Joel Freitag, M.D.

Dr. Joel G. Freitag M.D., age 59, of Crawford, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 21, 2022 at his residence.

A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, followed by visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2022 at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Tours, with Rev. Ed Karasek as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery near West.

Dr. Freitag was born January 1, 1963, the son of Walter and Sylvia Freitag, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1984 and his Doctorate of Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas in 1988. On December 31, 2001 he was united in marriage to Sammi Boyd in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Dr. Freitag was a member of St. Martin's Catholic Church in Tours. He was also a member of The American Academy of Neurology, Texas Neurological Society, The American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, and was the director of the Stroke Program at Ascension Providence Hospital. He has been a Neurology Specialist for the Central Texas Neurological Association in Waco for the past 30 years. Dr. Freitag loved his family deeply and cherished spending time with them, especially coaching and playing softball with his children. He also enjoyed playing golf, working on the ranch, showing his shelties, and traveling.

Dr. Freitag is preceded in death by his parents; his father-in-law, Calvin Boyd; a brother, Bill Hens; and sisters, Ellen Borden and Eileen Fusellaro.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 21 years, Sammi Freitag of Crawford; his children, Jacy, Aden, Remi, Nash, and Knox Freitag; his mother-in-law, Nancy Boyd; a brother-in-law, J.C. "Scooter" Boyd; a brother, John Hens and wife, Laurie; a sister, Nancy Segal and husband Robin; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are J.C. "Scooter" Boyd, Dr. Timothy Martindale, Dr. Randy Gardell, Ronald Schneider, Ted Uptmore Jr., and Chris Shoots.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.