David Whitwell Alan Wilson ’38

After a short illness, Dave, who in 1992 won our Class Distinguished Service Award, died May 29, 2001.

Born in London, Dave came to NYC as an infant. He attended Riverdale Country School and at Princeton majored in biology, graduating with honors. He was a member of Theatre Intime and president of Dial Lodge. Before earning his medical degree from Columbia in 1942, Dave married Madeleine Holden, who died in 1996.

During WWII Dave served in Europe as a captain in the Army. Thereafter, he commenced a 50-year medical career at United Hospital in Port Chester, N.Y., where he was an attending surgeon, director of surgery from 1981-85, president of the medical staff, and a member of its board of trustees.

After moving to Montpelier, Vt., in 1995, he consulted on Medicare eligibility and was one of Vermont's first volunteer guardians ad litem, who are assigned to protect infants' legal rights.

Dave is survived by his second wife, the former Majorie B. White, his four children, three stepchildren, 16 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends deep sympathy.

The Class of 1938