Douglas A Canning Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Douglas A Canning of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who passed away on May 30, 2022, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his father William John Canning; his wife Annabelle Brainard Canning; his son John Schaffer Canning; his daughter-in-law Alexia Katrine Pereira; his daughters, Caroline Ellen Canning and Anne Madeline Canning; and his brothers, William G. Canning and Peter D. Canning. He was also cherished by many other relatives, including many nieces and nephews.
In December 2020, in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, he reflected on how the past year had made him embrace those values even more.
In lieu of flowers, the Canning family would like to ask for all who loved Doug to consider donating to an endowed fund at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which will ensure his life's work for pediatric urology patients will continue for many generations to come. Link to Donate, Or, make your gift by mailing a check to the Douglas A. Canning Endowed Fund: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation P.O. Box 781352 Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352 Memo line: In memory of Dr. Doug Canning.
