Henry John Corra

CORRA, Henry John, 82, of Richmond and Sandbridge, Virginia, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008. Born February 17, 1926, in Vienna, Austria, he was the son of the late Henry and Leopoldine Corra. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Henry Corra. He is survived by his wife, Sallie L. Corra; sons, Henry John Corra of New York and Andrew Dodge Corra of Durango, Colo.; daughters-in-law, Janet Wiley Corra and Catherine Jauniaux Corra of France; grandchildren, George Corra and Sophie Corra, and their mother, Leigh Sloss Corra, Elia Corra and Wiley Tom Corra. Henry lived in the Far East until age 15. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johsbury, Vermont and the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. He served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters during WWII, in the Navy. He was District Sales Manager for Rock of Ages Corporation in Barre, Vermont for 33 years. He moved to Richmond in 1952 and his residence in Virginia Beach in 1976. Henry was an avid Scuba Diver until the end of his life. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at St. Bridget's Catholic Church, 6006 Three Chopt Road, Richmond, Virginia. Interment Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Heartland Hospice, 1504 Santa Rosa Rd., Richmond, Va. 23229; American Lung Association of Virginia, 9221 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond, Va. 23235; or American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, Va. 23060.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.