After serving the orthopedic needs of Texarkana, Texas, and the surrounding communities for more than 36 years, Dr. Jeffrey Thomas DeHaan passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Texarkana, Texas, at the age of 66.
Dr. DeHaan practiced at the Collom & Carney Clinic in Texarkana until he retired.
DeHaan received his medical degree from the University of Iowa Medical School. He went on to do his residency at The University of Texas in San Antonio from 1981 to 1986. He also did a fellowship in Switzerland.
DeHaan was born on July 7, 1955, and grew up in Orange City, Iowa. He attended Northwestern College in Orange City and there he played football and golf. His golf team won the College National Golf Championship and was inducted into Northwestern’s golf hall of fame. His love of golf continued throughout his life.
Throughout his life, DeHaan was also an avid reader and had built an extensive personal library. Of course, he played golf with a passion, traveled, and spent time with his family. He was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan and often went to their football games. He was a member of First Baptist Church and a member of the Café Sunday School Class.
He was preceded in death by his father, Stanley DeHaan. He is survived by his wife, Jamye; his two daughters, Britanny DeHaan Bunch and Karlee DeHaan Baker; two sons-in-law, Brent Bunch and Brandon Baker; two grandchildren, Briley Bunch and Henry Baker; his mother, Phyllis DeHaan; sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Harley Broek; two nieces and family, Heather and Paul Rabara and Jenny and Jay Karimi; mother-in-law, Jenny Duffer, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jana and Chris Ferguson; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Chad and Jana Duffer, nieces, Brooke Carr, Ashlyn Ferguson, Grace Duffer, and Katie Ferguson; nephews, James Duffer and Health Ferguson.
