Dr. Vojtech Sailer was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on October 14, 1931, and passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, at home. He was survived by his wife of 52 years, Dr. Tania Aynat Sailer, and his children Olga Ribble of Ringwood, New Jersey, Dr. Voyta Sailer and wife Laura, of Lewisville, North Carolina, Sandra Sailer-Taylor and husband Chadwick Taylor of Columbia, and Raoul Sailer and wife Patricia Bivens Sailer of Summerville, South Carolina, eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Starting in 1945, he attended George of Poděbrad Gymnasium, the equivalent of high school, in Czechoslovakia. He began his medical studies at Charles University in Prague in 1951, completing pediatrics studies at Palacký University Olomouc in 1957. There he met his first wife Dana Kozáková. 

In 1964, he moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he served as the Director of Pediatrics at St. Mary’s Clinic. Most notably he treated the grandchildren of the last Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie.  After the passing of his first wife, he moved with his two older children to Corpus Christi, Texas, where he met his second wife, Dr. Tania Aynat Sailer while they worked at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. He later moved his family to Columbia, South Carolina, where he practiced pediatrics in the Irmo area.  He coached numerous Irmo soccer teams to championships. In 1978, Vojtech started an annual hiking trip to Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains, this tradition will be continued for many years to come.  

A modern Renaissance man, Vojtech was a self-taught classical pianist. His other passions included tennis, hiking, kayaking, yoga, cycling, soccer, skiing, and painting. 

He was predeceased by his first wife Dana Kozak Sailerova and his brother Dr. Jiri Sailer.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Dr. Sailer’s name to The Alzheimer's Association of South Carolina; 140 Stoneridge Dr #640, Columbia, SC 29210 or online at https://www.alz.org/sc.

Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation and service at Woodridge Memorial Park and Funeral Home; 138 Corley Mill Road, Lexington at 11am on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Interment will immediately follow at Bush River Memorial Gardens; 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia.