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David Alan Whitwell Wilson was born on June 9, 1917,in London, England, the sixth child of Philip Whitwell Wilson and Alice Selena Collins Wilson. His father, Philip, was 42 and his mother, Alice, was 39. He married Madeleine D S Holden and they had seven children together. He then married Marjorie Bannon White on May 15, 1999, in Montpelier, Vermont. He died on May 29, 2001, in Montpelier, Vermont, at the age of 83. David enlisted and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
 David Alan Wilson
Name: David Alan Witwell Wilson
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1917
Birth Place: London, England
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: New York City, New York
Employer: Medical Student-Columbia
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 6 2
Next of Kin: Philip Witwell Wilson
David Alan Whitwell Wilson, M.D., died after a short illness on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
He lived in Rye, New York, until he retired sixteen years ago to Montpelier, Vermont. Dr. Wilson was born on June 9, 1917, in London, England, the sixth child of Philip Whitwell Wilson and Alice Selena Collins Wilson. At the age of two, he immigrated with his family to New York City.
He was a graduate of the Riverdale Country School, Princeton University, Class of 1938, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, Class of 1942. Dr. Wilson was married in 1941 to Madeleine Anne Lenore deSilvia Holden, who died in 1996. In 1999, he married Marjorie Bannon White.
A captain in the United States Army, Dr. Wilson served during World War II in Europe. He participated in the Invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.
His medical career spanned nearly half a century. He completed his medical training as an intern at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City and as a resident at both the Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital and United Hospital in Port Chester, New York. Dr. Wilson was a Diplomat of the American Board Of Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
From 1945 until 1985, he was an attending surgeon at United Hospital. For many years, he was the Director of Surgery there, and from 1981 until 1985, he was the President of the Medical Staff. He was also a member of the hospital's board of trustees from 1978-1985.
After moving to Montpelier in 1985, he consulted on Medicare eligibility issues. A lover of sailing, Dr. Wilson was a member of the American Yacht Club. He was the surgeon for the Rye Fire and Police Departments. In Montpelier, he sang in the choir of Christ Church. He was one of the Vermont's First Guardian Ad Litem, volunteers assigned by the court to promote and protect the best interests of children involved in legal proceedings. He was also a guide at Vermont's State House.
In addition to his wife, Dr. Wilson is survived by his children, Holden Charles Wilson, of New Orleans, Louisiana, Prudence Wilson Barton of Lanesborough, Massachusetts, David M. Wilson, of Duxbury, Vermont, Mary Alice Williams, of Warren, Vermont, and his stepchildren, Jill Keating, of Wolcott, Vermont, Jeffrey White, of Georgia, Vermont, Janice Porter, of Putnam Lake, New York, and by their spouses. He is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Published in The Journal News on May 31, 2001.
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