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Dr John Henry "Jack" Warvel Jr. Birth 8 Jul 1930 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Death 4 Mar 2009 Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana Burial Ashes scattered son of Dr John Henry Warvel Sr and Ruth Montgomery Michael

Dr. John Henry "Jack" Warvel, Jr. 78, passed away on March 4, 2009.

He was born July 8, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He was a graduate of Harvard College, John Hopkins Medical School, and completed a Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Warvel was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society.

He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, where he was Chief of Internal Medicine at the Seoul Military Hospital at Seoul, South Korea. There he also served as personal physician to General William Westmoreland.

Dr. Warvel joined his father s medical practice in Indianapolis in 1961, specializing in diabetes and endocrinology. His career spanned several decades, during which he served both as doctor and teacher. Dr. Warvel was known by his patients as an engaged and concerned doctor who was focused on their welfare, and by his colleagues and students as a tough and demanding physician whose aim was excellent patient care.

He established one of the country s first Diabetes Patient Education Programs at Methodist Hospital. He was also a founder and advocate of the Indianapolis Diabetes Association.

At the time of his death Jack was retired and residing in Indianapolis.

He was an avid family historian and genealogist, and collaborated with Ralph W. Morton to publish a richly detailed volume titled "Johannes Werbel and His Descendants."

Jack is survived by his sister Joanne Meyer; his children from his marriage to the late Gayle Vanderberg Warvel - John H. Warvel III, Jeffry Warvel (wife Kelly Miller), Jill Warvel (partner Doug Stout), and James Michael Warvel (wife Jennie Warvel); and his grandchildren Justin, James, and Jonathan Warvel, and Olivia and Isabel Miller.

He is also survived by his recently wedded wife Jo Warvel, with whom he found happiness late in life.

He was preceded in death by his parents John Henry Warvel, Sr., Ruth Michael Warvel, and his sister Helen Noland.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday March 8, at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Center-Broad Ripple, immediately followed by a memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the American Diabetes Association, Camp John Warvel, 6415 Castleway W. Drive, Suite #114, Indianapolis, IN 46250.

married 1st 30 Aug 1952 Niles, Berrien, Michigan Gayle Annette Vanderberg Birth 2 Jul 1930 Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan Death 10 Jan 1998 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Burial Ashes scattered dsughter of Glenn C Vanderberg and Iva McGowan

married 2nd 30 Jan 2009 Hendricks county, Indiana Jo A. Phillips