RICHARD J. "DICK" CONROY M.D.

CONROY, RICHARD J. "DICK", M.D. 1926 to 2012 Dr. Richard "Dick" Conroy passed away on June 21, 2012, after a long struggIe with Parkinson's disease. He was born July 23, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of six children of Marie (Bergmann) and Thomas F. Conroy. Dick completed his premedical studies at Dartmouth College and received his M.D. from the college of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. After internship at Bellevue Hospital, he served as a Flight Surgeon with Carrier Air Group 19 during the Korean War, then returning to Bellevue to continue postgraduate training in internal medicine and cardiology. He practiced internal medicine and cardiology in Manhattan for 12 years, was on the staffs of Lenox Hill Hospital and Doctors Hospital, taught on the Columbia Service of Bellevue, and was a member of the New York Academy of Medicine. In 1969, he accepted a position with the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation and he moved to La Jolla. He remained at the Scripps Clinic for 36 years and for several years was the head of the Division of General Internal Medicine. He was a member of the La Jolla Academy of Medicine, Rotary Club of La Jolla, La Jolla Professional Men's Society, as well as the honorary societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha. Dick enjoyed travel, bridge, theatre, tennis, reading and crossword puzzles. He was much admired by his colleagues, patients and friends. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Genevieve; daughter, Abigail; and grandchildren, Viktorija and Justin. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Scripps Health Foundation, PO Box 2669, La Jolla, CA 92038, or to Parkinson's Disease Foundation, PO Box 6012, Albert Lea, MN 56007-9805.