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John Freeman

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John Freeman

John Freeman died peacefully on Aug. 15, surrounded by his family, in his home in Yorktown. He was 70.

Freeman was born Aug. 7, 1950, in Liverpool, England. He attended Brighton Polytechnic, where he met his wife, who was an American student studying in the U.K. They were married in England and then moved to the U.S. Freeman worked at New York Presbyterian Hospital for 35 years.

He loved listening to music with a sketchbook in his hand, drawing everything around him. He left many pictures, finished and unfinished, for his family to enjoy.

Freeman was preceded in death by his parents, John and Kate. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Babbette, and his son and daughter, John and Julia. He is also survived by a close and loving family in Liverpool, which includes four siblings, Lynn Halliday, Roy Freeman, Pat Rafferty and Jeffrey Freeman, and their spouses and 12 nieces and nephews.

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