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PHILIP ROBERT FOTI M.D.

Honolulu, Hawaii

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PHILIP ROBERT FOTI, MD January 5, 1937 December 4, 2024 Born in Elizabeth, NJ, to Frank and Giovanna Foti, Dr. Foti passed away at home in Lanikai, due to complications following a bout of dengue fever several years ago. He was a true Renaissance man: physician, scientist, inventor, architect,...

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We were friends for 40 years. I have so many fond memories of the times that we spent together. You will always stay on my heart, and I will always miss you

What a wonderful friend he was, from a wonderful family. I have missed our shared times with a glass of red wine in hand, or on the water, in canoes or sailboats, in oceans 'round the world, ever since I left the Islands. Fair winds & Following Seas, Phil

Truly an admirable life story!!

Like a tree needs water we all need the sea then the circle of life is complete

Dear friend, and colleague. A wonderful person. I learned a lot of medicine and how to take care of people from him. I Witnessed his compassion caring for my wife, Carolyn, Who passed a few minutes after his visit at my home. He will be remembered with love in my heart.

Thank you for all you did to make this world a better place. You always greeted me with a smile that lit up your whole being. From the halls of the hospital to the beach at practice. In a beautiful act of kindness, you let my friend and I stay at your sweet house on big island when we had a triathlon there. You shared that your wife and you designed it so your kids were discouraged from staying with you. It was your place with her. Smart guy . That kindness will never be forgotten. Your...

Thanks for sharing your Tahitian dream w/me Dr. Foti! Your legacy will live on as I search for meaning in the South Pacific.

Surrounding you all with love & light. Reflecting on our Summer adventures together on Lanai and all the fun we had in Lanikai before the world found out about it. He will be missed.