Fred Baskin

Fred Baskin, 73, died January 1, 2015 in Dallas. He was born in Detroit to Sonya and Ben Rosen, and later adopted by Jacob Baskin. He received his B.S. from Wayne State. He earned numerous scholarships and was accepted into Harvard, Yale and U.C Berkley where he earned his Ph.D.. He was a professor of Neurology at U.T. Southwestern Med. School for 30 years. He conducted research on cancer,and later on Alzheimer's disease. He received numerous grants and published about 70 scientific articles in collaboration with his long-time colleague and friend, Roger Rosenberg. Dr. Baskin is survived by his wife, Olivia of 41 years, his son John of Frisco, his daughter Amanda (Dr. Robert Marks) of Austin, his sister Joyce Kushmar (Arnold Kushmar) of Detroit. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Ariana & Trina Baskin, Madison, Jacob, & Abigail Marks, and many nephews, nieces, grand nephews and grand nieces. He was respected, admired and loved by many for his humility despite his great intelect and accomplishments. He loved his family,his friends, music and books. He suffered a stroke in 2003, abruptly leaving him mentally & physically incapacitated. There are not enough words to express our love and gratitude for the patient, loving care provided to him by his aids Reuben Phiri and Edith Granger, and the staff at Legacy Preston Hollow. Funeral services will be at Sparkman/Hillcrest on Sunday, January 4th at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, KERA or Jewish Family Services of Dallas.