Claim: Joseph Gerald "Gerry" Hagey (September 28, 1904 – October 26, 1988) was a Canadian businessman, academic, and a founder and first president of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario who etired in 1969 after the removal of his larynx due to cancer.
Evidence: Joseph Gerald "Gerry" Hagey (September 28, 1904 – October 26, 1988) was a Canadian businessman, academic, and a founder and first president of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. He retired in 1969 after the removal of his larynx due to cancer.