Raised in Tribute:
$278.62Philip Singer; Husband of Vivian Singer; Father of Melissa (Joshua) Close, Rebecca (Lorin) Meskin, and Nathaniel (Mara) Singer; Grandfather of Jacob, Chana, and Avi Close, and Samuel Meskin; Brother of Joanne Singer and Eliot (Skip) Singer; Uncle of Jacquie Tannanbaum; Brother-in-law of Norman Chandler.
Philip Singer was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2011, while he continued to live his life his way, in December 2023 the disease and complications overtook him.
Philip Singer was born in Denver, Colorado on December 12, 1948, to parents, Rose and Milton Singer. Philip graduated from South High School, started working for the United States Postal Service in 1967 and retired in 2007. He married Vivian Chandler April 9, 1978, and had twin daughters, Rebecca and Melissa in 1980. In 1984 they welcomed son, Nathaniel and those were the happiest years of Philip's life. Philip was lucky to have seen his children all married; Rebecca to Lorin Meskin, Melissa to Joshua Close and Nathaniel to Mara Lampert, and even got to enjoy his grandchildren Jacob, Chana, Avi Close, Samuel Meskin, and even a grand dog Oreo Singer.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today. The Foundation is the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, with more than $800 million in high-impact research funded to date.
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