C. Whittingham
d. July 18, 2009
C. Anthony Whittingham passed away peacefully at Stamford Hospital on July 18, 2009. A longtime resident of Stamford, Mr. Whittingham was born in Jamaica West Indies, the son of the late Cecil and Minna Elizabeth Whittingham.
Mr. Whittingham graduated from Pace University and became a founding department head at U.S. Surgical Corporation. He served in several capacities, including Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors.
After leaving U. S. Surgical, Mr. Whittingham co-founded Joint Medical Products Corporation, Inc. to develop and market state-of-the-art hip and knee joints. The design features developed in the 1980’s with Mr. Whittingham as Chief Executive Officer are ever lasting in their clinical performance benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, changing world history in orthopedics. He led the company in achieving national and global success in the national and global orthopedic marketplace. The company was ultimately acquired by Johnson and Johnson.
Mr. Whittingham was Chief Executive Officer of Stamford-based C.A.W.L. Developments, Inc., involved in consulting, investments and management services. In addition to the many awards he has received, he was recently recognized as an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Norwalk Hospital Board of Trustees.
The Whittingham Family Foundation has made significant contributions to many causes within Fairfield County. In 1997, Norwalk Hospital opened The C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Cancer Center in Norwalk Hospital and in 2001 The C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Pavilion for Specialty Care was opened at Stamford Hospital. Most recently, the Whittingham family has made a pledge to name the new American Cancer Society Regional Center, C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Family building, to be based in Norwalk.
Mr. Whittingham is survived by his wife, Jean; his two sons and their wives: Andrew and Robyn; and Michael and Terran; two grandsons, Adam and Paul; and his sister, Joyce E. Whittingham, along with several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, July 25 at 10:00 AM at Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church, 1200 Shippan Avenue, Stamford. Interment will follow at Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Erskine Road, Stamford. The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations are made to The C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Cancer Center, at Norwalk Hospital, Maple Street, Norwalk, CT 06856 or Stamford Hospital Foundation, 1351 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06902.
Mr. Whittingham graduated from Pace University and became a founding department head at U.S. Surgical Corporation. He served in several capacities, including Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors.
After leaving U. S. Surgical, Mr. Whittingham co-founded Joint Medical Products Corporation, Inc. to develop and market state-of-the-art hip and knee joints. The design features developed in the 1980’s with Mr. Whittingham as Chief Executive Officer are ever lasting in their clinical performance benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, changing world history in orthopedics. He led the company in achieving national and global success in the national and global orthopedic marketplace. The company was ultimately acquired by Johnson and Johnson.
Mr. Whittingham was Chief Executive Officer of Stamford-based C.A.W.L. Developments, Inc., involved in consulting, investments and management services. In addition to the many awards he has received, he was recently recognized as an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Norwalk Hospital Board of Trustees.
The Whittingham Family Foundation has made significant contributions to many causes within Fairfield County. In 1997, Norwalk Hospital opened The C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Cancer Center in Norwalk Hospital and in 2001 The C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Pavilion for Specialty Care was opened at Stamford Hospital. Most recently, the Whittingham family has made a pledge to name the new American Cancer Society Regional Center, C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Family building, to be based in Norwalk.
Mr. Whittingham is survived by his wife, Jean; his two sons and their wives: Andrew and Robyn; and Michael and Terran; two grandsons, Adam and Paul; and his sister, Joyce E. Whittingham, along with several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, July 25 at 10:00 AM at Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church, 1200 Shippan Avenue, Stamford. Interment will follow at Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Erskine Road, Stamford. The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations are made to The C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Cancer Center, at Norwalk Hospital, Maple Street, Norwalk, CT 06856 or Stamford Hospital Foundation, 1351 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06902.
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