- Date Of Birth: October 9, 1924
- Date Of Death: February 7, 2020
- State: Colorado
Donald Albert Bennallack, MD passed away on February 7, 2020 after a short hospitalization. To his many beloved friends and patients, he was known as Dr. B.
Dr. B was born October 9, 1924, the son of Ralph Bennallack and Leona J. (Weir) Bennallack, of Central City, CO. He graduated from East High School in Denver, CO. He completed undergraduate school at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He then continued his education at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to earn his medical degree. After completing his medical residency in New York, he established an Obstetrics and Gynecological private practice in Denver, CO, primarily practicing at Rose Medical Center. Dr. B was proud he delivered more than 3,300 babies never missing a delivery. He retired in 1995 after practicing medicine for more than 40 years.
Dr. Bennallack served his country in the Navy and was a proud patriot. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served in the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953 where he was a medical doctor for a destroyer group. He left active duty in November of 1953 and joined the Naval Reserves where he finally retired as a Naval Commander in 1972.
