Linda Dubins, MD

In memory of

Scott Maurice Fey

July 19,1968 - July 21, 2022

On July 21, our beloved, admired and heroic Scott left us, taking with him pieces of the hearts of all his family and many friends.

Scott was born in Redlands, CA on July 19, 1968. The family relocated to San Jose in 1973 where he attended Terrell Elementary and Gunderson High School, graduating in 1986. Quite active throughout his young life with his two brothers, he soon became involved in sports. Scott excelled in athletics. In high school he played football, joined the wrestling team as a sophomore, and over the next three years won virtually all his wrestling matches and tournaments. With his success and leadership, he was elected MVP and captain of his team, and in his senior year, competed in the Cal State CIF Championships where he ultimately finished in the semi-finals. During this period, a friend of his secretly entered his name into a modeling contest being held at a prominent T.V station in San Francisco. Unbeknownst to Scott, he was called up, coaxed by his friend to enter….and then won, resulting in a modeling contract and trip to Italy. He then pursued his certification as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician, graduating from Stanford’s highly rated Paramedics Program. With the goal to become a firefighter, Scott entered the San Jose Fire Department Service in 1995. Acquiring numerous friends throughout his life, the fraternity of his brother and sister firefighters became his love.

Scott was an accomplished skydiver, and a skilled rock climber, scaling a variety of big walls throughout the country and most especially his spiritual home, Yosemite, where he climbed the perilous heights of El Capitan. It was in Yosemite that Scott asked his beautiful Ashley Mozart to be his wife. She was the one who completely captured his heart. They married in 2017 in a beautiful wedding.

Kaison is Scott’s beautiful son from a former relationship, who is cherished by his large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Scott retired from San Jose Fire after serving 25 years. His compassion and bravery were evident in call after call helping to rescue and give comfort to people in their most desperate times and often their final moments.

In his retirement, Scott battled PTSD symptoms. He paved the way for other firefighters by winning an important legal battle fighting for the greater good of all his fellow firefighters who suffer from PTSD. Though possessing a pilot’s license, Scott’s “van”, equipped with a mini-kitchen and sleeping accommodations, symbolized the real freedom he enjoyed when traveling up and down multiple highways to various locations. Scott was always in the company of Kaison, his son, and his faithful service dog, Yosi (short for Yosemite.) They were rarely apart.

Scott leaves behind his wife Ashley, his adored son Kaison, along with both his parents, JoAnne Matthews of Los Altos and Maurice Fey of Stockton, his brothers Marc Fey of Pleasanton and Ken Fey of San Jose, and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

The family wants to express appreciation for the compassion and love that has been extended to them from the many people who have shared sympathy and love and wonderful stories. You have given us comfort. Also, we as a family would like all who read this tribute to Scott to give a salute of gratitude to all our dedicated emergency personnel, firefighters, military veterans, CHP, police, sheriffs, etc. who are on the “lines” every day for our benefit. You are magnificent and we ask God to protect and bless you always.

Dr. Linda Ann Dubins died at her home in Piedmont, CA, on Aug 17, 2022. Linda was born in Albany New York in 1951, graduated from the Albany Academy for Girls and attended Cornell University where, in 1973, she earned a BA degree in French literature. In 1977, she graduated from Albany Medical College with a MD degree and in 1980 completed specialty training in internal medicine at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in San Francisco. She practiced for 15 years at the Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley, CA before joining the staff of Kaiser Permanente, first at the Richmond, CA medical center, and subsequently at the Oakland, CA medical center. She was highly regarded by her colleagues as a friend, mentor, and role model, and deeply loved by her patients.

In addition to raising three daughters, Linda spent considerable time in her garden when she was not focusing on her language studies in French and Spanish. She was avidly committed to environmentally friendly living habits and the support of social and political causes. She was a lifelong, enthusiastic skier and treasured whatever time she could make to be in the mountains with family and friends.

All who knew her cherished her youthful attitude, her beaming smile, her infectious laugh, and the caring and warmth that were her trademark.

She is survived by her husband Dr. David Baer, her three daughters, Hilary Baer Hogan (Dr Christopher Hogan), Rachel Baer Palmer (John Palmer), Anna Baer (fiancé, Loren Toth), three grandsons, and her mother Mrs. Virginia Dubins, of Boca Raton, FL, and sister, Mrs. Wendy Perlmutter (Dr Larry Perlmutter), of Albany, NY. She was preceded in death by her father, the late Dr. Henry B Dubins.

A graveside service was held on Aug 21. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, you consider a donation to Tibafoundation.org, a charitable organization that supports the work of the Matibabu Foundation, a health clinic, hospital and nursing school in western Kenya. Linda was a longtime supporter and had traveled to Africa to volunteer.