Dr. David Caldwell Obituary (1954 - 2024)

Dr. David Clark Caldwell, age 70, of Freeport, Maine passed away peacefully on October 26, 2024. Dr. Caldwell was born September 30, 1954, in Washington, DC, the son of the late Matthew Clark and Edith Larson Caldwell. He spent his childhood in Arlington, Virginia. He was a graduate of High Point University and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama Birmingham, followed by a hematology and oncology fellowship at the University of Iowa. Dr. Caldwell moved to Danville, Virginia in 1986 and established Danville Hematology and Oncology, Inc. through which he spent the next 24 years providing cancer care to Southside Virginia. In 2010 he relocated to Maine and worked at Central Maine Medical Center until his retirement in 2016. Dr. Caldwell’s most cherished role was that of a husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Barbara, their children, Benjamin Caldwell (Rachel) of Providence, Rhode Island, Adam Caldwell (Marie) of Freeport, Maine, Joanna Henderson (Joseph) of Hanover, New Hampshire, and Jennifer Caldwell (Robert Thompson) of Freeport, Maine as well as nine grandchildren (Rory, Reese, Charles, Remy, Henry, Cecilia, Eleanor, Phineas and Callan). Dr. Caldwell will be remembered for his unwavering integrity and empathy, and as a source of strength for his patients, colleagues, and family. He will be deeply missed. The family would like to thank the caring staff at Legacy Memory Care in Falmouth, Maine. We will always remember their kindness and commitment to “Dr. Dave.”