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Bartley Pratt Cardon
October 1, 1913 - March 21, 2005
Bartley was born in the community of Binghamton in Tucson.
He is the middle son of five brothers and four sisters of Louis Paul and Irena
Pratt Cardon, Mormon pioneers from the colony of Colonia Dublan in Sonora,
Mexico. The family would move to Chandler, AZ in the early 1920's but
return to Tucson when the children were college age. In 1939 Bartley
received his B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Arizona in chemistry
and soil sciences. His Ph.D. in biochemistry is from the University of
California in Berkeley.
On December 11, 1941 he was called to active duty as a
lieutenant with the 115th Cavalry, attached to the Wyoming National Guard. He
served 4½ years in this same unit including occupation in Germany at the
University of Munich's Agricultural School in Neustadt.
He returned to the University of Arizona as assistant
professor of animal pathology in 1946. His professional life includes over 25
years with the Arizona based company and corporation Arizona Feeds and Early Fat
which researched and produced livestock feeds.
Upon retirement in 1980, Bartley Cardon became Dean of the
College of Agriculture at the University of Arizona in Tucson. From 1987
until 2000 he was with the University's Foundation in the section Human
Development. He received an honorary Doctor of Sciences in 1978 and an
endowed chair is in his name in Agrilcultural Economics at the U of A.
Bartley is survived by his wife, Charlotte of 65 years; his
brother, Heleman P. Cardon of Mesa; sisters, Edna Trejo and Amy Odell of Salt
Lake City; his children, Bartley L. (Lynn) Cardon of Boston, Joanne Downey of
Tucson, Christine (Jonathan) Kronick of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Mary
Elizabeth (Brian) de la Houssaye of Cleveland, OH. The extended family
includes nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Ingrid Downey,
the eldest granddaughter lives in Tucson and is a landscape architect with Repp
Construction. A private family service was held on March 24, 2005 at
gravesite at the Latter Day Saints Cemetery on North Alvernon Way. As a
devout and active member of the Mormon faith, he is honored by a large extended
religious family.
A memorial and celebration of Bartley's many accomplishments is planned for
early summer.
The Cardon family and especially his wife; and daughter,
Joanne; and Ingrid wish to extend our love and deep appreciation of the devoted
and wonderful care extended to Bartley at Encore Senior Village, the nurse staff
at Cottage One and Hospice at Tucson Medical Center, during his last illness.
To all the loving friends and colleagues who have always made a wonderful life
for us here in Tucson, a special embrace and remembrance.
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