Dr. David Gaine Cannon of Clemson passed on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. He was the son of Dr. Edward Gaine Cannon of Balsam Grove, North Carolina, and Helen (Cannon) Robinson of Ridgway, Pennsylvania.
Born in 1939, Cannon grew up in Pickens before graduating from San Diego State University in California. After college he married and lived in London for 3 years while studying theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated with honors. He and his wife lived in Hollywood for 6 years before moving to South Carolina, where Cannon earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Carolina. He opened his private practice in Clemson, from which he retired in 2017. He was a published author, columnist, and fitness enthusiast.
He is survived by a son as well as a younger sister and brother.
Memorial services were held privately. The family requests that no flowers, condolences, or donations be sent.
Funeral arrangements were provided by Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home in Central.