Enold Dahlquist Jr.

DAHLQUIST, DR. ENOLD H. JR., M.D. (RET.), CPT., M.C. USAF, 88, of Chepachet died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Ann (Moran) Dahlquist for 52 years. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Enold and Esther Dahlquist. Dr. Dahlquist graduated from Brown University in 1943 and Tufts University School of Medicine in 1946. During WWII he served as the Commanding Officer of the 81st Station Medical Group at Wheeler Field in Oahu, Hawaii. Dr. Dahlquist spent his career in Pathology at Rhode Island Hospital from 1946 to his retirement in 1988. His positions included Assistant Pathologist (1955-1963), Associate Pathologist (1967-1983), Pathologist (1983-1988), and Acting Chief in 1986. Dr. Dahlquist was the Associate Director of the Blood Bank (1955) and Director (1970-1988). In addition, he served as a consultant in Pathology for the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Rhode Island Medical Center. Dr. Dahlquist spent many years teaching in Pathology at Tufts and Brown University Medical Schools. He was a member of many medical societies and committees. He served as the President of the Rhode Island Hospital Staff Association, President of the RI Society of Pathologists, President of the New England Transfusion Society, and the President of the American Association of Blood Banks. During this time he was instrumental in the development and foundation of the present day RI Blood Center. Dr. Dahlquist authored and co-authored many medical publications during his career. Dr. Dahlquist was a member of the Glocester Lions Club, Glocester School Planning Committee, Glocester Zoning Board, Harmony Hill School Board, and was a Mason. He was an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church as a Chalice Bearer and Eucharistic Minister. Dr. Dahlquist was also an avid farmer and reader. Dr. Dahlquist is survived by seven children, Jane and her husband Pieter DeHaas, Phoebe and her husband Raymond Fogarty, Christine and her husband Peter Mathieu, Andrew Dahlquist and his wife Gail (Paliotta), Carl Dahlquist, Laura and her husband John Krekorian, Michael Dahlquist and his wife Allison. He is the grandfather of nineteen grandchildren, Nick, Katie, and Abby DeHaas, Ray and his wife Kailyn, Meg, Mike and Joe Fogarty, Pete, Connor, and Sean Mathieu, Nicole and her husband Rick Femino, Patti Dahlquist, Marc and his wife Stephanie, Nathan, and Emily Dahlquist, Callie, Caroline, and Andrew Krekorian, and Michael Dahlquist. He was predeceased by his daughter Susan Esther Dahlquist. He is also survived by his sister Dorothea Nabseth of California. He is the loving brother in law of James and Diane Moran and Thomas and Pauline Gill. Dr. Dahlquist also leaves many nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 10:00AM in Trinity Episcopal Church, 251 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, RI. Burial in Acotes Hill Cemetery, Chepachet. Visitation Friday 4-7 PM in the ANDERSON-WINFIELD Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville. Please omit flowers. Donations in his memory may be made to the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904, and the Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Research Center at Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Ambulatory Patient Center, Sixth Floor, Providence, RI, 02903. For messages of condolence and directions visit www.andersonwinfield.net