Dr. David Gregory Watson

David Gregory Watson, M.D. passed away in his sleep at age 61 on Friday May 10 while staying at his new home on Kent Island, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. David was born in Baton Rouge and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Alice Birney elementary and then completed middle and high school at Metairie Park Country Day. An avid reader, he excelled in writing, and would use his intellect to rail against any organized pettiness. His summers in South Lake Tahoe nurtured a fondness for water sports where he was a water skier of some notoriety. He was a protective big brother and looked out for his younger brother and sister. After high school, he moved to South Tahoe full-time. After establishing a California residency, he matriculated to and graduated from San Diego State University with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa. He was a supportive Aztec fan to the end. He, and the incomparable climate, encouraged his mother Rolline and Stepfather Michael to move to San Diego County, where they still reside. Medical school was next on his agenda, and he graduated with his M.D. from the University of California, Irvine. He met his wife in California and they moved to North Carolina while he completed his residency in Emergency Medicine and welcomed a son, Dallas. Work took him to St. Louis, Missouri, and to Tyler, Texas, where his daughter Taylor was born. In Texas, he became an avid San Antonio Spurs fan. When the children were school age, he became affected by the plight of the wronged and disadvantaged and changed his career path to work for a law firm in Southern California To his great pleasure, his children found their way at California colleges (Dallas graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt and Taylor graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz) and still reside in the state. David spent most of his last 15 years back in South Lake Tahoe where he resumed the practice of medicine and lived with his father Randy. His life was characterized by a clever wit, a big heart, a strong will, and a fearless sense of adventure (e.g. motorcycles and skydiving). His love for his children is what brought him his greatest pleasure. David is survived by his son Dallas of Humboldt, California and daughter Taylor of Santa Cruz, California. He is also survived by his mother Rolline Alaynick, father, Randy Watson M.D., stepfather Michael Alaynick M.D., brother Joseph Watson M.D., sister Mary Watson M.D., stepbrother Will Alaynick Ph.D., stepsister Kathy Easterbrook, Sister-in-law JoAnn Castelli, Ph.D. and nieces and nephews Jackson, Vincent, Luke, Marina and Bianca Watson and Beatrix Wake. Memorial services are yet to be scheduled Sunday June 2 in McLean, Virginia and Later in June in Carlsbad, California.

Dr. David Gregory Watson

February 23, 1963 - May 10, 2024