Dorian Henry "Pete" CORDES

1938 - 2017

CORDES, Dorian Henry "Pete" medical educator, age 78, died on February 10, 2017. Born in North Dakota in 1938, he was an Arizona resident since 1980. Apart from a two year stint as a medical officer in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, Pete spent the majority of his adult life in school. He received a BA degree from Concordia College; a BS degree in Medicine from the University of North Dakota; an MPH degree from the University of Texas; an MD degree from Temple University and a diploma in Tropical Medicine from Walter Reed Army Institutes of Research. Pete completed residency training in general preventive medicine and occupational medicine at the University of Arizona and was board-certified in each specialty. He served as clinical faculty at Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota and as full time academic faculty at the University of South Dakota and the University of Nevada. Dr. Cordes served on the University of Arizona faculty at the College of Medicine from 1980 until his retirement in 1997, directing two residency programs and helping to set up a graduate degree program in public health. Major interests included classical music and opera, travel, 19th century English fiction, classic films and visiting archaeological sites around the world. At his request, there will be no formal services. Interment will be in the Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Marana. ARRANGEMENTS BY ADAIR FUNERAL HOME, DODGE CHAPEL.