SHALLENBERGER, Frank A. Jr. M.D.

Frank A. Shallenberger Jr., M.D., age 87, a resident of Tucson since 1947, went home to rejoice in Jesus, his Savior on January 17, 2010. He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Edith Shallenberger and a son, Robert Vint Shallenberger. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Patterson Shallenberger; sister, Ditti Gentry and children, Frank A. Shallenberger III, M.D., Leila S. Scheinman, Elizabeth A. Shallenberger, Pamela D. Patterson, Teresa G. Kenthack and Barry L. Patterson. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He received his BS (1943) and MD (1946) degrees from the University of Maryland. He was a member of the Nu Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity. He interned at the University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and was a resident in Medicine at the Saint Mary's Hospital and the Pima County General Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. He was a member of the Army of the United States from 1941 until his honorable discharge from the Medical Corps in January, 1950. He served in the European Theater for two years in Berlin, Bayreuth and Munich, Germany. He practiced Family Medicine in Tucson from 1950 until 1986. He was a founding member and past president of the Arizona Academy of Family Practice. He was also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice (1975), a Life Member of the American Medical Association, the Arizona Medical Association, and an Emeritus member of the American Rheumatism Association. He was also a member of Lodge 385 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was on the staff of the St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson Medical Center and El Dorado Hospital. Dr. Frank was a Sunday School teacher, a Gideon and a Deacon at Sabino Road Baptist Church and was Licensed to the Ministry of the Gospel in 1999. In 2005, he became a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church where he was a substitute Sunday School teacher and wrote devotionals. He loved Jesus and he loved preaching and teaching the Gospel Message. He loved his family and was proud of them all. He loved the practice of medicine and was engaged in it until shortly before his death. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2010 at BRING'S BROADWAY CHAPEL, 6910 East Broadway in Tucson. Interment 9:30 a.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Our Lady of the Desert Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2450 East Fort Lowell Road in Tucson on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. A reception will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Teen Challenge and Crisis Pregnancy. (Obituary published in Arizona Daily Star, 01/21/2010.)