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Cooley was born August 22, 1920, in Houston, [1] [2] and graduated in 1941 from the University of Texas at Austin (UT), where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and the Texas Cowboys, played on the basketball team, and majored in zoology.
In 1965, Dr. Denton A. Cooley and Dr. Grady L. Hallman, both of the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas, started a band made up of doctors. [1] The band was named The Heartstrings because most of the doctors worked in cardiology and stringed instruments (Dr. Cooley played the upright bass) dominated the original lineup.
This is also the location of pioneering heart surgeon Denton Cooley's family gravesite. Cooley's grandfather, Daniel Denton Cooley, developed the Houston Heights subdivision. [48] Denton Cooley died November 18, 2016 [49] and is buried at Glenwood. [50] Anne McCormick Sullivan was a firefighter who died in the 2013 Southwest Inn fire. [51]
It is the second-oldest Episcopal parish in Houston. Trinity was, at one time, one of the largest parishes in the Episcopal Church. Such notables as Walter Cronkite and Denton Cooley have been members of the parish. Its membership declined sharply as its parishioners moved to the suburbs in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 2000s membership has grown ...
The Cooley Society, also known as The Denton A. Cooley Surgical Society, was formed in 1972 by cardiovascular surgeons and fellows of The Texas Heart Institute, in honour of heart surgeon Denton Cooley. [1] [2] [3] The founding president was Philip S. Chua. [4]
Several African-American-owned newspapers are published in Houston. Allan Turner of the Houston Chronicle said that the papers "are both journalistic throwbacks — papers whose content directly reflects their owners' views — and cutting-edge, hyper-local publications targeting the concerns of the city's roughly half-million African-Americans."
James T. Willerson - President and medical director of The Texas Heart Institute [6] Denton Cooley - Renowned heart surgeon, founder of The Texas Heart Institute; Harley Clark - Former judge, attorney, and UT student body president; creator of the "Hook 'em Horns" hand sign; Benno C. Schmidt, Sr. - Former attorney and venture capitalist
Nandita Berry, Houston lawyer and 109th Secretary of State of Texas [27] Paul Bettencourt, member of the Texas State Senate from District 7 [28] Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com [29] Bill Blythe, Houston realtor and former state representative [30] Paul Bremond, merchant and railroad developer [31]