Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-03-19
Friends, Some old and Some New
Honor Geanga;5 Dr. Walter c. Corey

over thirty years, received the
applause and gratitude of his
many friends, patients, and fell
low citizens for a job well done
when he was named Man OF
The Year" at banquet spon-
sored by the Chardon Chamber
of Commerce, Monday evening,
in the Chardon High school cafe
terra.
Over 1870 associates, friends,
Jay Gees and their wives came
to honor DR.. Corey and his wife
for their many contributions to
the physical and social welfare
of the county.
On hand to assist DR.. Danda-
lides in the biographical details
of the Corey story was Loren
Corey, younger brother, now the
manager of the machinery div
ision, Industrial Rayon Corp, in
Cleveland who related many an
ecdotes of the youth of DR.. Corey
including his early urge to be a
farmer, his experiences on a
Bishops farm in Indiana, his
life as a student in Michigan
Agricultural College, and tn e
meeting of the girl that was to
become his wife, Mary Terrence
After receiving his B. S. De-
gree in agriculture, DR.. Corey,
while waiting to enter the avia-
tion branch of the Army signal
corps in World WAR I, ran the
family farm in Massachusetts
for a while, and went West,
where he worked as a COW pun
cher. After hs discharge, he de-
cided to go back to school to
study medicine, and enrolled in
Western Reserve University in
1919.
DR.. Einar Olsen, Cleveland
dentist, took up the narrative at
this time, and told of his con-
facts with DR.. Corey as his
roommate at the YMCA while
they both attended Western Res
erve University. Dr.. Corey held
two jobs in addition to carrying
a full load of medical studies. He
taught medical courses in til e
dental school and worked as the
nlght cn :.ssn aU the YMCA.
Or. Corey first appeared n
the Geauga county scene in 1925
as a camp physician for Boy
Scout camp in Parkman. T h t
fall he was appointed County
Health Commissioner for Geauga
County. In 1927 he also was APP
pointed Lake County H e a ] h
Commissioners, and held tn / S
post until 1880 when he resigned
to go into private practice.
1888 saw the beginning of t h e
Corey Hospital when one bed
was installed in DR.. Corey's Of
flee, mainly for obstetrical pat
tents. AS more patients request
ed office delivery, the present
hospital building, then the Corey
home, was remodeled and equip
ped as a maternity hospital.
DR.. William A. Reed, Burton
physician, took up the story at
this point, and told of their eff
orts to better Geauga's physical
health. DR.. Hugh Shafer OF Mid
dlefield also spoke of DR.. Coreys
efforts.
During the polio epidemic OF
1949, the hospitals In the surroun
ding areas were crowded, leav-
ing the polio victims Of this cou-
nty stranded. DR.. Corey rented
what is now the Corey Clinic in
Claridon, and organized it as a
polio treatment center After the
epidemic subsidized, the C lin C
continued in existence to meet
the growing needs of the comm
unity.
DR.. Dandalides concluded his
address with these words: This
is typical of Doc when someone
was needed to check school chill
dren's eyes, he wentback 20
school to improve his training
so that he could do 1t.
when beds were needed for
better care of obstetrical patie-
ents, he provided them. When
church groups need help, he's
there to do what he can. When
the schools choral group can
use piano, he lends them his
When the Boy Scouts need ply
cinalc Dor UnllYltaarS
"For all these things, and the
many other things that you've
done for our community, til c
Chardon Jay Gees take pleas
ure in naming you Man Oi
The Year" and present you with
this plaque"
The Bronze plaque was inscri
bed "Chardon Junior Chamber
of Commerce to w. G. Corey
M. D. in recognition of long de
voted service as country doc
tor, 1859.
After a standing ovation, DR.
Corey made his acceptance spe
eeh, and said, $50 many peo
pie have had so much to do will
my life, that most of the honoI
should go to them" He introdu
ced his many associates w h
were present, and concluded b,
saying. IT am grateful to hav'
been able to be the doctor IL
this community. I am gratefu
to find the spot where I coult
be me. When a man can be him
self, do what he thinks is righ
and still remain friend of tn
family is the most WhorthWhil
relationship in the world =
Members Of his family w h
attended the banquet were h