Dr. Emile A. Bertucci Jr., founder of St. Bernard General Hospital and De La Ronde Hospital in St. Bernard Parish and a retired general surgeon and doctor, died Saturday at University Hospital. He was 77.
Dr. Bertucci was born in New Orleans and lived there and in St. Bernard and Pass Christian, Miss., most of his life.
He graduated from Jesuit High School; Tulane University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa; and Tulane Medical School, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary scholastic medical fraternity.
He interned at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1944-45 and was an assistant surgeon in the Navy in 1945-46, serving in the Pacific.
After returning from the service, he was appointed by the Louisiana Department of Hospitals as medical director of the Washington-St. Tammany Charity Hospital in Bogalusa, where he completed his general residency. He later practiced medicine in Lumberton, Miss., where he founded Bertucci Foundation Hospital; Poplarville, Miss.; and Lutcher .
In 1959, Dr. Bertucci founded St. Bernard General Hospital in Chalmette, where he practiced until 1982, when he opened both De La Ronde Hospital and De La Ronde Medical Center in Chalmette. He was the first medical director of De La Ronde Hospital, now Chalmette Medical Center. In 1984, Dr. Bertucci developed Southern Medical Center. He retired in 1996.
Dr. Bertucci received a citation for heroism from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his services after an August 1976 explosion at the Tenneco Refinery in Chalmette, special recognition from former Gov. Edwin Edwards for 50 years of community contributions, and a certificate of merit from the Orleans Parish Medical Society for dedication to the betterment of public health as a member of the medical profession for 50 years.
He was a former member of the board of governors of the Orleans Parish Medical Society.
In 1993 he was appointed by St. Bernard Sheriff Jack Stephens as physician to the inmates of St. Bernard Parish Prison.
He was the 1999 king of the Krewe of Hermes, of which he was a member for 40 years, and a member of the New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club, Ducks Unlimited, the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and the New Orleans Golf Association.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Johnson Bertucci; six sons, Gregory Emile Bertucci of Biloxi, Miss., Emile A. Bertucci III of St. Bernard, Bryan J. Bertucci of Chalmette, Michel F. Bertucci of Lafayette, Leonard J. Bertucci of Torrance, Calif., and Philip L. Bertucci of Sumter, S.C.; two daughters, Celeste M. Bertucci of Morristown, N.J., and Barbara B. Bono of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two brothers, Alvin C. and Gerald L. Bertucci; 29 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Burial will be in Metairie Cemetery.
Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Monday, June 28, 1999. Page: B3
Dr. Bertucci was born in New Orleans and lived there and in St. Bernard and Pass Christian, Miss., most of his life.
He graduated from Jesuit High School; Tulane University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa; and Tulane Medical School, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary scholastic medical fraternity.
He interned at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1944-45 and was an assistant surgeon in the Navy in 1945-46, serving in the Pacific.
After returning from the service, he was appointed by the Louisiana Department of Hospitals as medical director of the Washington-St. Tammany Charity Hospital in Bogalusa, where he completed his general residency. He later practiced medicine in Lumberton, Miss., where he founded Bertucci Foundation Hospital; Poplarville, Miss.; and Lutcher .
In 1959, Dr. Bertucci founded St. Bernard General Hospital in Chalmette, where he practiced until 1982, when he opened both De La Ronde Hospital and De La Ronde Medical Center in Chalmette. He was the first medical director of De La Ronde Hospital, now Chalmette Medical Center. In 1984, Dr. Bertucci developed Southern Medical Center. He retired in 1996.
Dr. Bertucci received a citation for heroism from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his services after an August 1976 explosion at the Tenneco Refinery in Chalmette, special recognition from former Gov. Edwin Edwards for 50 years of community contributions, and a certificate of merit from the Orleans Parish Medical Society for dedication to the betterment of public health as a member of the medical profession for 50 years.
He was a former member of the board of governors of the Orleans Parish Medical Society.
In 1993 he was appointed by St. Bernard Sheriff Jack Stephens as physician to the inmates of St. Bernard Parish Prison.
He was the 1999 king of the Krewe of Hermes, of which he was a member for 40 years, and a member of the New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club, Ducks Unlimited, the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and the New Orleans Golf Association.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Johnson Bertucci; six sons, Gregory Emile Bertucci of Biloxi, Miss., Emile A. Bertucci III of St. Bernard, Bryan J. Bertucci of Chalmette, Michel F. Bertucci of Lafayette, Leonard J. Bertucci of Torrance, Calif., and Philip L. Bertucci of Sumter, S.C.; two daughters, Celeste M. Bertucci of Morristown, N.J., and Barbara B. Bono of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two brothers, Alvin C. and Gerald L. Bertucci; 29 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Burial will be in Metairie Cemetery.
Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Monday, June 28, 1999. Page: B3
Dr. Emile A. Bertucci Jr., founder of St. Bernard General Hospital and De La Ronde Hospital in St. Bernard Parish and a retired general surgeon and doctor, died Saturday at University Hospital. He was 77.
Dr. Bertucci was born in New Orleans and lived there and in St. Bernard and Pass Christian, Miss., most of his life.
He graduated from Jesuit High School; Tulane University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa; and Tulane Medical School, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary scholastic medical fraternity.
He interned at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1944-45 and was an assistant surgeon in the Navy in 1945-46, serving in the Pacific.
After returning from the service, he was appointed by the Louisiana Department of Hospitals as medical director of the Washington-St. Tammany Charity Hospital in Bogalusa, where he completed his general residency. He later practiced medicine in Lumberton, Miss., where he founded Bertucci Foundation Hospital; Poplarville, Miss.; and Lutcher .
In 1959, Dr. Bertucci founded St. Bernard General Hospital in Chalmette, where he practiced until 1982, when he opened both De La Ronde Hospital and De La Ronde Medical Center in Chalmette. He was the first medical director of De La Ronde Hospital, now Chalmette Medical Center. In 1984, Dr. Bertucci developed Southern Medical Center. He retired in 1996.
Dr. Bertucci received a citation for heroism from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his services after an August 1976 explosion at the Tenneco Refinery in Chalmette, special recognition from former Gov. Edwin Edwards for 50 years of community contributions, and a certificate of merit from the Orleans Parish Medical Society for dedication to the betterment of public health as a member of the medical profession for 50 years.
He was a former member of the board of governors of the Orleans Parish Medical Society.
In 1993 he was appointed by St. Bernard Sheriff Jack Stephens as physician to the inmates of St. Bernard Parish Prison.
He was the 1999 king of the Krewe of Hermes, of which he was a member for 40 years, and a member of the New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club, Ducks Unlimited, the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and the New Orleans Golf Association.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Johnson Bertucci; six sons, Gregory Emile Bertucci of Biloxi, Miss., Emile A. Bertucci III of St. Bernard, Bryan J. Bertucci of Chalmette, Michel F. Bertucci of Lafayette, Leonard J. Bertucci of Torrance, Calif., and Philip L. Bertucci of Sumter, S.C.; two daughters, Celeste M. Bertucci of Morristown, N.J., and Barbara B. Bono of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two brothers, Alvin C. and Gerald L. Bertucci; 29 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Burial will be in Metairie Cemetery.
Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Monday, June 28, 1999. Page: B3
Dr. Bertucci was born in New Orleans and lived there and in St. Bernard and Pass Christian, Miss., most of his life.
He graduated from Jesuit High School; Tulane University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa; and Tulane Medical School, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary scholastic medical fraternity.
He interned at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1944-45 and was an assistant surgeon in the Navy in 1945-46, serving in the Pacific.
After returning from the service, he was appointed by the Louisiana Department of Hospitals as medical director of the Washington-St. Tammany Charity Hospital in Bogalusa, where he completed his general residency. He later practiced medicine in Lumberton, Miss., where he founded Bertucci Foundation Hospital; Poplarville, Miss.; and Lutcher .
In 1959, Dr. Bertucci founded St. Bernard General Hospital in Chalmette, where he practiced until 1982, when he opened both De La Ronde Hospital and De La Ronde Medical Center in Chalmette. He was the first medical director of De La Ronde Hospital, now Chalmette Medical Center. In 1984, Dr. Bertucci developed Southern Medical Center. He retired in 1996.
Dr. Bertucci received a citation for heroism from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his services after an August 1976 explosion at the Tenneco Refinery in Chalmette, special recognition from former Gov. Edwin Edwards for 50 years of community contributions, and a certificate of merit from the Orleans Parish Medical Society for dedication to the betterment of public health as a member of the medical profession for 50 years.
He was a former member of the board of governors of the Orleans Parish Medical Society.
In 1993 he was appointed by St. Bernard Sheriff Jack Stephens as physician to the inmates of St. Bernard Parish Prison.
He was the 1999 king of the Krewe of Hermes, of which he was a member for 40 years, and a member of the New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club, Ducks Unlimited, the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and the New Orleans Golf Association.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Johnson Bertucci; six sons, Gregory Emile Bertucci of Biloxi, Miss., Emile A. Bertucci III of St. Bernard, Bryan J. Bertucci of Chalmette, Michel F. Bertucci of Lafayette, Leonard J. Bertucci of Torrance, Calif., and Philip L. Bertucci of Sumter, S.C.; two daughters, Celeste M. Bertucci of Morristown, N.J., and Barbara B. Bono of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two brothers, Alvin C. and Gerald L. Bertucci; 29 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Burial will be in Metairie Cemetery.
Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Monday, June 28, 1999. Page: B3
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