CENOTAPH, NO ASHES BURIED
CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Sunday, December 18, 2005
Deceased Name: CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY
May Cordua, Jr., M.D. was born November 9, 1915 in Helena, Montana and died December 14, 2005 in San Diego. He was the only child of Olive Brasier Cordua, M.D. and Harney May Cordua, Sr. Harney moved to San Diego with his parents in 1922. He is a product of the San Diego Public Schools graduating from Point Loma High School in 1933. He attended San Diego State College but graduated from Pomona College and Northwestern University School of Medicine. After an internship and residency, he enlisted in the United States Army where he reached the rank of major. He served as a doctor during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. It was on a hospital ship that he met a lovely nurse, his dear, sweet Louise. They were married for 58 years. He was a local internist for over thirty years. He was proud to be a Rotarian since 1964. He served his community in several capacities including President of the California Heart Association in 1964-1965 and as Chief of Staff of Mercy Hospital (now Scripps Mercy Hospital) in 1977 and 1978. Harney and Louise delighted in raising their three children, Harn III, Cynthia and Christopher. He lived a disciplined, honorable life. He worked hard and playedhard. He vigilantly followed his Hippocratic Oath. He treasured friends and family. He was the consummate joke and story teller. Since a smallboy he had a passion for cars, motorcycles and music. He will be dearly missed. He is survived by his three children, their spouses and six grandchildren. To honor him, remember that laughter is the best medicine and a man is nothing if not his word. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 30th at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio South, San Diego. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society or the Parkinson's Association. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com
Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital : Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Deceased Name: Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital
Harney May Cordua Jr. was the sort of doctor more commonly seen in old movies than in real life today.
Quiet, calm and circumspect, he always wore a tie, even while working in the garage. His gentle demeanor calmed the patients he tended to on house calls as well as his fellow, sick Rotarians, whom he visited faithfully for 15 years.
Medicine was his calling, and a gift from his mother, the only female graduate in her medical school class of 1906.
"He was considered one of the best diagnosticians in San Diego County," said his daughter-in-law, Katherine Hopkins-Cordua.
A friend of Dr. Cordua's told her: "If nobody could figure it out, take it to Harney."
A prominent internist and a former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest, Dr. Cordua died at his home in Mission Hills on Dec. 14. He was 90.
For the past 15 years, Dr. Cordua was in charge of the sick and visiting committee for the Rotary Club of San Diego.
"He was a committee of one. He would go and visit every sick Rotarian. He was the most honorable, dutiful, kind gentleman," Hopkins-Cordua said.
Dr. Cordua was born Nov. 9, 1915, in Helena, Mont., the only child of Dr. Olive Brasier Cordua and Harney May Cordua.
In 1922, the family moved to San Diego, and 11 years later, Dr. Cordua graduated from Point Loma High School. He attended San Diego State College and graduated from Pomona College. He earned his medical degree from Northwestern University.
When World War II broke out, Dr. Cordua joined the Army and eventually reached the rank of major. He served in the Pacific and European theaters, and on a hospital ship he met a nurse named Louise.
The two fell in love, and their song was "Louise," Maurice Chevalier's 1929 theme song by Richard A. Whiting and Leo Robin. It goes: "Every little breeze seems to whisper 'Louise.' Birds in the trees seem to twitter 'Louise.' Each little rose tells me it knows I love you, love you."
The couple married, had three children and spent 58 years together before Louise died last December of Parkinson's disease.
"She was always his 'sweet Louise,' " Hopkins-Cordua said.
After the war, Dr. Cordua began his practice in San Diego. He made house calls "to some of the awfullest places that you could imagine," said Dr. Ed Glazener, a retired anesthesiologist and a friend and patient of Dr. Cordua's.
He was a quiet, hard-working and thorough doctor, "the things that people in medical school always think they're going to be," Glazener said.
In 1964, Dr. Cordua joined the Rotary Club of San Diego and was president of the California Heart Association. From 1977 to 1978, he was the chief of staff at Mercy Hospital. Dr. Cordua and his wife were longtime members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Friend and fellow Rotarian Chet Lathrop met Dr. Cordua in 1968 and soon became his patient.
"I started with another doctor, but once I met Harney, I knew he was the right doctor for me," Lathrop said.
Dr. Cordua's "low-key approach to life" was appealing to Lathrop.
"He just had a nice way about him," Lathrop said.
When Dr. Cordua wasn't seeing his patients, he often was in his garage, tending to his prized, mint-condition Model T.
Dr. Cordua was fascinated by cars and motorcycles.
"He was a walking encyclopedia, in my opinion, about automobiles," Glazener said. "I just never heard information come out of someone spontaneously like that."
Dr. Cordua also owned an MG convertible and loved taking drives in it. Years ago, he was a member of a group of five motorcyclists. All of the others died in separate motorcycle crashes, Glazener said. But Dr. Cordua wouldn't meet the same fate; the quiet, serious doctor never drove more than 25 mph, Glazener said.
Dr. Cordua is survived by his sons, Harn III of the College Area and Christopher of Rancho Penasquitos; a daughter, Cynthia Peterson of Boise, Idaho; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Dec. 30 at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio S. in Mission Valley.
Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; or the Parkinson's Association, 135 Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305.
CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Sunday, December 18, 2005
Deceased Name: CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY
May Cordua, Jr., M.D. was born November 9, 1915 in Helena, Montana and died December 14, 2005 in San Diego. He was the only child of Olive Brasier Cordua, M.D. and Harney May Cordua, Sr. Harney moved to San Diego with his parents in 1922. He is a product of the San Diego Public Schools graduating from Point Loma High School in 1933. He attended San Diego State College but graduated from Pomona College and Northwestern University School of Medicine. After an internship and residency, he enlisted in the United States Army where he reached the rank of major. He served as a doctor during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. It was on a hospital ship that he met a lovely nurse, his dear, sweet Louise. They were married for 58 years. He was a local internist for over thirty years. He was proud to be a Rotarian since 1964. He served his community in several capacities including President of the California Heart Association in 1964-1965 and as Chief of Staff of Mercy Hospital (now Scripps Mercy Hospital) in 1977 and 1978. Harney and Louise delighted in raising their three children, Harn III, Cynthia and Christopher. He lived a disciplined, honorable life. He worked hard and playedhard. He vigilantly followed his Hippocratic Oath. He treasured friends and family. He was the consummate joke and story teller. Since a smallboy he had a passion for cars, motorcycles and music. He will be dearly missed. He is survived by his three children, their spouses and six grandchildren. To honor him, remember that laughter is the best medicine and a man is nothing if not his word. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 30th at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio South, San Diego. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society or the Parkinson's Association. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com
Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital : Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Deceased Name: Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital
Harney May Cordua Jr. was the sort of doctor more commonly seen in old movies than in real life today.
Quiet, calm and circumspect, he always wore a tie, even while working in the garage. His gentle demeanor calmed the patients he tended to on house calls as well as his fellow, sick Rotarians, whom he visited faithfully for 15 years.
Medicine was his calling, and a gift from his mother, the only female graduate in her medical school class of 1906.
"He was considered one of the best diagnosticians in San Diego County," said his daughter-in-law, Katherine Hopkins-Cordua.
A friend of Dr. Cordua's told her: "If nobody could figure it out, take it to Harney."
A prominent internist and a former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest, Dr. Cordua died at his home in Mission Hills on Dec. 14. He was 90.
For the past 15 years, Dr. Cordua was in charge of the sick and visiting committee for the Rotary Club of San Diego.
"He was a committee of one. He would go and visit every sick Rotarian. He was the most honorable, dutiful, kind gentleman," Hopkins-Cordua said.
Dr. Cordua was born Nov. 9, 1915, in Helena, Mont., the only child of Dr. Olive Brasier Cordua and Harney May Cordua.
In 1922, the family moved to San Diego, and 11 years later, Dr. Cordua graduated from Point Loma High School. He attended San Diego State College and graduated from Pomona College. He earned his medical degree from Northwestern University.
When World War II broke out, Dr. Cordua joined the Army and eventually reached the rank of major. He served in the Pacific and European theaters, and on a hospital ship he met a nurse named Louise.
The two fell in love, and their song was "Louise," Maurice Chevalier's 1929 theme song by Richard A. Whiting and Leo Robin. It goes: "Every little breeze seems to whisper 'Louise.' Birds in the trees seem to twitter 'Louise.' Each little rose tells me it knows I love you, love you."
The couple married, had three children and spent 58 years together before Louise died last December of Parkinson's disease.
"She was always his 'sweet Louise,' " Hopkins-Cordua said.
After the war, Dr. Cordua began his practice in San Diego. He made house calls "to some of the awfullest places that you could imagine," said Dr. Ed Glazener, a retired anesthesiologist and a friend and patient of Dr. Cordua's.
He was a quiet, hard-working and thorough doctor, "the things that people in medical school always think they're going to be," Glazener said.
In 1964, Dr. Cordua joined the Rotary Club of San Diego and was president of the California Heart Association. From 1977 to 1978, he was the chief of staff at Mercy Hospital. Dr. Cordua and his wife were longtime members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Friend and fellow Rotarian Chet Lathrop met Dr. Cordua in 1968 and soon became his patient.
"I started with another doctor, but once I met Harney, I knew he was the right doctor for me," Lathrop said.
Dr. Cordua's "low-key approach to life" was appealing to Lathrop.
"He just had a nice way about him," Lathrop said.
When Dr. Cordua wasn't seeing his patients, he often was in his garage, tending to his prized, mint-condition Model T.
Dr. Cordua was fascinated by cars and motorcycles.
"He was a walking encyclopedia, in my opinion, about automobiles," Glazener said. "I just never heard information come out of someone spontaneously like that."
Dr. Cordua also owned an MG convertible and loved taking drives in it. Years ago, he was a member of a group of five motorcyclists. All of the others died in separate motorcycle crashes, Glazener said. But Dr. Cordua wouldn't meet the same fate; the quiet, serious doctor never drove more than 25 mph, Glazener said.
Dr. Cordua is survived by his sons, Harn III of the College Area and Christopher of Rancho Penasquitos; a daughter, Cynthia Peterson of Boise, Idaho; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Dec. 30 at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio S. in Mission Valley.
Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; or the Parkinson's Association, 135 Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305.
CENOTAPH, NO ASHES BURIED
CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Sunday, December 18, 2005
Deceased Name: CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY
May Cordua, Jr., M.D. was born November 9, 1915 in Helena, Montana and died December 14, 2005 in San Diego. He was the only child of Olive Brasier Cordua, M.D. and Harney May Cordua, Sr. Harney moved to San Diego with his parents in 1922. He is a product of the San Diego Public Schools graduating from Point Loma High School in 1933. He attended San Diego State College but graduated from Pomona College and Northwestern University School of Medicine. After an internship and residency, he enlisted in the United States Army where he reached the rank of major. He served as a doctor during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. It was on a hospital ship that he met a lovely nurse, his dear, sweet Louise. They were married for 58 years. He was a local internist for over thirty years. He was proud to be a Rotarian since 1964. He served his community in several capacities including President of the California Heart Association in 1964-1965 and as Chief of Staff of Mercy Hospital (now Scripps Mercy Hospital) in 1977 and 1978. Harney and Louise delighted in raising their three children, Harn III, Cynthia and Christopher. He lived a disciplined, honorable life. He worked hard and playedhard. He vigilantly followed his Hippocratic Oath. He treasured friends and family. He was the consummate joke and story teller. Since a smallboy he had a passion for cars, motorcycles and music. He will be dearly missed. He is survived by his three children, their spouses and six grandchildren. To honor him, remember that laughter is the best medicine and a man is nothing if not his word. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 30th at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio South, San Diego. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society or the Parkinson's Association. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com
Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital : Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Deceased Name: Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital
Harney May Cordua Jr. was the sort of doctor more commonly seen in old movies than in real life today.
Quiet, calm and circumspect, he always wore a tie, even while working in the garage. His gentle demeanor calmed the patients he tended to on house calls as well as his fellow, sick Rotarians, whom he visited faithfully for 15 years.
Medicine was his calling, and a gift from his mother, the only female graduate in her medical school class of 1906.
"He was considered one of the best diagnosticians in San Diego County," said his daughter-in-law, Katherine Hopkins-Cordua.
A friend of Dr. Cordua's told her: "If nobody could figure it out, take it to Harney."
A prominent internist and a former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest, Dr. Cordua died at his home in Mission Hills on Dec. 14. He was 90.
For the past 15 years, Dr. Cordua was in charge of the sick and visiting committee for the Rotary Club of San Diego.
"He was a committee of one. He would go and visit every sick Rotarian. He was the most honorable, dutiful, kind gentleman," Hopkins-Cordua said.
Dr. Cordua was born Nov. 9, 1915, in Helena, Mont., the only child of Dr. Olive Brasier Cordua and Harney May Cordua.
In 1922, the family moved to San Diego, and 11 years later, Dr. Cordua graduated from Point Loma High School. He attended San Diego State College and graduated from Pomona College. He earned his medical degree from Northwestern University.
When World War II broke out, Dr. Cordua joined the Army and eventually reached the rank of major. He served in the Pacific and European theaters, and on a hospital ship he met a nurse named Louise.
The two fell in love, and their song was "Louise," Maurice Chevalier's 1929 theme song by Richard A. Whiting and Leo Robin. It goes: "Every little breeze seems to whisper 'Louise.' Birds in the trees seem to twitter 'Louise.' Each little rose tells me it knows I love you, love you."
The couple married, had three children and spent 58 years together before Louise died last December of Parkinson's disease.
"She was always his 'sweet Louise,' " Hopkins-Cordua said.
After the war, Dr. Cordua began his practice in San Diego. He made house calls "to some of the awfullest places that you could imagine," said Dr. Ed Glazener, a retired anesthesiologist and a friend and patient of Dr. Cordua's.
He was a quiet, hard-working and thorough doctor, "the things that people in medical school always think they're going to be," Glazener said.
In 1964, Dr. Cordua joined the Rotary Club of San Diego and was president of the California Heart Association. From 1977 to 1978, he was the chief of staff at Mercy Hospital. Dr. Cordua and his wife were longtime members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Friend and fellow Rotarian Chet Lathrop met Dr. Cordua in 1968 and soon became his patient.
"I started with another doctor, but once I met Harney, I knew he was the right doctor for me," Lathrop said.
Dr. Cordua's "low-key approach to life" was appealing to Lathrop.
"He just had a nice way about him," Lathrop said.
When Dr. Cordua wasn't seeing his patients, he often was in his garage, tending to his prized, mint-condition Model T.
Dr. Cordua was fascinated by cars and motorcycles.
"He was a walking encyclopedia, in my opinion, about automobiles," Glazener said. "I just never heard information come out of someone spontaneously like that."
Dr. Cordua also owned an MG convertible and loved taking drives in it. Years ago, he was a member of a group of five motorcyclists. All of the others died in separate motorcycle crashes, Glazener said. But Dr. Cordua wouldn't meet the same fate; the quiet, serious doctor never drove more than 25 mph, Glazener said.
Dr. Cordua is survived by his sons, Harn III of the College Area and Christopher of Rancho Penasquitos; a daughter, Cynthia Peterson of Boise, Idaho; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Dec. 30 at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio S. in Mission Valley.
Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; or the Parkinson's Association, 135 Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305.
CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Sunday, December 18, 2005
Deceased Name: CORDUA, JR., M.D. HARNEY MAY
May Cordua, Jr., M.D. was born November 9, 1915 in Helena, Montana and died December 14, 2005 in San Diego. He was the only child of Olive Brasier Cordua, M.D. and Harney May Cordua, Sr. Harney moved to San Diego with his parents in 1922. He is a product of the San Diego Public Schools graduating from Point Loma High School in 1933. He attended San Diego State College but graduated from Pomona College and Northwestern University School of Medicine. After an internship and residency, he enlisted in the United States Army where he reached the rank of major. He served as a doctor during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. It was on a hospital ship that he met a lovely nurse, his dear, sweet Louise. They were married for 58 years. He was a local internist for over thirty years. He was proud to be a Rotarian since 1964. He served his community in several capacities including President of the California Heart Association in 1964-1965 and as Chief of Staff of Mercy Hospital (now Scripps Mercy Hospital) in 1977 and 1978. Harney and Louise delighted in raising their three children, Harn III, Cynthia and Christopher. He lived a disciplined, honorable life. He worked hard and playedhard. He vigilantly followed his Hippocratic Oath. He treasured friends and family. He was the consummate joke and story teller. Since a smallboy he had a passion for cars, motorcycles and music. He will be dearly missed. He is survived by his three children, their spouses and six grandchildren. To honor him, remember that laughter is the best medicine and a man is nothing if not his word. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 30th at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio South, San Diego. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society or the Parkinson's Association. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com
Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital : Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Deceased Name: Harney May Cordua former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital
Harney May Cordua Jr. was the sort of doctor more commonly seen in old movies than in real life today.
Quiet, calm and circumspect, he always wore a tie, even while working in the garage. His gentle demeanor calmed the patients he tended to on house calls as well as his fellow, sick Rotarians, whom he visited faithfully for 15 years.
Medicine was his calling, and a gift from his mother, the only female graduate in her medical school class of 1906.
"He was considered one of the best diagnosticians in San Diego County," said his daughter-in-law, Katherine Hopkins-Cordua.
A friend of Dr. Cordua's told her: "If nobody could figure it out, take it to Harney."
A prominent internist and a former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest, Dr. Cordua died at his home in Mission Hills on Dec. 14. He was 90.
For the past 15 years, Dr. Cordua was in charge of the sick and visiting committee for the Rotary Club of San Diego.
"He was a committee of one. He would go and visit every sick Rotarian. He was the most honorable, dutiful, kind gentleman," Hopkins-Cordua said.
Dr. Cordua was born Nov. 9, 1915, in Helena, Mont., the only child of Dr. Olive Brasier Cordua and Harney May Cordua.
In 1922, the family moved to San Diego, and 11 years later, Dr. Cordua graduated from Point Loma High School. He attended San Diego State College and graduated from Pomona College. He earned his medical degree from Northwestern University.
When World War II broke out, Dr. Cordua joined the Army and eventually reached the rank of major. He served in the Pacific and European theaters, and on a hospital ship he met a nurse named Louise.
The two fell in love, and their song was "Louise," Maurice Chevalier's 1929 theme song by Richard A. Whiting and Leo Robin. It goes: "Every little breeze seems to whisper 'Louise.' Birds in the trees seem to twitter 'Louise.' Each little rose tells me it knows I love you, love you."
The couple married, had three children and spent 58 years together before Louise died last December of Parkinson's disease.
"She was always his 'sweet Louise,' " Hopkins-Cordua said.
After the war, Dr. Cordua began his practice in San Diego. He made house calls "to some of the awfullest places that you could imagine," said Dr. Ed Glazener, a retired anesthesiologist and a friend and patient of Dr. Cordua's.
He was a quiet, hard-working and thorough doctor, "the things that people in medical school always think they're going to be," Glazener said.
In 1964, Dr. Cordua joined the Rotary Club of San Diego and was president of the California Heart Association. From 1977 to 1978, he was the chief of staff at Mercy Hospital. Dr. Cordua and his wife were longtime members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Friend and fellow Rotarian Chet Lathrop met Dr. Cordua in 1968 and soon became his patient.
"I started with another doctor, but once I met Harney, I knew he was the right doctor for me," Lathrop said.
Dr. Cordua's "low-key approach to life" was appealing to Lathrop.
"He just had a nice way about him," Lathrop said.
When Dr. Cordua wasn't seeing his patients, he often was in his garage, tending to his prized, mint-condition Model T.
Dr. Cordua was fascinated by cars and motorcycles.
"He was a walking encyclopedia, in my opinion, about automobiles," Glazener said. "I just never heard information come out of someone spontaneously like that."
Dr. Cordua also owned an MG convertible and loved taking drives in it. Years ago, he was a member of a group of five motorcyclists. All of the others died in separate motorcycle crashes, Glazener said. But Dr. Cordua wouldn't meet the same fate; the quiet, serious doctor never drove more than 25 mph, Glazener said.
Dr. Cordua is survived by his sons, Harn III of the College Area and Christopher of Rancho Penasquitos; a daughter, Cynthia Peterson of Boise, Idaho; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Dec. 30 at First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio S. in Mission Valley.
Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; or the Parkinson's Association, 135 Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305.
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