William "Harry" Cloyd

William Harrison “Harry” Cloyd was born in Lexington, Kentucky on August 11, 1920. His parents were Maxine Brandenburg and Carroll Bailey Cloyd. Siblings included Lois Blinka, Ann Warner, and Ruth McKee (deceased). Harry graduated from high school in San Marcos, Texas. There he was president of Student Council, became an excellent swimmer and was involved in speech, drama, and debate. He attended Southwest Texas College, majoring in pre-med. He was a member of Alpha Chi, an honorary scholarship society.

Harry was a senior in college when World War II started. He was listed for the draft and was requested to remain in pre-med studies as doctors would be needed. Harry entered medical school in June, 1942, in Galveston, Texas. His senior year he was inducted into an honorary medical fraternity. After internship he spent 2 years on the medical staff in a Veterans Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He wished to become a medical missionary in the Belgian Congo and spent time in Belgium learning French and studying tropical diseases. In the Belgian Congo he worked in a leper colony and as a surgeon. Harry returned to the United States after 2 ½ years and began work at the tuberculosis hospital in San Angelo, Texas. About a year later, he became assistant superintendent at a TB hospital in Paris, Kentucky and then superintendent at a TB hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky. In 1955, Harry moved to Oregon to become assistant superintendent at the TB hospital in Salem. He began his residency in psychiatry at the Oregon State Hospital in l958. He worked there in forensic psychiatry and as Director of Psychiatric Services of the Oregon Division of Corrections. He later served as Clinical Director of Dammasch State Hospital and supervising psychiatrist at Clackamas County Mental Health Clinic where he met Linda Barrueco. They married in 1978. Harry retired in 1984 from Oregon State Hospital. He was a true psychiatrist who helped his patients to the fullest.

Harry's passions included reading (primarily history), geology (especially the Grand Canyon), anthropology, and being in the outdoors. He loved Oregon and spent much of his free time teaching his children to ski, taking them hiking and on wonderful back-packing trips. He climbed mountains and was a valued medical member of the Marion County Mountain Search and Rescue team. Harry derived his peace and renewal from nature. He relished sharing his joy of the outdoors with others. Harry was a man who truly appreciated fine classical music and art. He had a love of life that was infectious, and people took an instant liking to him. He was a very intelligent, compassionate, and sensitive man and put his family and close friends above all else.

Harry is survived by his wife Linda; his sisters; his children Tom Cloyd, Gwyn (Ron) Marsh, Lindy Cloyd, Sally (Walter) Walker, and Bernadette (John) Stoddard; grandchildren: Nathan, Rachel, Julie, James, Peter, Sarah and Andrew; and two great grandchildren.

Services for Harry will be on Friday, August 22, at 3:00 pm, at Howell-Edwards-Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Directors in Salem.