Walter "Dan" Erwin

Walter “Dan” Erwin left us Sunday, October 17, 2021. Dan was loved by many and despised by a few. He was the first male to graduate the University of Tennessee nursing program in 1969 and went on to have a successful career as a Certified Nurse Anesthetist. Dan could almost fix anything, was terrible at golf, and worse at fishing.


He loved life, was quick with a joke, generous and always willing to lend a helping hand. Those that knew him, loved him. He loved his Lord and his family more than anything and will be deeply missed by his family and friends.


He is survived by his wife, Susan of 51 years, his children, Michael, Jacob, and Andrea, and his grandchildren, Caleb and Joshua Hunt, Mattie Erwin, and Elyse and Ben Erwin. He also leaves three sisters, Linda, Dorothy, Suzy, and his brother, Charles.


The family is receiving friends Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. at 3603 Hurtgen Circle, Friendsville, TN 37737. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his honor to either St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.


Dan wanted his family to honor him upon cremation privately by spreading his ashes in the Ocean off of St. Simons Island which will soon be done. No matter what, Dan always tried to leave you with a smile, and on his passing, we know he was smiling when he left us.