SHASKAN, Gregory G. M.D. Gregory Giancarlo Shaskan, 44, of Houston, died Thursday, (Sept. 2, 2010) in Star City, Russia, while serving as a flight surgeon for NASA and the International Space Station. The cause of death was a heart attack. Greg was born January 14, 1966 in Naples, Italy, the son of Kathleen Field Cobb and Edward Shaskan. He grew up in Farmington, Conn., graduated from Farmington High School and Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. His childhood dream was to become an astronaut. He studied at The Actors’ Studio in New York City, and while in N.Y., earned many black belts in martial arts. Back to California, he taught Navy Seals Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and earned a master’s in Oriental medicine. Greg was a hero and humanitarian, helping Sri Lanka tsunami victims and hurricane victims in Belize and treating patients at home. He earned his medical degree from St Joseph’s Medical College. He was board certified in family practice, sports medicine and was soon to be certified in aerospace medicine. He is survived by his wife Sharon Fabian Shaskan and daughter Franchesca Mariana, of Chicago; mother Kathleen, stepfather Charles Cobb of Old Saybrook; father Edward, stepmother Jane Shaskan of West Hartford; also by his brother Drew Shaskan, wife Meredith, children Sidney, Cyrus; sister Lisa Farrell, husband Paul, children Dylan, Jacob, Callan; stepbrothers Jeffrey, wife Julie and children, and Christian and Andrew Roby; stepsisters Cynthia Pileski, husband John and children, and Rebecca Salisbury, husband David and children; uncles and aunts Charles and Germaine Field, Isabel, Jonathan, Ivy, Geoffrey, LuAnn Shaskan, and many dear cousins; in-laws Leonida and Oscar Fabian, brothers Jay and Alvin Fabian, many aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, 10:30 AM, St. James Church, 3 Mountain Rd., Farmington. Memorial donations may be sent to Sharon Fabian Shaskan, 6044 No. Mozart St., Chicago, IL 60659 to help continue sponsorship of three Philippine children, or to the University of Texas Medical Branch, Office of Development, c/o Gregory G. Shaskan Endowed Scholarship in Aerospace Medicine Education, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0148. We thank most sincerely family, friends and colleagues for the love, support and fellowship you have shared. Greg was loving, compassionate and happy. For guestbook visit www.smithcorcoran.com .
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