29 June, 2012
Fred T. Hoskins, 62, died Wednesday June 27, 2012 at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Diane M. Hayward, to whom he was married for 25 years. Born in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of Fred Hoskins and the late Dorothy (McBurnie) Hoskins.
Fred received his bachelors degree in accounting from Adelphi University and his law degree from Suffolk University. He was employed by Northeastern University as Senior Director of Central Cooperative Education Services.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Daniel and Katherine of Hopkinton, his sisters Patricia Hoskins and Dianne Serka and her daughters Tonya and Melana, all of CA, his in-laws Jean and Francis "Skip" Hayward, and numerous relatives in the Aitken, Prescott and Sables families of Hopkinton.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, July 3 at 10:00 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 20 Church Street. Burial will follow in Mt. Auburn Cemetery , Hopkinton. Calling hours are Monday, July 2 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m at the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church Street.
Donations may be made to Dana Farber Contribution Services, 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA 02445.
