Philip Bassin, September 29, 2023

Beloved husband of Gayle (Barnett) Bassin.  Dear father of Todd Bassin and Abbe Bassin.  Loving grandfather of Jacob and Andrew Bassin, Mia and Sydney Rubenstein.  Beloved brother of Vicki (late Leonard) Raiffie, Cindy (Brian) Travers and the late Stanford Bassin.  Dear uncle, cousin and friend.

Philip was born in St Louis on May 20, 1939 to Sidney and Fay Bassin, their first of four children.  He attended Jackson Park elementary school and graduated from University City high school class of ‘57. He attended Mizzou for one year but transferred to Washington University where he was president of his ZBT fraternity and graduated with a degree in industrial engineering and later a Master’s degree in engineering administration.

Philip was hired by Jewish Hospital and rose quickly to Associate Director. Also at this time he met the love of his life, Gayle Barnett, at the hospital, and they were married for 56 years. They had two children and eventually 4 grandchildren, who became the light of his life.  Through the years Phil was employed at Centerco Properties where he worked alongside good friends Jack Wolf and Art Loomstein, and eventually he joined his brother, Stanford, in the automotive parts business which became S&S Automotive.  This partnership lasted almost 30 years and included his son Todd.

Phil had many interests and hobbies, including: golf, fishing, classical music (he was a dedicated patron of the St. Louis Symphony), coin collector, sports enthusiast (especially the  St. Louis Blues), nature lover (animals, birds, trees and the beautiful outdoors) and an avid reader and history buff. After retiring, he became an ambassador volunteer at the St Louis Zoo and also a docent at the St Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum.

Graveside service Wednesday, October 4, 1:00pm at Beth Shalom Cemetery, 650 White Road.  Contributions in his memory may be made to Stray Rescue of St. Louis, 2320 Pine Street, St. Louis, MO 63103.

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