David Demaret Chube, Sr. M.D. passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018. A beloved physician to the Gary community for over 60 years, Dr. Chube, Sr. was born August 15, 1923 and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Mr. and Mrs. Oneal (Mary Rucker) Chube, Sr He attended both Southern University and Howard University and is included in Southern’s Football Hall of Fame.
Chube also served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Following his military service, Chube became the first in his family to attend medical school. He graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1955 and continued to give back and donate to the college for over 50 years.
In 1956, Chube established a prominent medical practice, Chube Medical Corporation, located at 16th and Broadway, where he served the Gary community until 2015. During that time, he was on staff at The Methodist Hospitals and St. Mary Medical Centers. A strong believer in education and the opportunities it afforded him and his family, Chube was appointed to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education by then-Governor Evan Bayh and served faithfully from 1989-2005.
In 2013, the Gary Frontiers Service Club honored Chube with the prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drum Major Award. That honor is awarded to individuals who saw challenges and faced them with unwavering strength.
Chube’s friendship and generosity also extended to Indiana University, Culver Academies, Morgan Park Academy, the National Medical Association and the Elder Watson Diggs Memorial Fund. He was a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Sigma chapter. More than anything, Chube took great pride in his role as a father and grandfather.
His deep love of family extended to his children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren he leaves behind: his four sons, David Demaret II, Charles Randall (Kelleye), Gordon Oneal, Dale Arthur Chube; eight daughters, Robin Carol Chube Smith (Ronald), Ramona Chube, Elder Meta “Bonnie” Moore, Julie Chube-Sanchez (Radames), Daphne Chube, Shirley Chube- Burdine (Darryl), Mary Elizabeth Hawkins (Kemuel), and Ellen-Blair Chube; seventeen grandchildren, John David Wilson, Steven Jourdon Wilson, Brittany Dior Wilson, Luv Ever Johnson (James), TaMe Moore (Cynthia), Lewis Chube, Violet Chube, Corbin Chube, Kendall Chube, Gabrielle Sanchez, Hilton Sanchez, Taylor Burdine, D.J. Burdine, Haleigh Chube, Langston Chube, Landon Chube, Julian Chube; five great-grandchildren, Alexis Wilson, Mercedes Moore, Makayla Moore, Andrew Johnson, Lydia Johnson; and one great-great grandchild Ketia Marie Moore. Chube is survived by his former wife, Claire Lynne Chube; nieces Janice Chube Moore, Renee Chube Washington (Phelgar), Majella Chube Hamilton (Herschell), Ann Reid, Phyllis Reid; nephew Frank Elton Chube; and many cousins including Voltaire Sterling and Doris Irby. Greeting Chube in heaven are his first wife, Shirley Chube; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oneal (Mary Rucker) Chube Sr.; brothers Frank Elton, Charlie, Preston, Oneal II and Willie Henry Chube; sisters, Ernestine Chube, Mrs. Mary Alice Clay, Mrs. Irene Davis, and Mrs. Annette Chube Reid; and niece Bernadine Chube Jenkins.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 4th at Ridgelawn Funeral Home from 3-8pm CT with family attendance from 6-8pm CT. On Friday, October 5th a visitation will be held at 9am followed by Mass at 10am at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the David D. Chube Sr. Memorial Fund at Meharry Medical College.
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