"Guinn Family, I'm sorry to read of the passing of your loved one, Doc Guinn. I worked at NHS at the same time he was there. Prayers and sympathy. Sarah and Family "
In loving memory of
Dr. David S. Guinn
June 23, 1935 - August 13, 2016
Dr. David S. Guinn, 81, Muncie, passed away Saturday morning, August 13, 2016 at the Golden Living Center.
He was born June 23, 1935 in Albany Kentucky, the son of Lige G. and Eunice T. (Sloan) Guinn. David grew up in Muncie and after graduating from high school he received his Doctorate in Science. For over 40 years Dr. David taught in Muncie area schools including Wilson Jr. High, North Side High School, and Muncie Central High School. He was active in school projects and competition and judged birds and dogs. Dr. David was a U.S Army veteran, serving as Chaplain during the Korean War. While in Korea he was instrumental in gathering clothing and food from the U.S. and donating them to orphanages in Korea. Dr. David was a Preacher in the Church of Christ in Lynn, Indiana.
Survivors include three sons, David Brad Guinn (wife Tonya), Brian Lee Guinn (wife Shannon) and Dr. Brett Joseph Guinn (wife Leah); sisters, Evanell Clayborn (husband Thomas), and Judy Stover (husband Ben); six grandchildren, one great grandchild, several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Elmer Guinn and Everett Guinn, and three sisters, Mary Eva Guinn, Ruby Nell Guinn and Anne Looyengood.
Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Elm Ridge Funeral Home, 4600 W. Kilgore Avenue, Muncie, IN 47304 with his nephew, Elder Thomas Clayborn II officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Ridge Memorial Park with Military Rites by Delaware County Honor Guard.
Family and friends may call at Elm Ridge Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Alzheimer's Association, 50 E. 91st Street, Suite #100, Indianapolis, IN 46240.
Online condolences to the family may be sent to elmridgefuneralhome.com
Tributes
"Doc Guinn was the best teacher I had at Muncie Northside. He was an inspiration and his teaching style was like no other. The impact he made still lives in me and my family. Thank you so much, and my thoughts and prayers are with his family."
"I have a picture on my wall in my office, taken by Mrs. Guinn, of me squishing Doc down into the soft mud of a St Augustine, FL tidal flat, where he'd taken a group of us to collect animals, way back in 1975. He gave me the picture, inscribed as "The Putting Doc in His Place" Award. Doc put me in my place more than once. On my final anatomy test, where we had to correctly identify muscles, organs, bones, on a mink cadaver, I was getting them all right. I was feeling pretty proud of myself. Then Doc asked me to identify something that had a 4-word Latin name that I was positive I'd never heard of before. I must've had a "what the hell?" look on my face. He smiled and said, "that one wasn't part of the test. I just wanted you to remember that you know a lot, but you don't know everything." I couldn't name a mink muscle today if the world depended on it. But I've never forgotten that lesson. Those of us who studied with Doc, who loved him as a teacher and a friend and a man, knew his secret. He loved us more. "
"Had Dr. Guinn for Zoology at Northside High School, he was a great teacher and always admired. I will never forget him"
"I had Doc in 1987 and 1988 for Zoo 1 and Zoo 2. He impacted my life in so many ways. His nuggets of wisdom have stuck with me through the years and I can honestly say this, "Doc, I have never bet more than I was willing to lose!" He and I also talked after I came home from the Persian Gulf war. I had once asked him what it was like ( I knew he had served in the Army during the Korean War) to be in combat and his only reply was, "If you ever are in that situation and you come home afterwards, talk to me then." I actually did this when I came home. When he saw me in my uniform and knew I had been there, with out anything being said from me, he just looked up, looked at my ribbons, then looked at me and said, " Do you remember asking me what it was like? Well, now you know and you don't need my opinon on the matter." Even three years after I had left his class, he remembered a conversation we had in passing in 1988 and was still teaching me something about my "new" world I was going to have to live in. RIP Doc. It's been 30 years since we had our last conversation, but your saying has always stuck with me and I have taught it to my own child. I Never bet more than I am willing to lose. Thank you for being there when I needed a friendly ear and knew where I was coming from. May you have fair winds at your back and flowing seas under the keel of your ship. "
"So many remembrances from my fellow Northside High School classmates begin with, "Remember that time in Doc Guinn's class..." He touched thousands of students' lives with an immeasurable impact. His memory will live on and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayer go out to his family."
"I graduated from Muncie North in '85 & had Doc for chemistry & zoology. The best compliment I can pay him is some of my most favorite times & worst times were in his class. A great great teacher. Rest in peace, Doc Guinn"
"Had Doc Quinn for Zoology class at Norhside High School, he was humerous and one of the best science teachers I had. RIP Doc Quinn. "
"Dr. Guinn was one of my favorite teachers at Northside. He had a way of explain very complicated subjects in a funny and simple way to remember and understand"
"Uncle David was a very special man. I remember him going to Mexico to bring back birds and how he taught me about the various parrots and others tropical birds. He helped my Dad understand when my grade in science went from a B to D because I cannot memorize. I have many fond memories of him and the good that he did. I love you Uncle David."
"Uncle David was a strong man who always encouraged me to be better a better me. We shared some sorrows in life together and we both came out stronger on the other side. Something that made us Kindred Spirits. "
"Dr. Guinn was a wonderful teacher. He was the best science teacher Central had. And the man never stopped learning. During our Human Physiology class, he would bounce Portuguese off of the Brazilian exchange student. He had decided to pick it up around that time. I learned far more about him years later, while I worked at the bank in Yorktown. He was a customer. Sometimes we would chat after his business was done, about places he went. He once brought in pictures he had taken in Canada. They were gorgeous. Odd thing, I always admired his long, white hair! I was actually sad when he dyed it my junior year! My prayers are with you and your family."