In addition to his practice, Dr. Srsic also was an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University Medical School.
"I was his nurse and office manager for 24 years, plus my son and daughter were his patients," said Lee Anne Clemens, who lives in Pasadena.
"He was a very caring doctor and a very caring person. He loved children, and they always brought a smile to his face when they came in," she said. "He was always very proud of their accomplishments, and he'd tell parents what a great job they were doing raising their children."
Mrs. Clemens described him as a "meticulous physician" who checked on patients daily when they were in the hospital and talked with their families.
"He had such affection for those children," she said. "They were his life, and he enjoyed taking care of them and keeping them well until they were grown."
Mrs. Clemens said he also cared about his staff. "He'd never let us walk to the parking lot alone," she said. "We miss him dearly."
For 32 years, Dr. Srsic lived in Queenstown in a home overlooking the Wye River, where he was able to indulge his passion for boating, crabbing and fishing.
He was an avid Notre Dame football fan and also liked traveling and attending the theater.
He had been president of the Maryland Chapter of the American Cancer Society and was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Dr. Srsic was a former longtime communicant of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in Queenstown, and was a member of St. Christopher Roman Catholic Church in Chester, where a Mass of Christian burial was offered Tuesday.
Surviving in addition to his wife of 51 years and his daughter are a son, Peter A. Srsic of Queenstown; two other daughters, Karen Shorter of Moodus, Conn., and Beth Conolly of Jeffersonton, Va.; a sister, Martha Berdnik of Pittsburgh; and six grandchildren.
