for the past 27 years. He will truly be missed. May he rest in peace.
We are deeply saddened! Dr. Borrus cared for three generations during the past 44 years. He along with Dr. Adler were an inspiration to my sister’s care before and after multiple-organ transplantation. Dr. Borrus was not only an awesome doctor but a very caring and genuine person! It was a pleasure and honor to know Dr. Borrus. Our sincere Sympathy and Prayers for the Family and Lawrenceville Medical Associates!
I am so deeply sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Borrus. I was a patient of his for many years. He was uncommonly caring and patient with all who came in contact with him. His type of old-school caring and professionalism will not be seen anytime soon. He was one in a million. May his memory be a blessing to his family.
Toni Feeback
So sorry to learn of the passing of Steven. I will always cherish the memories of sitting with him at the scorers table at the RPS basketball games when he was the student manager and I was his “assistant “….( we were both Dodger fans )and were thrilled to be a part of OKE’s basketball team and cheer on Billy Landau, Dave Lampen, Andy Blumberg, Jay Greengarten, Hal Spiegel, Joe Jacobs, Roy Mittman and the rest of the guys….
After 55 years I still remember his Steven’s warmth, friendship, humor and support….
My wife Linda and I send our deepest sympathies to Kathy and all of Steven’s family.
Jim Filenbaum , RPS Class of ‘67
We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Dr. Borrus. We were privileged to be his patients for 44 years. We feel that we have not only lost the greatest doctor ever but someone who really cared about us. We knew we could rely on him to give us an immediate call on test results; answer any questions we had and advise us as to the best treatment. We feel we have lost a family member . We know he will be greatly missed by all.
My heart aches. Forty-two years ago, by shear luck, I found this amazing man who became my doctor, my friend and part of my family. You can see by the comments posted what a gracious, kind, caring, NICE man he was and how much he meant to all of us. I spoke with him a couple days before he passed. I will be forever grateful for that pleasure and will remember it always. He will not be forgotten. Sincere sympathy to his family.
Dr. Borrus was the nicest person I ever met. I worked with him for 42 years at the hospital. His kindness and service to the hospital, his patients and the community will be missed. He was one of a kind.
Dr. Norris was recommended as a great and compassionate doctor for my mom when I moved her here from Maryland. LIked him so much he became my doctor and he lifted the spirits as well as tending to the body. Loved how excited he was to become a grandfather and how fondly he spoke of his family and his January Florida trips. My condolences to the family. We have lost a great man. Rest in peace Dr. Norris.
There are no words to express our deep sadness to hear of the passing of our friend and Doctor! Steve was one of a kind! We will miss him and his compassion! Thinking of you and your family during this sad time! May his memory be a blessing!! We are here for you!!
On behalf on the Meara family we offer our sincerest condolences. Dr Borrus’ compassion and good nature sustained us in our time of need. We always found time during office visits to discuss our Florida trips and politics, believe it or not! We will pray for your strength at this time, as we will miss him very much.
I worked with Dr. Borrus in the 80’s at Helene Fuld and again in the 2000’s with BNA. What a wonderful doctor, and person. He will be sorely missed. My sympathies to his family.
Our deepest sympathy to all his family to a wonderful man that was our family doctor for over 30 years. We will greatly miss him.
Marvin and Linda Marquart and Family
Lawrenceville, NJ
My deepest sympathy, on the passing of Dr. Borrus, to his family. He was an amazing doctor and man, he wil be a great loss to all, he was my mom’s doctor many years ago, such a very caring person. He will be missed by many. always had a smile
Our deepest condolences to you all. I hope you can find some comfort in his wonderful legacy of the beautfiul memories he has created with you all. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this unimaginable time!
Love,
The Rupolo Family
Our deepest condolences to the Borrus family! I remember him being really funny and love his humor! He will be missed! Love to hugs to the family.
Prayers with you all
Jayshree and Roger Sawhney
Although I never met you personally , I knew so much about the amazing person you were . You will be greatly missed by so many . Your buddy Dr. Hannani is so heart broken by your sudden loss . I will miss hearing the funny stories about the two of you and your adventures . The never ending laughs over the phone conversations in between patients . The friendship I saw you two share was one of a kind . May you rest peacefully in heaven . My condolences to the entire family .
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Steve. Our families were connected for many years and my brother and Steve always rode their bicycle together. Sad for all especially Kathy and Michael who we all knew. Thoughts and prayers are coming your way.
Our deepest sympathies to Dorit, Michelle, Daniel and all the Borrus family for the grievous and untimely loss they have sustained. We are saddened that Steve z/l, who devoted his life to the healing of others, was unable himself to receive the refuah shleimah for which all those who were praying for for him were hoping. May his life and his memory serve as a blessing and an inspiration to all who knew him, loved him and respected him, May he rest in peace, Paula and Stuart Goss and family.
Farewell my oldest friend. From all our bike riding as kids to attending the same college, we had some wonderful times growing up together. All those memories flooding my brain and wishing your family the best!
On behalf on the Morreale family we offer our deepest condolences to the Borrus family. Dr. Borrus cared for 4 generations of our family. He was a wonderful doctor and person. He will be missed and is in our prayers.
Our hearts are saddened by the loss of the kindest Doctor I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. Dr. Borrus was so compassionate and truly cared about you as a patient and friend. My parents Joseph and Mary Corridoni absolutely adored him and trusted his medical expertise.
He seen us through many health crisis. I remember when he first started working At Lawrence Medical on Lawrence Road. When my Mom couldn’t go to the office anymore he would make a house call. He would play with our dog and he enjoyed seeing all the Christmas decorations as he toured the house. He had a great sense of humor and made us all feel like family instead of a patient.
Dr. Borrus was an inspiration and one of a kind. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. Sincerely, Judi (Corridoni) and Scott Sandford, Debary, Florida
(Formerly of Ewing, NJ).
My deepest condolences to all the Borrus family on the sudden loss of Steven. Kathy and I have been big & little sisters since college. It is heartbreaking to hear about this tragedy and to read how many loved and respected him. What a pillar in the community who generosity, kindness and empathy were paramount. His memory will be a blessing for all of you.
We are deeply saddened for your loss. Dr. Borrus was a beautiful man, inside and out. He was blessed by his unwavering passion for his profession and it showed with the deepest concern for all of his patients. We came for his exceptional medical care, we stayed for his stories. He will be sorely missed by all of us! Thank you for everything and god bless you all during this difficult time.
My husband and I were patients of Dr. Borrus for over thirty years. He was a compassionate and caring person, I just had a appointment with him in November of last year so, I was very saddened to hear of his retirement due to illness and just hearing today that he had passed away. He will be deeply missed. Rest in Heavenly peace Dr. Borrus.