Solomon Kimerling

Solomon P. Kimerling (born December 12, 1930; died April 7, 2022 in Birmingham) was president of the Alabama Oxygen Company.

Solomon was the son of Max and Tillie Alterman Kimerling of Birmingham. He graduated from Ramsay High School and was a member of the Air Force ROTC at the University of Alabama. During the Korean War he served in France.

After returning home, he built up his father's manufacturing company and took it public. He served a term as president of the International Oxygen Manufacturers Association. He was also involved in the development of solar energy installations. After retiring he taught as an adjunct professor at the UAB School of Business.

Kimerling also served as president of the Birmingham Jewish Federation, and was a founding member of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in 1974.

Kimerling and his wife, the former Rita Capouya had four children: Elise, Judith, Michael, and Leslie. Rita died of cancer in 2010.

In 2012–2013 Kimerling worked with historian Pamela Sterne King to research and write a 17-part newspaper column series for Weld for Birmingham recounting Birmingham's efforts to unseat Bull Connor. He also created the Rita C. Kimerling Public History Endowment for the UAB Department of History.

Kimerling died in 2022 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

References

• "Personal History" (October 17, 2017) Arts & Sciences Magazine, UAB College of Arts and Sciences
• "Solomon P. Kimerling" obituary (April 8, 2022) The Birmingham News