In the comfort of his home, Dr. David Doyle passed away unexpectedly on October 31, 2024. He was 80 years old.
David was predeceased by Beth (nee Montague), his loving wife of 40 years as well as by his parents Philip Ernest and Mary Catherine (nee MacDonell) and his brother Philip. He is survived by his daughters Jennifer and Christine (Nigel Mailman), his sister Anne Marie as well as his grandsons Matthew and Benjamin, of whom he was very proud. He will be missed by his extended Doyle, Neville, Montague and Addelman families, including his many nieces and nephews and his many friends and former associates.
He will be remembered for his gentle and loving nature which embraced not only family members and friends but also his little dog Toby, his ever-present companion.
David was a pioneer in his branch of medicine. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree at St. Francis Xavier (Antigonish, NS) and a medical degree at University of Toronto, he went on to specialize in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
With these formidable credentials he established and became the head of the Pediatric Developmental Medicine Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, where he was respected by his colleagues and revered by his many patients as a warm, thoughtful, reassuring and kind man.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like to suggest a donation to CHEO, the Ottawa Children's Treatment Center, the Canadian Cancer Society or to St. Francis Xavier University. Messages of condolence may be left at www.beechwoodottawa.ca