Dr. David Bruce Schowalter, age 47, died as a result of injuries suffered in a tragic car accident. He is survived by his loving wife Karen and his daughters, Kirsten Anita the great organizer, Megan Joyce the comic relief and chef, Princess Susan Anne, and Gretchen Loraine the family center and entertainer. Dave enriched the lives of countless friends and family with his warm, gregarious personality, and lives on in the hearts of many who strive to live up to his example.
Dave grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and spent many happy summers at Pelican Lake, Wisconsin with his mom Charlotte, his dad Neal, his brothers Dan, Mike, and Mark, and his sister Mary Lou. He developed a life-long love of fishing and all kinds of water sports.
Dave graduated from St. Olaf College in 1982, where he learned to love music and graduated with degrees in Chemistry and Religion.
He earned an M.D./Ph.D. in 1991 at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. It was on a Rochester softball field that he met his future wife Karen Wagner, who caught his pop fly while playing shortstop. They were married June 9, 1990.
Dave did his Internal Medicine residency at Mayo and completed a fellowship in Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in 1998. He was Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics. He began work at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin in 1998, and served as the Director of Medical Genetic Services until 2002.
From 2002 to the present, he worked at Mayo Clinic Rochester, as a Consultant in the Department of Medical Genetics, as Chair of the Genomics Education Steering Committee, Course Director of Mayo CME genomics courses, Chair of the Biospecimens Committee, and spearheaded the development of the Mayo Biorepository. Dr. Schowalter had diverse professional interests and maintained an active laboratory focused on the development of gene therapies; he was deeply dedicated to providing medical genetics education to health care providers, both within and beyond Mayo Clinic; he was a mentor and role model to many. His career was fueled by a passion for research and a desire to heal. He was especially grateful to the National Hemophilia Foundation and the American Heart Association for their support of his important research. He was a compassionate doctor who was beloved by his patients and his colleagues alike.
Dave was an active member of Zumbro Lutheran Church, ELCA, where he sang in the choir and loved to teach Sunday School. He supported the Folwell Elementary School PTSA and Rochester Dance Company, where he was an Associate and a "Dancing Dad." His most recent performance was a spirited interpretation of "Somedays You Gotta Dance." As a youth, Dave earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and more recently he served as Pinewood Derby judge for Cub Scout Pack 82.
Dave was a tireless fisherman, and he loved to play piano duets with his daughters. He enjoyed all birthdays but especially his own. His daughter Kirsten remembers his love of technology and his service as "homework helper." Megan said that she will miss her Dad's favorite admonition "Safety First!" and his "happy smiley sense of humor." Susan reports that Dave wrote "I will love you forever" on her pink cast. Gretchen enjoyed Friday family movie nights and Dad's Saturday morning famous eggs. Dave and his dog Bobber became real pals since they were the "boys of the family."
Dave's life and calling are summed up in these words from a 2005 address to the Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education entitled "Family History - More Important Than Ever."
"We must begin now to prepare for the future; we cannot wait until the details are known or fully understood, nor can we expect that others will address our concerns or solve our problems... This engagement in the form of discussion, debate, reading, and thoughtful consideration, is in itself the educational process essential to preparation."
We love you Dad!
Memorials are suggested to the SCHOWALTER GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home in Rochester, with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue an hour before the service Friday at the church.
Dave grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and spent many happy summers at Pelican Lake, Wisconsin with his mom Charlotte, his dad Neal, his brothers Dan, Mike, and Mark, and his sister Mary Lou. He developed a life-long love of fishing and all kinds of water sports.
Dave graduated from St. Olaf College in 1982, where he learned to love music and graduated with degrees in Chemistry and Religion.
He earned an M.D./Ph.D. in 1991 at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. It was on a Rochester softball field that he met his future wife Karen Wagner, who caught his pop fly while playing shortstop. They were married June 9, 1990.
Dave did his Internal Medicine residency at Mayo and completed a fellowship in Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in 1998. He was Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics. He began work at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin in 1998, and served as the Director of Medical Genetic Services until 2002.
From 2002 to the present, he worked at Mayo Clinic Rochester, as a Consultant in the Department of Medical Genetics, as Chair of the Genomics Education Steering Committee, Course Director of Mayo CME genomics courses, Chair of the Biospecimens Committee, and spearheaded the development of the Mayo Biorepository. Dr. Schowalter had diverse professional interests and maintained an active laboratory focused on the development of gene therapies; he was deeply dedicated to providing medical genetics education to health care providers, both within and beyond Mayo Clinic; he was a mentor and role model to many. His career was fueled by a passion for research and a desire to heal. He was especially grateful to the National Hemophilia Foundation and the American Heart Association for their support of his important research. He was a compassionate doctor who was beloved by his patients and his colleagues alike.
Dave was an active member of Zumbro Lutheran Church, ELCA, where he sang in the choir and loved to teach Sunday School. He supported the Folwell Elementary School PTSA and Rochester Dance Company, where he was an Associate and a "Dancing Dad." His most recent performance was a spirited interpretation of "Somedays You Gotta Dance." As a youth, Dave earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and more recently he served as Pinewood Derby judge for Cub Scout Pack 82.
Dave was a tireless fisherman, and he loved to play piano duets with his daughters. He enjoyed all birthdays but especially his own. His daughter Kirsten remembers his love of technology and his service as "homework helper." Megan said that she will miss her Dad's favorite admonition "Safety First!" and his "happy smiley sense of humor." Susan reports that Dave wrote "I will love you forever" on her pink cast. Gretchen enjoyed Friday family movie nights and Dad's Saturday morning famous eggs. Dave and his dog Bobber became real pals since they were the "boys of the family."
Dave's life and calling are summed up in these words from a 2005 address to the Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education entitled "Family History - More Important Than Ever."
"We must begin now to prepare for the future; we cannot wait until the details are known or fully understood, nor can we expect that others will address our concerns or solve our problems... This engagement in the form of discussion, debate, reading, and thoughtful consideration, is in itself the educational process essential to preparation."
We love you Dad!
Memorials are suggested to the SCHOWALTER GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home in Rochester, with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue an hour before the service Friday at the church.
Dr. David Bruce Schowalter, age 47, died as a result of injuries suffered in a tragic car accident. He is survived by his loving wife Karen and his daughters, Kirsten Anita the great organizer, Megan Joyce the comic relief and chef, Princess Susan Anne, and Gretchen Loraine the family center and entertainer. Dave enriched the lives of countless friends and family with his warm, gregarious personality, and lives on in the hearts of many who strive to live up to his example.
Dave grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and spent many happy summers at Pelican Lake, Wisconsin with his mom Charlotte, his dad Neal, his brothers Dan, Mike, and Mark, and his sister Mary Lou. He developed a life-long love of fishing and all kinds of water sports.
Dave graduated from St. Olaf College in 1982, where he learned to love music and graduated with degrees in Chemistry and Religion.
He earned an M.D./Ph.D. in 1991 at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. It was on a Rochester softball field that he met his future wife Karen Wagner, who caught his pop fly while playing shortstop. They were married June 9, 1990.
Dave did his Internal Medicine residency at Mayo and completed a fellowship in Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in 1998. He was Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics. He began work at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin in 1998, and served as the Director of Medical Genetic Services until 2002.
From 2002 to the present, he worked at Mayo Clinic Rochester, as a Consultant in the Department of Medical Genetics, as Chair of the Genomics Education Steering Committee, Course Director of Mayo CME genomics courses, Chair of the Biospecimens Committee, and spearheaded the development of the Mayo Biorepository. Dr. Schowalter had diverse professional interests and maintained an active laboratory focused on the development of gene therapies; he was deeply dedicated to providing medical genetics education to health care providers, both within and beyond Mayo Clinic; he was a mentor and role model to many. His career was fueled by a passion for research and a desire to heal. He was especially grateful to the National Hemophilia Foundation and the American Heart Association for their support of his important research. He was a compassionate doctor who was beloved by his patients and his colleagues alike.
Dave was an active member of Zumbro Lutheran Church, ELCA, where he sang in the choir and loved to teach Sunday School. He supported the Folwell Elementary School PTSA and Rochester Dance Company, where he was an Associate and a "Dancing Dad." His most recent performance was a spirited interpretation of "Somedays You Gotta Dance." As a youth, Dave earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and more recently he served as Pinewood Derby judge for Cub Scout Pack 82.
Dave was a tireless fisherman, and he loved to play piano duets with his daughters. He enjoyed all birthdays but especially his own. His daughter Kirsten remembers his love of technology and his service as "homework helper." Megan said that she will miss her Dad's favorite admonition "Safety First!" and his "happy smiley sense of humor." Susan reports that Dave wrote "I will love you forever" on her pink cast. Gretchen enjoyed Friday family movie nights and Dad's Saturday morning famous eggs. Dave and his dog Bobber became real pals since they were the "boys of the family."
Dave's life and calling are summed up in these words from a 2005 address to the Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education entitled "Family History - More Important Than Ever."
"We must begin now to prepare for the future; we cannot wait until the details are known or fully understood, nor can we expect that others will address our concerns or solve our problems... This engagement in the form of discussion, debate, reading, and thoughtful consideration, is in itself the educational process essential to preparation."
We love you Dad!
Memorials are suggested to the SCHOWALTER GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home in Rochester, with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue an hour before the service Friday at the church.
Dave grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and spent many happy summers at Pelican Lake, Wisconsin with his mom Charlotte, his dad Neal, his brothers Dan, Mike, and Mark, and his sister Mary Lou. He developed a life-long love of fishing and all kinds of water sports.
Dave graduated from St. Olaf College in 1982, where he learned to love music and graduated with degrees in Chemistry and Religion.
He earned an M.D./Ph.D. in 1991 at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. It was on a Rochester softball field that he met his future wife Karen Wagner, who caught his pop fly while playing shortstop. They were married June 9, 1990.
Dave did his Internal Medicine residency at Mayo and completed a fellowship in Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in 1998. He was Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics. He began work at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin in 1998, and served as the Director of Medical Genetic Services until 2002.
From 2002 to the present, he worked at Mayo Clinic Rochester, as a Consultant in the Department of Medical Genetics, as Chair of the Genomics Education Steering Committee, Course Director of Mayo CME genomics courses, Chair of the Biospecimens Committee, and spearheaded the development of the Mayo Biorepository. Dr. Schowalter had diverse professional interests and maintained an active laboratory focused on the development of gene therapies; he was deeply dedicated to providing medical genetics education to health care providers, both within and beyond Mayo Clinic; he was a mentor and role model to many. His career was fueled by a passion for research and a desire to heal. He was especially grateful to the National Hemophilia Foundation and the American Heart Association for their support of his important research. He was a compassionate doctor who was beloved by his patients and his colleagues alike.
Dave was an active member of Zumbro Lutheran Church, ELCA, where he sang in the choir and loved to teach Sunday School. He supported the Folwell Elementary School PTSA and Rochester Dance Company, where he was an Associate and a "Dancing Dad." His most recent performance was a spirited interpretation of "Somedays You Gotta Dance." As a youth, Dave earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and more recently he served as Pinewood Derby judge for Cub Scout Pack 82.
Dave was a tireless fisherman, and he loved to play piano duets with his daughters. He enjoyed all birthdays but especially his own. His daughter Kirsten remembers his love of technology and his service as "homework helper." Megan said that she will miss her Dad's favorite admonition "Safety First!" and his "happy smiley sense of humor." Susan reports that Dave wrote "I will love you forever" on her pink cast. Gretchen enjoyed Friday family movie nights and Dad's Saturday morning famous eggs. Dave and his dog Bobber became real pals since they were the "boys of the family."
Dave's life and calling are summed up in these words from a 2005 address to the Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education entitled "Family History - More Important Than Ever."
"We must begin now to prepare for the future; we cannot wait until the details are known or fully understood, nor can we expect that others will address our concerns or solve our problems... This engagement in the form of discussion, debate, reading, and thoughtful consideration, is in itself the educational process essential to preparation."
We love you Dad!
Memorials are suggested to the SCHOWALTER GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home in Rochester, with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue an hour before the service Friday at the church.
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DAVID BRUCE
(M.D., Ph.D.)
Married: JUNE 9, 1990
Children:
BABY '92
KIRSTEN '93
MEGAN '95
SUSAN '98
GRETCHEN '00
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