MACDOUGALL, Lynn Ellen M.D., passed Thursday, August 25, 2011 of natural causes at her home in Manakin Sabot, Va. Lynn was born August 3, 1964 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of Richard and Beverly (Jones) MacDougall. She grew up and attended school in Poland. She was a 1982 graduate of Poland Seminary High School, graduating as Valedictorian and excelling in softball and tennis. She attended Youngstown State University, graduating in 1985 magna cum laude and while participating in varsity tennis, softball, and cross country. She went on to study medicine at the Ohio State University, earning her M.D. in 1990. She was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Lynn chose radiology as her field of specialty, completing her residency at Medical College of Virginia and subspecialty fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging at Medical University of South Carolina. She practiced radiology in Louisiana for 11 years at St. Tamminy Parish Hospital before moving to Richmond, Virginia to practice in 2006. She suffered a neck fracture in 2008, and retired from practice in 2009 due to health problems. Lynn was an avid runner and competed at an elite level for many years, running in countless 10K races, winning many. She ran her first marathon in 1991, winning the Pittsburgh Marathon. She qualified for and ran in the women's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston in 1992. She continued to run daily with her beloved dogs until her injury. Lynn also enjoyed the outdoors, including fishing and bird and waterfall hunting in both Louisiana and South Dakota. Lynn attended Unity Christ Church in Richmond, Virginia. She is survived by her mother; a sister, Cheryl (fianc‚ Ron Knode) in Youngstown; brother, Dr. James (fianc‚e Amy Blackstone) in South Dakota; special friend, Blane Braud and his daughter, Michelle; and niece, Meredith. She also leaves her beloved dogs, Jenny and Layla. She is preceded in death by her father and her grandparents, H.Leighton and Jeanette Jones and Raymond and Mildred MacDougall. Family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in Lynn's memory be made to Remuda Ranch, 1 East Apache St., Wickenburg, AZ 85390. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at noon at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, 270 N. main St., Poland, OH. Family and friends will be received Wednesday from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at the funeral home, prior to the service. Please visit www.beckerobits.com to send condolences.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
