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Martin Durkin M.D., 82, of Glen Ellyn.
Beloved husband of Diana (nee Stone Welsh); loving father of Gina (Jordan), Marty (Wendy), Pat (Tammy), Mike (Isabel), Brendan, and Allison(Pedro). Dear grandfather of Conor, Adam, David, Brendan, Robert, Margaret, Anna, Joseph, Samuel, William, and Matthew.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Anna Mae (nee Walls).
Retired Physician and Professor of Medicine at Loyola University where he founded the Section of Gastroenterology in 1972 and served as the section chief until his retirement in 2000.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Wheaton Franciscan Sisters or Comfort Care Blanket Project c/o Loyola University Medical Center, Attn: Spiritual Care Department, 2160 S 1st Av, Maywood IL, 60153. Checks Payable to Loyola University Health System c/o Comfort Care Blanket Project.
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December 11, 2018
My sincere condolences to your family for the loss of your love one. May the God of comfort be with you during this sad occasion and may his loving words at John 6:40 console your heart.
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November 30, 2018
My condolences to the family, for the loss you must be feeling for your beloved one. How tragic to lose someone so loved and dear to you. May your family find comfort in prayer and in one another.
Jeremiah 29:12,13.
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November 30, 2018
Dear Diane, Brendan, Allison and The Durkin Family,
We were so saddened to learn of Marty's passing. Our boys, Seán and Tadhg were 13 and 10 when we first met him some 21 years ago. Tadhg took to calling him Dr. Gastronomy, an ironic malaprop of his medical specialty as Marty was most assuredly Gastronomissimus.
The craic was always 90 when Marty was in your midst. He was a truly wonderful man who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Joe, Kate, Seán and Tadhg Ferry
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