David Drew Gilpatrick

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by West Point 1955 on October 12, 2015:

David Drew Gilpatrick David Drew Gilpatrick, 79, Lt Col., US Army (retired) of McLean, Virginia, died December 19, 2011 after a long illness. David, born April 25, 1932, the son of the late Ray N. Gilpatrick and Elizabeth Drew Gilpatrick, was graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, DC, Class of 1950, and from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, Class of 1955. He also attended Georgia Tech where he received his Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following twenty years of service in the U. S. Army, David retired in 1975 and then joined SAIC Inc. as a scientific analyst retiring in 1995. In the 1950's, David was involved with the Washington Bagpipe Band and continued his love of bagpipe music and his Scottish heritage. After his retirement from SAIC, David spent time working on genealogy tracing his paternal Gilpatrick family and maternal Drew family. He was a Master Mason and member of Sharon Lodge #327, McLean, VA. He is survived by his sister, Jean Gilpatrick Losee; brother-in-law, Wilmot H. Losee, Jr.; niece, Elizabeth L. McGurl and husband, Stephen M. McGurl; nephews, Geoffrey A. Losee and wife, Nancy C. Losee, James A. Losee and wife, Kim V. Losee; eight great nieces and nephews, and cousins, Mary Louise Dunlap, Nancy G. Daunton and Margaret C. Alderman. A memorial service will be held at a later date at St. John's Episcopal Church, McLean, Virginia. Memorial donations may be made to St. John's Church Memorial Fund (unrestricted), 6715 Georgetown Pike, PO Box 457, McLean, VA 22101 or the , 1701 North Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311.

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