Submitted by: Dan Rich

John A. McQuade M.D.

Sept. 4, 1933 - April 23, 2002

South Bend Tribune 4/26/2002

John A. McQuade, M.D., 68, of Sandpiper Cove Run, South Bend, Ind., passed away after a 27-year battle against heart disease at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. He was born on Sept. 4, 1933, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Joseph and Florence McQuade of Terre Haute, Ind. On Dec. 1, 1962, in South Bend, he married Marian Nemeth, who survives. He is also survived by three daughters, Kathy (Haney) McQuade of South Bend, Maureen (Hammer) McQuade of South Bend and Dr. Becky McQuade of New Albany, Ohio; a son, Tim McQuade of Tampa, Fla.; and by six grandchildren, Matt, Billy, Lauren, Allen, Emiljah and Kevin. He has five siblings, Donald (deceased), Richard (Judy), Larry (SuAnn), James and Patricia. Dr. McQuade graduated from Garfield High School and Indiana State Teacher's College in Terre Haute. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and was a disabled American veteran. He then went on to the Indiana University School of Medicine where he received his M.D. He was a family practitioner in South Bend. He was a life member of the Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association and the Indiana State Medical Association. He dedicated his life to serving his community including medical director of Healthwin Hospital, the Center for the Homeless, the Women's Shelter, the Leighton Center, and the Walnut Street Clinic for Migrant Farm Workers (Indiana Health Center, Inc.)

Family and friends may call from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, in the Sandpiper Cove Clubhouse at the corner of Darden and Lilac. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and Multiple Sclerosis Society, or to the charity of your choice. The Welsheimer Funeral Home is handling arrangements.