WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN--Friendship Circle of West Bloomfield is honoring and memorializing the life of Dr. Jeffrey Farkas by dedicating the doctors’ office in Weinberg Village as Farkas Pediatrics. Dr. Farkas also had his Wayne State Medical School diploma and nameplate posted, which took place on Friday October 26th at Friendship Circle.
Dr. Farkas was murdered in December of 1989 while doing his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh but his memory has lived on in the hearts and minds of those who knew him. The dedication honoring Dr. Farkas, who was 26-years old at the time of his untimely death, was attended by his mother Connie Farkas and her husband. Dr. Farkas’ father Jerry resides in Pittsburgh. A ceremony for family and friends will be held in the spring of 2013.
Dr. Farkas was a graduate of West Bloomfield High School and did his under graduate work at University of Michigan. On the day Dr. Farkas was murdered he had been out helping a friend get his car started, and when he returned to his house he came face to face with an intruder who took his life. His killer was apprehended, tried and sentenced to life in prison.
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The dedication of the doctor’s office in the Weinberg Village as the Jeffrey Farkas Pediatric Care office was made possible by a contribution to Friendship Circle by Connie Farkas and her husband Don Wood in memory of Connie’s son.
"Dr. Farkas always wanted to go into a profession where he could help children so it is fitting that his name has been permanently placed on the walls of Friendship Circle", Executive Director, Bassie Shemtov said.
