Submitted by: Dan Rich
June 29, 1914 - Feb. 14, 2008
South Bend Tribune 2/17/2008
SOUTH BEND - June 29, 1914 - Feb. 14, 2008
SOUTH BEND - David Logan Dunlap, MD, 93, of South Bend,
died at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2008, in the Milton Home
with family by his side. He was born June 29, 1914, in Cheefoo,
China, to the late Dr. Robert W. and Alice (Logan) Dunlap.
On June 20, 1936, in South Bend, he married
Phyllis M. Baillie, who preceded him in death August 1, 2006. He
was also preceded in death by one sister, Lenore Gross,
and one brother, Joseph R. Dunlap. He is survived by one
daughter, Diane "Dinny" (Fred) Sisley of
Greensboro, NC; two sons, David E. (Billie) Dunlap of South Bend
and V. Baillie (Jean) Dunlap of Oklahoma City, OK; seven
grandchildren, Susan (Bill) Rechin, Patricia (Mark) Petruzziello,
Deborah (James) Shafer, David L. (Daneen) Dunlap, Marianne
"Marny" Dunlap, Leslie (Jeff) Henegar and Daniel
(Cathy) Dunlap; five great-grandchildren, Allison and David
Shafer, Nina Rechin, Joseph and Porter Petruzziello. He is also
survived by his sister, Frances L. Dunlap, and his brother, Dr.
Robert W. Dunlap.
Dr. Dunlap graduated from high school in
Washington, PA. He then went to the College of Wooster in
Wooster, OH, where he was a member of the track, swimming and
debate teams. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1939.
Dr. Dunlap did his internship at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh,
PA, and followed his internship with a four-year fellowship at
the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where he researched diabetes.
While in Rochester he was called to active duty to serve as a
doctor in the Navy during World War II. He served from 1943 to
1945 in the Pacific Theatre where he attained the rank of
lieutenant. While in the Pacific he watched Gen. Douglas
MacArthur walk ashore at Leyte Gulf after the American troops
invaded the Philippines in 1944. Following the war, he joined his
wife and three children in South Bend where they had been staying
with her family. Dr. Dunlap started his practice in the JMS
Building in 1946, but had to leave his practice when he was
called to serve in the Korean War. Dr. Dunlap was a member of the
American Medical Society, St. Joseph County Medical Society where
he served as president for three years, Indiana State Medical
Association Board, Memorial Hospital Board and Saint Joseph
Medical Center Board. He was one of the early volunteers at the
Chapin Street Clinic and was a medical missionary volunteer at
the Christian hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, for three months in
1970.
Dr. Dunlap was the doctor of record at
Healthwin Hospital for 18 years and the medical director at the
Milton Home for over 25 years. Dr. Dunlap was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of South Bend where he served as an
Elder and a Trustee. He was a Bible scholar and taught adult
Sunday school classes for many years. He was a member of the
church choir and the Presbyterian Players where he loved to sing
in the musicals. Playing piano was a favorite pastime for Dr.
Dunlap. He passed along his love of piano playing to his
daughter, Dinny, and taught all of his grandchildren and some of
his great-grandchildren to play chopsticks on his baby grand
piano. Dr. Dunlap's love of travel allowed him to set foot on
every continent, a fact of which he was very proud. He had a very
altruistic attitude which he patterned after his father and gave
unselfishly to his patients, many of whom he called close
friends. His goal was "to help those in need and
ultimately keep them out of the hospital." Dr. Dunlap
gave freely of himself, not only to his family, but to his
patients and friends. "Pappie" loved to have his
grandchildren over to play. He enjoyed doing puzzles, playing
games, taking them to Leeper Park, but especially sharing his
voracious appetite for all types and flavors of ice cream. The
other great love that he shared with his family was the cottage
in Muskoka, Canada. He thoroughly enjoyed the brisk lake water
and you were always aware when he entered the water by the sound
of his shrieking. He loved to sail and was a champion canoeist,
and participated in many regattas. Dr. Dunlap was a true
gentleman: a courteous, humble man with a strong sense of honor.
As his son, David, said, "He was the most Christian
person I knew. He didn't talk the talk; he walked the walk."
Most of all he loved his family and will be greatly missed.
A memorial service will be celebrated at
noon Saturday, March 29th, in First Presbyterian Church. Friends
may call in the church from 11:00 a.m. until the service at noon.
Cremation will take place at Welsheimer Crematory with private
burial to follow at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 333 W. Colfax Ave.,
South Bend, IN 46601; to the Center for Hospice and Palliative
Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637; or to the
Diabetes Association of St. Joseph County, 6910 N. Main St.,
Suite 9, Mail Unit #10, Granger, IN 46530. Welsheimer Family
Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., is handling arrangements.