Dr. David John Fedro

(1954-2024)

It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of Dr. David John Fedro. David went to be with the Lord on the evening of October 27, 2024.

David John Fedro was born October 16, 1954 in Marlin, Texas to parents Julius and Lena Van Dyck Fedro. As a child, he was baptized and confirmed as a member of the United Church of Christ in Riesel, Texas.

He attended school in Marlin and was a graduate of Marlin High School in 1973, having been a member of both the National Honor Society and the All State Honor Band. After high school, David attended both Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas and Baylor University in Waco, where he received his Bachelor Of Science Degree. He served as a clinical technician at the American Society of Clinical Pathologists while attending Baylor University. In 1982, David received his Doctor Of Osteopathy Degree at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth.

After the many years of school, he started his professional career in the North Texas area, serving as a physician in Grand Prairie, Oakcliff, Irving, and Dallas. In the early 90’s, David returned to central Texas serving as a member of emergency room medical staff at Goodall Witcher Hospital in Clifton, Johns Community Hospital in Taylor, Coryell Medical Center in Gatesville, and Chief of Emergency Services in his hometown of Marlin. He served as the medical director for the nursing homes of Falls and Robertson counties. From 1992-2006 David held his own private practice in Marlin at Brazos Professional/Brazos Medical Clinic. In 2007, he became a member of the emergency room and clinical staff of Falls Community Hospital and Rural Health Clinic. In more recent years he has served as Medical Director to many area clinics and hospices such as Rucker FCH Clinic in Mart, Texas, Southern Care Hospice in Waco, Texas, Bluebonnet Hospice in Waco, Texas, Standard Hospice in Cameron, Texas, to name a few, and right before his passing he served with Limestone Medical Center as part of the house call program he helped create.

David held professional memberships with the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, American Osteopathic Medical Association, Texas Associations of Rural Health Clinics, National Association of Rural Health Clinics, Board Member of Chamber Of Commerce in Marlin, Texas, American Academy of Home Care Physicians, and the Western States Osteopathic Association.

Professionally he will be remembered most for founding the “first rural health clinic” in Texas in 1989 under HB 1810 in Marlin Texas (Falls Community Rural Health Clinic). Through this, programs were developed to assist in the expansion of needed rural medical and emergency services in Falls County, Texas and surrounding areas. He will also be remembered for the development of a successful physician home care program to assist in delivery of care to patients in rural areas of Falls County and surrounding counties. Making house calls, a traditional practice that had largely been forgotten.

Aside from all his professional acclaim and accolades he will best be remembered by friends, family, coworkers, patients, and anyone that knew him, as a compassionate man who’s entire life was dedicated to being in the service of others. He gave 110 percent of his being to making the world around him a better place through his care for others, whether through medical treatment, his infinite wisdom, insightful advice, and sometimes even through his dry sense of humor. He will also be remembered for his short fuse and temper at times, but we don’t have to get into the details of that, it was all for your education, and he always apologized, well, nearly always. David’s life is difficult to summarize into an obituary because it’s more suited for a novel, but we all have our memories and stories to tell of him so that while he may be gone, his memory will live on forever.

David is preceded in death by his parents Julius and Lena Fedro; brother-in-law Stanley Haug.

He is survived by Dianna Williams; sister Carolynn Fedro Haug; son Erik Fedro and fiancé Emily; Chris Williams and wife Angela; niece Kim Dugger and husband William; niece Kelly Pankonien and husband Marvin; grand-child Kaden; grand-child Emery; numerous grand-nieces and nephews; with special mention to two men whom he considered brothers, Joe Lombardo and Anthony Roppolo; and his two dogs Bailey and Buddy.

Pallbearers will be: Marvin Pankonien, William Dugger, Lance Dugger, Richard Bradford, Temo Diaz, and Cody Wilson, with Honorary Pallbearers: Erik Fedro, Chris Williams, Anthony Roppolo, and Joe Lombardo

“The deeds you do for yourself are gone when you pass away, but the deeds you do for others remain as your legacy”

Visitation Service:

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 5-7pm

Adams Funeral Home in Marlin, Texas

Funeral Service:

Thursday November 7, 2024 at 11am

Adams Funeral Home in Marlin, Texas