Obituary for Dr. John Nathan Bicknell M.D. Dr. John N. Bicknell died peacefully on December 3, 2018 at age, 93. John was preceded in death by his loving wife of 59 years, Marilyn Virginia Bicknell, and is survived by their children, Daniel, Judith Woodard (Thomas), David, and Nancy Anderson (James), his grandchildren, Ryan Woodard and Leah Vance, and four great grandchildren.
Born March 6, 1925 in Toronto, Canada to Nathan Johnson Bicknell and Virginia Margaret Carpenter, he moved to Detroit, MI at the age of six months. He had one sister, Katherine Krainbrink, who predeceased him. John graduated from MacKenzie High School, Detroit, MI in 1942.
He was proud to have been the first member of his church, Littlefield Presbyterian, to become an Eagle Scout. He was a WWll veteran, serving with the U.S. Army Medical Corps stationed in England. During training, he met his future wife Marilyn, while stationed at Ft.
Campbell, KY. He received a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Michigan in 1955 and completed his residency in Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Hospital in 1960. John was the Director of the Huron Valley Child Guidance Clinic from 1960 to 1990, and maintained a private psychiatric practice for adults and children during this time.
He was especially fond of working with children and making a difference in their lives. John loved animals, nature, and gardening, teaching these joys to his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed feeding the birds and got great satisfaction out of watching the deer and turkeys at his country home in Ann Arbor.
John loved to travel and took his family on many vacations, visiting every state in the U.S, except Hawaii and Oregon, and went to Alaska with Marilyn by RV. Florida was a favorite destination for he and Marilyn, taking in a number of Tigers’ spring training games in Lakeland over the years. In summer, John enjoyed fishing and took his family on many boat trips.
He was a true maize-and-blue Wolverines fan, and a loyal fan of the Tigers and Lions. For recreation he played golf, pool and croquet and took great pride in his skill at ping-pong. In quiet moments you could find him relaxing in his sunroom, where he enjoyed reading and soaking up the sun.
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