Robert E. Doan

Dr. Robert Doan was born and raised in Duluth and graduated from the Hill School in Pottstown, PA in 1944.  After service in the Navy, he completed both his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Minnesota, followed by internship at Cleveland City Hospital and residency in internal medicine at Minneapolis General Hospital. He founded Wayzata Internal Medicine in 1956, as a single practitioner with one nurse, and grew the practice, now part of the Park Nicollet System, until his first retirement in 1999. During this time he served for one year as Chief of Staff at Methodist Hospital, and was named the Earl G. Young Physician of Excellence from Methodist in 1993.  Dr. Doan was a lifelong mentor to numerous medical residents and nurse practitioners, taking pride in guiding them as the consummate teacher. He continued to practice until his second retirement in 2016, shortly before his 90th birthday. During this second phase of his career he was the physician for nursing home patients and served as medical director at Hillcrest Nursing Home.

Though the care of patients dominated his professional life, he devoted his free time to family, church, and hobbies. These activities included yearly car camping trips with his five children and spending weekends at the family cabin. As a member of Wayzata Community Church for over 60 years he was active in church leadership and chancel choir.  He was a member of the Wayzata Rotary Club for nearly twenty years, and his family hosted numerous Rotary Exchange students during those years. An Eagle Scout, he remained active in scouting and served as Scoutmaster of Wayzata Troop 283 in 1972-1973.  He volunteered as the bench doctor for Wayzata High School football team, and for this service earned Trojan of the Year in 1979.

Music was important throughout his life, and he played the bass clarinet in the Plymouth Concert Band, the Senior Synod Band, and small woodwind ensembles. He was featured as “ A True Music Talent ” in the Plymouth Community magazine in May 2017.

Dr. Doan is survived by his wife of 65 years, Pat Doan, his five children and 10 grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held at Wayzata Community Church, 125 Wayzata Blvd. E, at 11 AM on August 5, 2017. Memorials preferred to the Wayzata Community Church Music Ministry or to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500, Chicago IL, 60611.

Interment Wayzata Community Church Columbarium.

Saturday, August 5, 2017 10:00 AM

Wayzata Community Church 125 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata,

Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:00 AM

Wayzata Community Church 125 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata,

Interment Wayzata Community Church Columbarium.