Richard Alan Jenkins M.D.

Richard Alan Jenkins, MD, physician/anesthesiologist, of Holmes Beach, passed away May 22, 2017. He was born January 15, 1952 in Dover, New Jersey. He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, went to medical school at University of Virginia, served his pediatrics residency in Pensacola, FL, and his anesthesia residency in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Jenkins came to the Bradenton area in July of 1983 from Charlottesville and began his anesthesia practice here. He was also an avid scuba diver. He is survived by his wife Ann; mother Betty Jenkins; children Richard Alan Jenkins, Jr. and Katherine Dunatov, Angela and Joseph DeJongh, Katie and Ronald Guillen, and Lisa and Jonathan DeGroat; brother Kevin Jenkins; sister Kathy Paxton; and five grandchildren Parker, Maggie, Samantha, Harmsen, and Frank Henry. A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 28, 2017, 2:00 PM at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 720 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. www.GriffithCline.com.