Linda HEMPHILL

HEMPHILL, Linda (Cashin) Of Lexington, February 24, 2025. Beloved wife of Thomas Scott Hemphill. Loving mother of Daniel Hemphill of Lexington and Bonnie Hemphill of Amesbury. Devoted sister of Arthur Cashin of Nashville, TN and David Cashin of Columbia, SC.

Linda grew up in Amherst, MA and Lieutenant Island, Wellfleet. She completed undergraduate education abroad in Beirut during her father's professional stint in Saudi Arabia, then earned her medical degree from Boston University, with residency and fellowship at Carney Hospital and St. Elizabeth's, respectively.

Dr. Hemphill leaves an indelible mark as a leader in preventive cardiology and lipidology research at USC, Boston Heart Foundation and most recently, MGH (2004-2024), where she established the leading regional apheresis center for treatment of severe lipid disorders. Linda was Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association as well as a founding Fellow and longstanding member of the Board of Directors of the National Lipid Association. She served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation, as President of the New England Lipid Association and as an Associate Editor of the "Journal of Clinical Lipidology." She was a passionate and generous colleague and caregiver.

Linda's deep faith in Jesus Christ defined her, touching countless lives. Friend of international students, supporter of world missions, active in her local church and a kindhearted healer, Linda served others with devotion.

A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, March 8, at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Rd., Lexington, at 3pm, for family and friends, with Visitation at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON, immediately prior from 1pm to 2:30pm. Donations in her memory may be made to the International Justice Mission (ijm.org). For complete obituary, visit www.douglassfh.com Douglass/Customer logo