Robert Jackson Hardy
October 27, 1940 - April 11, 2021
Robert Jackson Hardy entered the Kingdom of Heaven on April 11, 2021, after a brief illness. He was born on October 27, 1940 in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Alice Brown and Charles Lemuel Hardy.
He is preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Bailey Marie Keller, his parents, his brother and sister-in-law, Joan Marshall and Charles Lemuel Hardy, Jr., nephews Charles Lemuel Hardy III and Harry Meeker Hardy, and his in-laws, Enid Boutte and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack.
Robert is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lydia Waguespack Hardy. Robert and Lydia, lately of San Antonio, TX, resided for almost 40 years in Missouri City, TX. He is also survived by his daughters and their families: Alison and Andrew DeCristofaro, Catherine Marie and Dominic Robert (Los Angeles, CA), and Amy and Jay Keller, and Zachary James (San Antonio, TX). He leaves behind his sister and brother-in-law, Alice "Missy" Hardy and Joe Abendroth (Lafayette, LA), and brother- and sister-in-law Gayla and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack, Jr. (LaPlace, LA), and a large, loving extended family to whom he was extremely devoted.
Robert enjoyed an idyllic childhood in Alexandria, where he discovered his first love, baseball. He pitched through high school and attracted the attention of college scouts. He selected Southeastern Louisiana University, where he became a starting pitcher from 1959 to 1962. During his SLU career Robert lead his team in strikeouts in each of his four seasons and he remains the University's career leader in strikeouts and innings pitched. Upon graduation in 1962, Robert was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.
While attending Southeastern, Robert discovered his other great loves – his future wife, Lydia Waguespack, a beautiful, studious co-ed two years his junior, and mathematics. Even in college, Robert said "it was baseball first, studies second." He would probably agree that spending time with Lydia also got in the way of his studies.
He loved mathematics, though, and earned a scholarship to pursue a Master's Degree in Biostatistics at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he and Lydia lived after they married. Robert finished his Master's and began doctoral studies at Tulane. In 1965 he accepted a year-long fellowship to the University of California at Berkeley. He completed doctoral studies at Berkeley and accepted his first faculty position in Biostatistics at the Yale University School of Public Health in New Haven, CT. In 1976 Robert became an inaugural faculty member at the newly-formed University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH) in Houston.
Robert's lifelong commitment to public health is evident in the body of work he leaves behind. He was a pioneer in designing clinical trials of medical treatments to advance knowledge for doctors, researchers and scholars. Robert's work resulted in significant contributions in mathematical modeling of biological processes, and new applications of statistics in epidemiology, demography, and medicine. As Principal Investigator he led trials for the treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. His decades of work on retinopathy of prematurity, a condition that causes blindness in very low-birthweight babies, changed the way physicians treat this devastating condition.
As Professor of Biostatistics at UTSPH for over 35 years, Robert taught countless graduate students, and mentoring them was among his greatest joys. He was Associate Dean for seven years, and was the Allan King Endowed Professor of Biostatistics. Other honors include lifetime membership in the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Fellow in the Society for Clinical Trials, Champion of Public Health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (2005), and selection into the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.
For all that Robert's work life gave him, his family and friends - to whom he was Bob, Paw Paw, or Pops – meant even more. He and Lydia celebrated 50 years of marriage with a big family celebration in New Orleans. When their daughters were young he endured countless dance performances, and more recently he was the most enthusiastic supporter of all his grandkids' activities. Robert will be remembered by family, friends and colleagues as one of the warmest, smartest, gentlest, most honorable men they have ever met.
Friends and family are invited to a visitation from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Porter Loring Mortuary North, 2102 North Loop 1604 East, in San Antonio.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 21, in Pineville, LA, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 600 Lakeview Street, with interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, or to the Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation, Robert and Lydia Hardy Scholarship for Baseball, P.O. Box SLU 10703, and Hammond, LA.
Porter Loring
October 27, 1940 - April 11, 2021
Robert Jackson Hardy entered the Kingdom of Heaven on April 11, 2021, after a brief illness. He was born on October 27, 1940 in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Alice Brown and Charles Lemuel Hardy.
He is preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Bailey Marie Keller, his parents, his brother and sister-in-law, Joan Marshall and Charles Lemuel Hardy, Jr., nephews Charles Lemuel Hardy III and Harry Meeker Hardy, and his in-laws, Enid Boutte and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack.
Robert is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lydia Waguespack Hardy. Robert and Lydia, lately of San Antonio, TX, resided for almost 40 years in Missouri City, TX. He is also survived by his daughters and their families: Alison and Andrew DeCristofaro, Catherine Marie and Dominic Robert (Los Angeles, CA), and Amy and Jay Keller, and Zachary James (San Antonio, TX). He leaves behind his sister and brother-in-law, Alice "Missy" Hardy and Joe Abendroth (Lafayette, LA), and brother- and sister-in-law Gayla and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack, Jr. (LaPlace, LA), and a large, loving extended family to whom he was extremely devoted.
Robert enjoyed an idyllic childhood in Alexandria, where he discovered his first love, baseball. He pitched through high school and attracted the attention of college scouts. He selected Southeastern Louisiana University, where he became a starting pitcher from 1959 to 1962. During his SLU career Robert lead his team in strikeouts in each of his four seasons and he remains the University's career leader in strikeouts and innings pitched. Upon graduation in 1962, Robert was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.
While attending Southeastern, Robert discovered his other great loves – his future wife, Lydia Waguespack, a beautiful, studious co-ed two years his junior, and mathematics. Even in college, Robert said "it was baseball first, studies second." He would probably agree that spending time with Lydia also got in the way of his studies.
He loved mathematics, though, and earned a scholarship to pursue a Master's Degree in Biostatistics at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he and Lydia lived after they married. Robert finished his Master's and began doctoral studies at Tulane. In 1965 he accepted a year-long fellowship to the University of California at Berkeley. He completed doctoral studies at Berkeley and accepted his first faculty position in Biostatistics at the Yale University School of Public Health in New Haven, CT. In 1976 Robert became an inaugural faculty member at the newly-formed University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH) in Houston.
Robert's lifelong commitment to public health is evident in the body of work he leaves behind. He was a pioneer in designing clinical trials of medical treatments to advance knowledge for doctors, researchers and scholars. Robert's work resulted in significant contributions in mathematical modeling of biological processes, and new applications of statistics in epidemiology, demography, and medicine. As Principal Investigator he led trials for the treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. His decades of work on retinopathy of prematurity, a condition that causes blindness in very low-birthweight babies, changed the way physicians treat this devastating condition.
As Professor of Biostatistics at UTSPH for over 35 years, Robert taught countless graduate students, and mentoring them was among his greatest joys. He was Associate Dean for seven years, and was the Allan King Endowed Professor of Biostatistics. Other honors include lifetime membership in the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Fellow in the Society for Clinical Trials, Champion of Public Health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (2005), and selection into the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.
For all that Robert's work life gave him, his family and friends - to whom he was Bob, Paw Paw, or Pops – meant even more. He and Lydia celebrated 50 years of marriage with a big family celebration in New Orleans. When their daughters were young he endured countless dance performances, and more recently he was the most enthusiastic supporter of all his grandkids' activities. Robert will be remembered by family, friends and colleagues as one of the warmest, smartest, gentlest, most honorable men they have ever met.
Friends and family are invited to a visitation from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Porter Loring Mortuary North, 2102 North Loop 1604 East, in San Antonio.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 21, in Pineville, LA, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 600 Lakeview Street, with interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, or to the Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation, Robert and Lydia Hardy Scholarship for Baseball, P.O. Box SLU 10703, and Hammond, LA.
Porter Loring
Robert Jackson Hardy
October 27, 1940 - April 11, 2021
Robert Jackson Hardy entered the Kingdom of Heaven on April 11, 2021, after a brief illness. He was born on October 27, 1940 in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Alice Brown and Charles Lemuel Hardy.
He is preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Bailey Marie Keller, his parents, his brother and sister-in-law, Joan Marshall and Charles Lemuel Hardy, Jr., nephews Charles Lemuel Hardy III and Harry Meeker Hardy, and his in-laws, Enid Boutte and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack.
Robert is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lydia Waguespack Hardy. Robert and Lydia, lately of San Antonio, TX, resided for almost 40 years in Missouri City, TX. He is also survived by his daughters and their families: Alison and Andrew DeCristofaro, Catherine Marie and Dominic Robert (Los Angeles, CA), and Amy and Jay Keller, and Zachary James (San Antonio, TX). He leaves behind his sister and brother-in-law, Alice "Missy" Hardy and Joe Abendroth (Lafayette, LA), and brother- and sister-in-law Gayla and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack, Jr. (LaPlace, LA), and a large, loving extended family to whom he was extremely devoted.
Robert enjoyed an idyllic childhood in Alexandria, where he discovered his first love, baseball. He pitched through high school and attracted the attention of college scouts. He selected Southeastern Louisiana University, where he became a starting pitcher from 1959 to 1962. During his SLU career Robert lead his team in strikeouts in each of his four seasons and he remains the University's career leader in strikeouts and innings pitched. Upon graduation in 1962, Robert was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.
While attending Southeastern, Robert discovered his other great loves – his future wife, Lydia Waguespack, a beautiful, studious co-ed two years his junior, and mathematics. Even in college, Robert said "it was baseball first, studies second." He would probably agree that spending time with Lydia also got in the way of his studies.
He loved mathematics, though, and earned a scholarship to pursue a Master's Degree in Biostatistics at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he and Lydia lived after they married. Robert finished his Master's and began doctoral studies at Tulane. In 1965 he accepted a year-long fellowship to the University of California at Berkeley. He completed doctoral studies at Berkeley and accepted his first faculty position in Biostatistics at the Yale University School of Public Health in New Haven, CT. In 1976 Robert became an inaugural faculty member at the newly-formed University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH) in Houston.
Robert's lifelong commitment to public health is evident in the body of work he leaves behind. He was a pioneer in designing clinical trials of medical treatments to advance knowledge for doctors, researchers and scholars. Robert's work resulted in significant contributions in mathematical modeling of biological processes, and new applications of statistics in epidemiology, demography, and medicine. As Principal Investigator he led trials for the treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. His decades of work on retinopathy of prematurity, a condition that causes blindness in very low-birthweight babies, changed the way physicians treat this devastating condition.
As Professor of Biostatistics at UTSPH for over 35 years, Robert taught countless graduate students, and mentoring them was among his greatest joys. He was Associate Dean for seven years, and was the Allan King Endowed Professor of Biostatistics. Other honors include lifetime membership in the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Fellow in the Society for Clinical Trials, Champion of Public Health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (2005), and selection into the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.
For all that Robert's work life gave him, his family and friends - to whom he was Bob, Paw Paw, or Pops – meant even more. He and Lydia celebrated 50 years of marriage with a big family celebration in New Orleans. When their daughters were young he endured countless dance performances, and more recently he was the most enthusiastic supporter of all his grandkids' activities. Robert will be remembered by family, friends and colleagues as one of the warmest, smartest, gentlest, most honorable men they have ever met.
Friends and family are invited to a visitation from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Porter Loring Mortuary North, 2102 North Loop 1604 East, in San Antonio.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 21, in Pineville, LA, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 600 Lakeview Street, with interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, or to the Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation, Robert and Lydia Hardy Scholarship for Baseball, P.O. Box SLU 10703, and Hammond, LA.
Porter Loring
October 27, 1940 - April 11, 2021
Robert Jackson Hardy entered the Kingdom of Heaven on April 11, 2021, after a brief illness. He was born on October 27, 1940 in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Alice Brown and Charles Lemuel Hardy.
He is preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Bailey Marie Keller, his parents, his brother and sister-in-law, Joan Marshall and Charles Lemuel Hardy, Jr., nephews Charles Lemuel Hardy III and Harry Meeker Hardy, and his in-laws, Enid Boutte and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack.
Robert is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lydia Waguespack Hardy. Robert and Lydia, lately of San Antonio, TX, resided for almost 40 years in Missouri City, TX. He is also survived by his daughters and their families: Alison and Andrew DeCristofaro, Catherine Marie and Dominic Robert (Los Angeles, CA), and Amy and Jay Keller, and Zachary James (San Antonio, TX). He leaves behind his sister and brother-in-law, Alice "Missy" Hardy and Joe Abendroth (Lafayette, LA), and brother- and sister-in-law Gayla and Rudolf Andrew Waguespack, Jr. (LaPlace, LA), and a large, loving extended family to whom he was extremely devoted.
Robert enjoyed an idyllic childhood in Alexandria, where he discovered his first love, baseball. He pitched through high school and attracted the attention of college scouts. He selected Southeastern Louisiana University, where he became a starting pitcher from 1959 to 1962. During his SLU career Robert lead his team in strikeouts in each of his four seasons and he remains the University's career leader in strikeouts and innings pitched. Upon graduation in 1962, Robert was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.
While attending Southeastern, Robert discovered his other great loves – his future wife, Lydia Waguespack, a beautiful, studious co-ed two years his junior, and mathematics. Even in college, Robert said "it was baseball first, studies second." He would probably agree that spending time with Lydia also got in the way of his studies.
He loved mathematics, though, and earned a scholarship to pursue a Master's Degree in Biostatistics at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he and Lydia lived after they married. Robert finished his Master's and began doctoral studies at Tulane. In 1965 he accepted a year-long fellowship to the University of California at Berkeley. He completed doctoral studies at Berkeley and accepted his first faculty position in Biostatistics at the Yale University School of Public Health in New Haven, CT. In 1976 Robert became an inaugural faculty member at the newly-formed University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH) in Houston.
Robert's lifelong commitment to public health is evident in the body of work he leaves behind. He was a pioneer in designing clinical trials of medical treatments to advance knowledge for doctors, researchers and scholars. Robert's work resulted in significant contributions in mathematical modeling of biological processes, and new applications of statistics in epidemiology, demography, and medicine. As Principal Investigator he led trials for the treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. His decades of work on retinopathy of prematurity, a condition that causes blindness in very low-birthweight babies, changed the way physicians treat this devastating condition.
As Professor of Biostatistics at UTSPH for over 35 years, Robert taught countless graduate students, and mentoring them was among his greatest joys. He was Associate Dean for seven years, and was the Allan King Endowed Professor of Biostatistics. Other honors include lifetime membership in the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Fellow in the Society for Clinical Trials, Champion of Public Health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (2005), and selection into the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.
For all that Robert's work life gave him, his family and friends - to whom he was Bob, Paw Paw, or Pops – meant even more. He and Lydia celebrated 50 years of marriage with a big family celebration in New Orleans. When their daughters were young he endured countless dance performances, and more recently he was the most enthusiastic supporter of all his grandkids' activities. Robert will be remembered by family, friends and colleagues as one of the warmest, smartest, gentlest, most honorable men they have ever met.
Friends and family are invited to a visitation from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Porter Loring Mortuary North, 2102 North Loop 1604 East, in San Antonio.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 21, in Pineville, LA, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 600 Lakeview Street, with interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, or to the Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation, Robert and Lydia Hardy Scholarship for Baseball, P.O. Box SLU 10703, and Hammond, LA.
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