Willy Falk, 88

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Willy Falk died Sept. 1. He was the husband of Violette (Barouk) Falk. Born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of the late Ferdinand and Helen (Gershon) Falk, he had been a resident of Rhode Island for 50 years.

 

A graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Mass., and the Paris Medical School, he completed his residency at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Jacobi Hospital. He was a pathologist at the former Union Hospital in Fall River and for many years at Women & Infants Hospital in Rhode Island.

Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Dr. Lisa Falk of Boca Raton, Fla.; his grandchildren Alexa and Samantha; and his cousins Pearly Levine, Jenny Cyker and Viviane Goldstein of Palm Beach, Fla. He was the brother of the late Viviane Lagnado and Rosie Falk.

Contributions in his memory may be made to The Miriam Hospital, 164 Summit Ave., Providence, R.I. 02906.