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1944
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2019
Arie Ben-Bassat Obituary
December 29, 1944 - October 15, 2019
Born in a moshav near Tiberius, Israel, Arie was the son of the late Yitzhak and Bruria (Gerassi) Ben-Bassat (z"l). After graduating from a college preparatory school, Arie bravely served in the IDF as a paratrooper, then received his MS and PhD in Microbiology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he worked as a research scientist at the Hadassah Hospital research facility. After his marriage to Laura, the family came to the US in 1978, where Arie worked as a microbiologist, among others, Cetus/Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA, and the DuPont Corporation.
Preceded in death by his parents, his brothers David Ben-Bassat, PhD (z"l) and Shmuel Ben-Bassat (z"l), Arie is survived by Laura Michelle (Ben-Bassat) Kaplan, JD, his former wife of 28 years, with whom he continued to share mutually friendly and supportive contact, by their cherished children, Oren Ben-Bassat, PhD, and Daniella Ben-Bassat, BFA, and by his brother Ami (Eti) Ben-Bassat.
Arie was a brilliant scientist, an avid reader and chess player and loved classical music and adventure travel. His humble calming demeanor and quiet sense of humor will be missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew him.
A Memorial Service at the Schoenberg Memorial Building, and visitation at Laura, Oren and Daniella's family home, were held October 18, 2019. In love, may his memory be blessed.
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