Dr. Rene B. Menguy M.D.

1926 - 2019

Dr. Rene B. Menguy M.D.

1926 - 2019

Rene Menguy Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 14, 2019.
Dr. Rene B. Menguy, MD

Morristown, NJ - Dr. Rene B. Menguy, MD, of Morristown, New Jersey, died peacefully after a brief illness at age 93, surrounded by his family, on the evening of April 7. Dr. Menguy is survived by his wife of 22 years, Anne Cooper Menguy of Morristown; son John F. Menguy of Victor, New York; brother Alain (Ann) Menguy of Naples, Florida; grandchildren John R. Menguy and Althea Renee Menguy of Rochester, New York; grandson Dylan Menguy of Washington, DC; stepson Kjell Purnell of Bradenton, Florida; step-daughter Myla Pridgen of Morristown; five step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandson. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Emilie Menguy (nee Rigacci) and his daughter Ghislaine "Gigi" Menguy.

Born in Prague in 1926 to Auguste Menguy and Boza Adam, Dr. Menguy served in the French Expeditionary Corps in former French Indochina during World War II. He attended the University of Hanoi in Vietnam, earned his medical degree from the Universite de Paris V in 1951, and his PhD at the University of Minnesota in 1957. He went on to become a world-renowned surgeon, practicing medicine for 62 years, and was a member of the prestigious Academie Nationale de Chirurgie and was a Fulbright and Markle scholar. He taught medicine at many institutions of higher learning across the United States, including the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and served as Chair of Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical School. Most recently, Dr. Menguy was a general surgery specialist at the University of Rochester, from which he retired in 1997.

Dr. Menguy was a brilliant man of many talents who will be dearly missed by his family and those with whom he shared intimate personal and professional relationships.

Interment will be private, per Rene's wishes. He lived by one motto: Semper Excelsior, ever upward.

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August 17, 2021

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November 7, 2020

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August 5, 2020

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Steven Falter

August 17, 2021

RIP Dr. Menguy, and thank you for giving me my life back. To me, a selfless individual caring for me in several emergency situations. A long life well deserved. My condolences to his loved ones.

Deborah Tompkins Beebe

November 7, 2020

I met Dr. Menguy at Genesse Hospital in the early 80's as a frightened young adult facing what was to be my first of many surgeries by Dr. Menguy. He could appear to many, stern and a bit intimidating but he was so kind to me. We built a great repore over the years, I grew to adore him and was so sad when he decided to retire. What a gifted surgeon he was, just the way his hands moved when even examining you. Dr. Menguy, thank you, you have left such a legacy!!! May you rest in peace

Tynissia Stanley

August 5, 2020

Rest in Paradise Dr.Menguy,Thank you for changing my life!

Professor Menguy at the University of Chicago

John Fung

June 19, 2019

As a graduate of the University of Chicago, I was always very proud of his affiliation - but I was most honored to have trained under him at the University of Rochester at the Genesse Hospital. There I learned surgical techniques that I still employ today. I learned more watching him operate than by doing the operation under another attending's watch. He was a great surgeon and he was actually a very kind man. Behind his outward appearing stern was a caring and considerate human being. RIP Professor Menguy. You will always be remembered in my thoughts. John Fung, MD, PhD

vincent Chang

April 20, 2019

Dr Rene Menguy was my former partner and teacher. He was a gifted surgeon, and I learned a tremendous amount of technical surgery from him. I have many fond memories from our time together at The Genessee hospital. It has been many years since we have spoken. May he rest in peace.
Vince Chang

kande gordinier

April 15, 2019

Dr.Menguy worked for many years with him in OR,atgenny and he was my moms doctor!

Susan Brady

April 14, 2019

R.I.P. Dr. Menguy. I used to be one of his surgical scrub Technician's at the Genesse Hospital back in the days. He was a very gifted surgeon. Even tho l haven't seen him for a very long time, l have very fond memories of our times at the hospital.

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