Submitted by: Dan Rich
Corwin Charles Cleary
July 25, 1977 - March 31, 1999
South Bend Tribune 4/6/1999
Corwin Charles "Corey" Cleary,
21, was born on July 25, 1977, in South Bend, Ind. He was
diagnosed with a heart defect shortly after birth and had many
surgeries. Despite his physical difficulties he continued his
schooling and life in general. He enjoyed movies, eating,
downhill snow skiing, target shooting and swing dancing. Corey
graduated from Clay High School in 1996, then attended Colorado
Mountain College in Leadville, Colo., for a year before going to
Valencia Community College in Orlando, Fla., where he
successfully completed a course for Emergency Medical Technician.
After a month-long illness, Corey died on Wednesday, March 31,
1999. Burial was at All Faith Cemetery in Orlando. He is survived
by his father and stepmother, Cleveland Charles (Ginger) Cleary,
M.D., in Granger, Ind.; his mother, Kay Lorraine Wurz, RN,
of Winter Springs, Fla.; two sisters, Melinda Kristin Cleary of
Bloomington, Ind., and Shelby Anne Cleary of North Hollywood,
Calif.; maternal grandparents, Charles R. and Marilyn M. Wurz of
Niles, Mich.; and by his paternal grandmother, Pansy Cleary of
Niles.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, in Granger Missionary Church, Granger, Ind., for family and friends. A memorial fund has been set up in his name with the Make- a-Wish Foundation, and tax deductible contributions may be sent directly to the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois, 640 North LaSalle, Suite 280, Chicago, IL 60610. The Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando, Fla., handled arrangements.