David Dunlap Buttrick, M.D., 90, of Attleboro, MA passed away following a brief illness on August 5, 2021, at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, MA. He was the husband of Helen Victoria (Andrews) Buttrick, a retired North Attleboro, MA educator, to whom he was married on July 31, 1971.
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire on March 12, 1931, he was a son of the late Walter Buttrick and the late Helen (Kelty) Buttrick. Raised and educated in New Hampshire, Dr. Buttrick was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and Tufts Medical School.
For many years he served the greater Attleboro area as a pediatrician having been affiliated with Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, MA for many years prior to his retirement in 1996.
As a veteran of the United States Air Force, Dr. Buttrick served as a pediatrician in the Air Force.
He will be lovingly remembered for the care and attention he gave the many gardens around his property.
Dr. and Mrs. Buttrick attended the Second Congregational Church, Attleboro, MA.
He leaves his wife as his primary survivor.
Dr. Buttrick was the brother of the late Walter Buttrick, M.D. who had resided in Sunapee, New Hampshire and in Texas.
At his request services will be conducted privately.
Burial will be private in North Purchase Cemetery, Attleboro, MA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dr. Buttrick's name may be made to the Friends of the Attleboro Animal Shelter, PO Box 592, Attleboro, MA 02703.
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Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleborough. (508) 695-0200