Willy Falk

FALK, WILLY, 88, died on September 1, 2016. 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, MA 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, FL; his grandchildren Alexa and Samantha; and his cousins Pearly Levine, Jenny Cyker, and Viviane Goldstein of Palm Beach, FL. He was the brother of the late Viviane Lagnado and Rosie Falk. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 4th at 11:00 AM at Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St., Providence. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Miriam Hospital, 164 Summit Ave., Providence, RI 02906. Shiva will be observed at his late residence following services Sunday and on Mon from 2-6 PM.