It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Dr. Dolores McWhinnie. Dolores taught at DePaul for 34 years, from 1965 until her retirement from the Department of Biological Sciences in 1999. She passed away on August 13 at the age of 83 in Show Low, Arizona.
Her specialty was endocrinology and she published numerous articles on hormone physiology and biochemistry in both England and the U.S. As a university professor and research endocrinologist, her laboratories were aided by technicians, advanced graduates who hoped to become scientists, and others either seeking to practice endocrinology, or practitioners who hoped to catch up on recent knowledge.A visitation will be held from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 21 at Owens Livingston Mortuary, 320 N. 9th St. in Show Low, AZ. Funeral services will follow at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 1400 E. Owens, Showlow, AZ with a Recitation of the Rosary at 10:30 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the Show Low Cemetery. Online condolences may be submitted at http://www.tributes.com/
Our sympathy goes to the family, friends, and former students and colleagues who mourn the passing of Dolores. May she rest in peace.
Source: Office of Mission and Values email, August 18, 2017
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Dr. Dolores J. McWhinnie, 83, died Aug. 13, 2017.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Andre' Rousseau.
She was the youngest of six children; five have preceded her in death: 1. Ruth Pierce, 2. Vivina Ortner 3. David McWhinnie, Jr., 4. Dr. Mary Alice McWhinnie, of Antarctic fame, (first woman to "winter-over," marine scientist, head of Antarctic Biological Research and university professor in Chicago), and 5. John Raymond McWhinnie, who died prior to Dr. Dolores McWhinnie's birth.
Dr. McWhinnie worked with the A.E.C., at Argonne Natl. Laboratory on Cobalt-60-gamma-radiation effects on gametogenesis, and also worked at Johns-Hopkins University in Baltimore, Marquette University in Milwaukee, and DePaul University in Chicago. Her specialty was endocrinology and she published numerous articles on hormone physiology and biochemistry in both England and the U.S.
As a university professor and research endocrinologist, her laboratories were aided by technicians, advanced graduates who hoped to become scientists, and others either seeking to practice endocrinology, or practitioners who hoped to catch up on recent knowledge. She selflessly donated time to explain medical technology issues to several affiliated hospitals and to guide nurses in basic understanding of anatomical, physiological and biochemical essentials.
"Dr. Mac" spent several summers taking high-level students to France to historical sites and to biomedical events and facilities. She was an honored member of many scientific organizations (e.g. The AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science).
Dr. McWhinnie had many "animal-associated" activities in her beagle-filled youth, working with five-gaited horses, hunters and jumpers, but then focused the next 30-40 years on Dressage with some remarkable Arabian horses. She also loved exotic great cats as a teenager, and later raised many of them (favorite lion "Lucas, favorite tiger "Sara Jo", cougars "Max" & "KC", leopard "Tangier." She "fixed" some big cats, and her students learned some basic lessons in epidemiology and in death. Favorite big cats lived in her condo and "attended" the university.
Dr. Mac's average day was from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. She was often helped by her husband, Dr. Andre' Rousseau, who was a French scholar and theologian in Europe and the U.S., and who had a second doctorate in clinical psychology, which he practiced in Chicago and Show Low. He quickly learned about big cats, domestic cats and dogs. Since Arizona law disallowed her big cat Entry, Dolores and Andre' enjoyed caring for the lost and starving animals who now miss their "mom" terribly.
A visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, at Owens Livingston Mortuary, 320 N. 9th St. in Show Low. Funeral services will follow at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 1400 E. Owens, Show Low, with a recitation of the rosary at 10:30 a.m. and mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at the Show Low Cemetery.
Owens Livingston Mortuary of Show Low handled arrangements.
For those who have special memories and would like to send private condolences or sign an online guest book, visit www.owenslivingstonmortuary.com.
Source: White Mountain Independent, August 18, 2017
