Alan Michael Immerman passed away unexpectedly on December 5th, 2020 at his home in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 70.
Alan is survived by his wife, Teresa Immerman; his daughter, Laurel Immerman; his son-in-law, Nicholas Burchfield, his grandson Oliver Burchfield; his brother Michael Immerman and sister-in-law, Irene. He also leaves behind a large extended family of nieces and nephews and many dear friends. He is predeceased by his parents; Margery and Milton Immerman, and his son Daniel Immerman.
Alan was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 9th, 1950 and graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1968. He went on to study at Hillsdale College and University of Wisconsin- Madison before moving out west to Arizona where he studied Chemistry at Northern Arizona University and met his wife, Teresa Immerman (Martinez). On August 15th, 1976 they married in Flagstaff. As husband and wife, they traveled to Lombard, Illinois to finish his studies earning him a Doctorate of Chiropractic from National University of Health Sciences in 1980. On January 15th, 1985 and October 4th, 1988, he welcomed his children Daniel and Laurie, who were the lights of his life.
From 1981 to 2001, he ran and operated the Immerman Chiropractic Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1991 he founded Arizona Chiropractic Society, the largest state chiropractic association in Arizona, and ran it for almost 30 years.
Alan was a devoted husband and father and passionate about who and what he believed in. He was an avid nutritionist and enjoyed hiking, writing, and music. He was an advocate for his chiropractic profession and felt best when he was making people feel better. He taught and advocated for plant-based nutrition and therapeutic fasting decades before it became popular. His family says he created smoothies before there were such things! He will be deeply missed by his friends, family, and all who knew him.
Deeply spiritual, Alan's favorite and most often quote was, "Love is the law of God. You live that you may learn to love. You love that you may learn to live. No other lesson is required of man." - Mikhail Naimy
A memorial service is scheduled for Monday January 18th, 2021. To keep safety in mind, the service will be streamed on Facebook at 2pm. To view, go to Hansen Mortuary's Facebook page and find the live stream. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Frank Pekoc
I can't remember the last time that I saw or spoke to Alan, but when we were both at Fernway Elementary we were friends. I remember going to his birthday party in the spring one year. I think it must have been around the time Alan Shepard became the first American astronaut in space, becasue that was a topic of conversation at the party.
Our paths diverged - Alan went off to private school at some point (US?) and we lost touch. I remember him as a good person, and a good friend, and I was saddened to see that he had passed on.
Milan Tiff
I remember Alan very well. We had gym class together and was often times pared up together for gym test. I would say, " Immerman, watch this " and we both would get enough points to pass. Great guy.