The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-08
FOCARTY RITES
WILDE HELD In
DAYTONA TODAY
FORMER KEY WEST RESI-
DENT DIED TUESDAY IN
NEW YORK; HAD MANY
FRIENDS HERE

Funeral services were to be
held this afternoon ) o'clock in
DaytCna Beach Tor Doctor Joseph
Norman Fogarty, who died in
New York City 8 O'Clock Tuesday
morning, at the age of 60.
Members of the family and
friends would have been in at
tendance at the services, but as
the body reached Daytona Beach
yesterday, there was no mode o.
transportation to enable Key
Westers getting to DaytOna in
time.
High professional honOrs were
Dir. Fogarty's in recognition Of
ability which led him out OF the
ranks OF the many and placed
him in the ranks of the more sue
cessful and highly efficient few.
From the outset OF his profess
sional career he developed his IA
tive talents and powers by read
ing. study and research as well as
through practical experience. He
was a student OF the signs OF the
times. conversant with the large
questions of the day and O. the
themes which were o. vital sig
nificance to mankind.
ATTENDED Private Schools
Private schools of Key West
accorded DR.. Fogarty his ele-
mentary educational training, and
even in his youthful days he mani
Tested a preference for physical
science and kindred studies. 1t
was not to be marvelled at. then,
when he decided to prepare for
the study and practice OF medi-
ciEe, and with that end in view
matriculated in St. Johns Col
lege at Fordham, n. Y, in 1890.
He left that institution, how
ever, in his junior year and be-
came a student at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons. where
he acquitted himself with d:stinc-
ton and was graduated in 1898
with the degree Of NJ. D.
He returned at once to his n2-
tive city where most Of his life
was passed and where he was az
corded a liberal patronage with
practice of a most IMPORTANT
character, which indicated tive
confidence and trust reposed in
his professional skill. His life
work bore out his reputation and
his professional colleagues accord
ed him high honors in reco%ni-
ton of his worth and strict con-
fornlity to the highest professional
standards.
Headed Medical Society
He was elected president of the
Monroe County Medical Society.
councillor OF the State Medical
Association, and was made acting
assistant surgeon of the u. s.
Marine Hospital, and health Of
ficer and agent of the State Board
of Health, and was elected ply
stefan and surgeon of two o. the
leading Spanish Societies of Key
West.
In 1900 the doctor was married
to Miss Corinne Curry a daughter
of Charles and Sarah Curry. In
religious faith-he was an Ep:scopa-
liam and for a number OF years he
was senior warden of st. Paufs
Episcopal church.
In 1907 he was elected mayor
o. Kew West and was twice re-
elected to the office, serving the
city with distinction, and gave to
Key West a businesslike and pro-
gressive administration character
lied by needed reforms and sub
stantial Improvement.
With the coming of the Flor
ida East Coast Railway. 1912,
DR.. Fogarty was appointed one OF
the surgeons OF the railroad in
Key West and remained in that
position until June. 1921. when
he was appointed chief surgeon
of the railway with headquarters
in St. Augustine. This appoint
nnent was made at the request of
DIR. Seagars. former surgeon of
the road.
For the next five years DR..
Fogarty was chief surgeon with
headquarters at St. Augustine and
during that period was Cor sew
eral years MAYOR OF St. Augustine,
and was elected. during that
period. President of The Railway
Surgeons Association OF Florida
Being DESTROYS Of establishing
his own hospital DR.. Focartv de-
cided upon resigning his Office
with the railway. and later on es-
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