Professor Ezzat Hegazy (1931-2016), was an eminent social gerontologist. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of social gerontology in Egypt and the Arabic world. He has led a rich scientific career during his work in the National center for social and criminological research. His contributions covered multiple sociology domains, his work in social gerontology has set the foundation of Gerontology in Egypt and the Arab world leaving us with a huge Legacy of scientific achievements. This article is an attempt to register his effort a nd contributions as a role model for young gerontologists.