Theophilus S. Painter, Jr. M.D.

Theophilus S. Painter, Jr. M.D. (Theo), was born and raised in Austin, Texas. The son of Anna Thomas and T. S. Painter, Sr., he attended Wooldridge School, University Junior High and Austin High School. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Texas Cowboys, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and interned in residency in Internal Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Allergy at The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

During Medical School, Theo was placed on active duty with the US Navy and during the Korean War Theo served as a medic in the US Air Force in Merced, California.

A fortunate twist of fate led him to San Antonio where he took over a physician’s internal medicine private practice for a few years. That’s where he met Dorothy Bulkley, his future wife. He married Dee in 1957 and they spent 63 happy years together until her death, raising a family and traveling the world.

Theo began the practice of Allergy as the first board certified Allergist in Central Texas. He had many partners during his 66 years of practice at Allergy and Asthma Consultants and retired in 2020 at the age of 96. He was proud of his years as President of the Austin Doctors Building Corporation, a corporation of 65 physicians and dentists who built Medical Park Tower, acquiring all the land to enable Seton to build its hospital near the building, established The Shoal Creek Hospital and the Bailey Square Medical Building which was the first outpatient surgical facility in Texas. This was the beginning of the development of the Medical Center we know today. Theo was a bank director and was a board member of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory and the UT Marine Science Center in his beloved Port Aransas.

Theo loved to hunt and fish. He created chandeliers, candle holders, book ends and buttons from the antlers he acquired, and he carved and painted wooden animals, particularly shore birds.

His membership in Boy Scout Troop 20 at The University Presbyterian Church had a profound influence on him, shaping his life and character. For over 80 years, he met with his troop at reunions and monthly lunches.

A long-time member of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, he was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Dee, his sisters Elizabeth Painter Hutchins, Ann Painter Greer and brother Joseph T. Painter. He is survived by his children and their spouses; Dana (Bob) Parkey, Amy Hur and Theo (Laurie) Painter III; grandchildren: Will (Blaine) Parkey, Anna (Yiannis) Gazis, Laura (Brandon) Betancourt, Elizabeth (Luke) Bohmfalk, Katharine Painter and Theo (Sydney) Painter, 3 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial celebration of his life will be held on Friday, July 26, at 1:00 p.m., at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Austin, Texas.

A memorial celebration of his life will be held on Friday, July 26, at 1:00 p.m., at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Austin, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that should you wish to make a donation, they may be made to the T.S. Painter Centennial Professorship in Genetics https://give.utexas.edu/?menu=OGPNSOT&solicit=TSP&solicityear=2024&recog=memorial&recogname=Dr.%20T.%20S.%20Painter&comments=T.%20S.%20Painter%20Centennial%20Professorship%20in%20Genetics%205710145620%20(desg147,99), the Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America https://www.bsacac.org/about/ways-to-give/memorials/, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd https://gsaustin.org/giving/or the charity of your choice.