Daniel Elliott Mack, MD, 95, of Windsor, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017. Born on Mack Street in Windsor, April 5, 1921, the 5th of 9 children born to Edward and Faye (Palmer) Mack.
The Mack family began with a Hessian soldier imprisoned in New Gate Prison who started the Mack Brickyard Company making water struck brick, which became the oldest continuously run family business in the state. The entire family worked in the business and four sons served in World War II. Cortland and Howard were killed in the war and buried in Palisado Cemetery.
Daniel graduated from John Fitch High School in 1939, Harvard in 1942, and with his MD from Syracuse University before enlisting in the US Army where he served in the 110th Hospital Unit in Washington, DC. He received training in FL in surgical oncology and from the Ford Foundation and Washington College in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He returned to Windsor in 1954 and started private practice on staff at Hartford Hospital. He delivered over 9,000 babies in his career before retiring in 1984. He served in consulting rolls at Hartford and John Dempsey Hospitals as well as the UCONN Medical School. He became the program director for Hartford Hospital Dispensary working with Addition Medicine and drug abuse. He spent a lifetime devoted to cancer research after the loss of his daughter Susan to leukemia and pioneered programs on the effects of tobacco use to children and cancer. He was a member of local and national associations devoted to his field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was also active in the Windsor community as a member of Washington Lodge # 70 AF & AM, member of the Windsor Civitan Club where he helped form the Sgt Bissell Ancient Fife & Drum Corp. He was elected to the Company of Military Historians because of his research on the Hessian Soldier and his published work on this subject in 1964. He served as the first President of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies included painting, sculpture, and woodcarving. Dr. Mack's original paintings of the history and making of Mack Brick have been displayed statewide and numerous prints made; including at the Governor's Mansion which was built with Mack Brick.
He leaves two sons Daniel E. Mack, Jr. of Detroit, ME, and Kevin J. McDermott of Suffield; two daughters Judith Ortiz (Phillip) of Marietta, CA, and Jennifer Barile (Pasqual) of Enfield; nine grandchildren Rocco, Danielle, Vincent, Danny, Russell, Jenny, Danny, Paul, and Joanna; eight great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Linden) Mack, children Susan Mack, Lisa Preuester, and Kenneth McDermott; five brothers Cortland, Howard, Russell, Edward, and Martin Mack; and two sisters Lois Sinclair and Faye Alice Mott.
His family will receive friends Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 6-8 pm at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 11 AM at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 180 Park Avenue, Windsor. Burial with military honors will be in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
The Mack family began with a Hessian soldier imprisoned in New Gate Prison who started the Mack Brickyard Company making water struck brick, which became the oldest continuously run family business in the state. The entire family worked in the business and four sons served in World War II. Cortland and Howard were killed in the war and buried in Palisado Cemetery.
Daniel graduated from John Fitch High School in 1939, Harvard in 1942, and with his MD from Syracuse University before enlisting in the US Army where he served in the 110th Hospital Unit in Washington, DC. He received training in FL in surgical oncology and from the Ford Foundation and Washington College in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He returned to Windsor in 1954 and started private practice on staff at Hartford Hospital. He delivered over 9,000 babies in his career before retiring in 1984. He served in consulting rolls at Hartford and John Dempsey Hospitals as well as the UCONN Medical School. He became the program director for Hartford Hospital Dispensary working with Addition Medicine and drug abuse. He spent a lifetime devoted to cancer research after the loss of his daughter Susan to leukemia and pioneered programs on the effects of tobacco use to children and cancer. He was a member of local and national associations devoted to his field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was also active in the Windsor community as a member of Washington Lodge # 70 AF & AM, member of the Windsor Civitan Club where he helped form the Sgt Bissell Ancient Fife & Drum Corp. He was elected to the Company of Military Historians because of his research on the Hessian Soldier and his published work on this subject in 1964. He served as the first President of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies included painting, sculpture, and woodcarving. Dr. Mack's original paintings of the history and making of Mack Brick have been displayed statewide and numerous prints made; including at the Governor's Mansion which was built with Mack Brick.
He leaves two sons Daniel E. Mack, Jr. of Detroit, ME, and Kevin J. McDermott of Suffield; two daughters Judith Ortiz (Phillip) of Marietta, CA, and Jennifer Barile (Pasqual) of Enfield; nine grandchildren Rocco, Danielle, Vincent, Danny, Russell, Jenny, Danny, Paul, and Joanna; eight great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Linden) Mack, children Susan Mack, Lisa Preuester, and Kenneth McDermott; five brothers Cortland, Howard, Russell, Edward, and Martin Mack; and two sisters Lois Sinclair and Faye Alice Mott.
His family will receive friends Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 6-8 pm at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 11 AM at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 180 Park Avenue, Windsor. Burial with military honors will be in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
Daniel Elliott Mack, MD, 95, of Windsor, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017. Born on Mack Street in Windsor, April 5, 1921, the 5th of 9 children born to Edward and Faye (Palmer) Mack.
The Mack family began with a Hessian soldier imprisoned in New Gate Prison who started the Mack Brickyard Company making water struck brick, which became the oldest continuously run family business in the state. The entire family worked in the business and four sons served in World War II. Cortland and Howard were killed in the war and buried in Palisado Cemetery.
Daniel graduated from John Fitch High School in 1939, Harvard in 1942, and with his MD from Syracuse University before enlisting in the US Army where he served in the 110th Hospital Unit in Washington, DC. He received training in FL in surgical oncology and from the Ford Foundation and Washington College in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He returned to Windsor in 1954 and started private practice on staff at Hartford Hospital. He delivered over 9,000 babies in his career before retiring in 1984. He served in consulting rolls at Hartford and John Dempsey Hospitals as well as the UCONN Medical School. He became the program director for Hartford Hospital Dispensary working with Addition Medicine and drug abuse. He spent a lifetime devoted to cancer research after the loss of his daughter Susan to leukemia and pioneered programs on the effects of tobacco use to children and cancer. He was a member of local and national associations devoted to his field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was also active in the Windsor community as a member of Washington Lodge # 70 AF & AM, member of the Windsor Civitan Club where he helped form the Sgt Bissell Ancient Fife & Drum Corp. He was elected to the Company of Military Historians because of his research on the Hessian Soldier and his published work on this subject in 1964. He served as the first President of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies included painting, sculpture, and woodcarving. Dr. Mack's original paintings of the history and making of Mack Brick have been displayed statewide and numerous prints made; including at the Governor's Mansion which was built with Mack Brick.
He leaves two sons Daniel E. Mack, Jr. of Detroit, ME, and Kevin J. McDermott of Suffield; two daughters Judith Ortiz (Phillip) of Marietta, CA, and Jennifer Barile (Pasqual) of Enfield; nine grandchildren Rocco, Danielle, Vincent, Danny, Russell, Jenny, Danny, Paul, and Joanna; eight great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Linden) Mack, children Susan Mack, Lisa Preuester, and Kenneth McDermott; five brothers Cortland, Howard, Russell, Edward, and Martin Mack; and two sisters Lois Sinclair and Faye Alice Mott.
His family will receive friends Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 6-8 pm at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 11 AM at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 180 Park Avenue, Windsor. Burial with military honors will be in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
The Mack family began with a Hessian soldier imprisoned in New Gate Prison who started the Mack Brickyard Company making water struck brick, which became the oldest continuously run family business in the state. The entire family worked in the business and four sons served in World War II. Cortland and Howard were killed in the war and buried in Palisado Cemetery.
Daniel graduated from John Fitch High School in 1939, Harvard in 1942, and with his MD from Syracuse University before enlisting in the US Army where he served in the 110th Hospital Unit in Washington, DC. He received training in FL in surgical oncology and from the Ford Foundation and Washington College in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He returned to Windsor in 1954 and started private practice on staff at Hartford Hospital. He delivered over 9,000 babies in his career before retiring in 1984. He served in consulting rolls at Hartford and John Dempsey Hospitals as well as the UCONN Medical School. He became the program director for Hartford Hospital Dispensary working with Addition Medicine and drug abuse. He spent a lifetime devoted to cancer research after the loss of his daughter Susan to leukemia and pioneered programs on the effects of tobacco use to children and cancer. He was a member of local and national associations devoted to his field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was also active in the Windsor community as a member of Washington Lodge # 70 AF & AM, member of the Windsor Civitan Club where he helped form the Sgt Bissell Ancient Fife & Drum Corp. He was elected to the Company of Military Historians because of his research on the Hessian Soldier and his published work on this subject in 1964. He served as the first President of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies included painting, sculpture, and woodcarving. Dr. Mack's original paintings of the history and making of Mack Brick have been displayed statewide and numerous prints made; including at the Governor's Mansion which was built with Mack Brick.
He leaves two sons Daniel E. Mack, Jr. of Detroit, ME, and Kevin J. McDermott of Suffield; two daughters Judith Ortiz (Phillip) of Marietta, CA, and Jennifer Barile (Pasqual) of Enfield; nine grandchildren Rocco, Danielle, Vincent, Danny, Russell, Jenny, Danny, Paul, and Joanna; eight great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Margaret (Linden) Mack, children Susan Mack, Lisa Preuester, and Kenneth McDermott; five brothers Cortland, Howard, Russell, Edward, and Martin Mack; and two sisters Lois Sinclair and Faye Alice Mott.
His family will receive friends Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 6-8 pm at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 11 AM at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 180 Park Avenue, Windsor. Burial with military honors will be in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
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