Donald Kimmel Cameron, M.D.

Cameron, MD Donald Kimmel Donald K. Cameron, MD, 92, of Sylvania Township, died on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Toledo Hospital. Donald was born October 31, 1919 in Toledo, Ohio to Donald E. A. and Edith Kimmel Cameron. He was a 1937 graduate of Scott High School and earned Bachelors Degrees in both Business and Science from the University of Toledo. He attended The Ohio State University Medical School, graduating in 1949. Dr. Cameron was a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps serving at Ft. Buchanan in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 1955-1957. Donald served as a General Practitioner with Dr. Thad Taylor for many years, retiring from private practice in 1985. Their practice included delivering babies, tonsillectomies, appendectomies, hospital rounds, and house calls seven days a week. Dr. Cameron was also the company physician for Owens-Illinois, General Mills, The Toledo Blade, and other Toledo area companies for many years. In 1982 he established Occupational Health Services at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Cameron was an old-school doctor and a dedicated physician. He loved being a doctor and serving his many generations of patients and their families. If you were to ask one of his patients to describe him, you would hear such words as: dedicated, selfless, warm, kind, gentle, caring and a great sense of humor. He had a way of putting you at ease and could talk to anyone about anything. He treated people like they were friends and carried his signature smile wherever he went. Many of his fellow physicians commented that he was the doctor that they aspired to be. Dr. Cameron was an Eagle Scout and had a lifelong interest in scouting. He organized a Boy Scout Troop at Ft. Buchanan in San Juan and was active at Camp Miakonda. Donald recently received recognition for being the oldest Eagle Scout in the Toledo Area. Donald had a passion for sailing and spent many happy summers at Clark Lake, MI. He was an avid reader and could finish a good mystery in a day or two. His number one interest was his family, he was the consummate family man. Dr. Cameron was a longtime member of First Congregational Church and also of the Downtown Coaches Association. He enjoyed meeting other retired physicians monthly for lunch at Charlies Restaurant. Donald is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Lorene Hein Cameron; children, Kendra Kendy Pearse Stephen; Donald H. Cameron Barbara and Constance Connie Cameron; grandchildren, Stephen C. Pearse, Jeffrey Pearse, Stephanie Cody Jason, Alison Cameron, Donald Scott Cameron, Alex Tyson, Hannah Tyson; great-grandchildren, Stephen D. Pearse, Makenzie Cody, and Meghan Cody; sister-in-law, Kathleen Cameron, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, William K. Cameron. There will be no visitation. Donations in Donalds memory may be made to The Legacy Campaign, Boy Scouts of America-Erie Shores Council, P.O. Box 8728 Toledo, OH 43623. Condolences may be shared with the family online by visiting our website at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements through the Walker Funeral Home, 419.841.2422.