Douglas Alan Cornet

Monday, May 4, 2020 Dr. Douglas Alan Cornet, age 54, of Charlottesville, Virginia passed away at the University of Virginia Hospital from complications related to heart failure. Born to Kathleen Cornet and the late Henry Cornet, he is survived by his beloved wife, Lisa (Cabral); son, Nicholas; his brothers Erik (Christy); Jac (Teri); Patrick (Jamie); many nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends. Doug was born in Lakewood, California, but grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago where he graduated from Driscoll Catholic High School. He studied Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University, where he received a BS. He then went on to earn his Masters in Biomedical Engineering at Iowa State. After working for a number of years in the medical device field he attained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Doug started his career at Creighton University in Omaha, NE working for the Department of Surgery. He met Lisa while he lived in Omaha and they later moved with their son Nick to San Antonio, TX where he worked for Kinetic Concepts. Most recently, Doug worked at MicroAire Surgical Instruments in Charlottesville. An inventor with many patents to his name, his medical device creations were his proudest achievement, second only to his son. Doug was a proud Eagle Scout and devoted countless hours to the Boy Scouts during his life. He was particularly proud that his son also earned his Eagle. An avid outdoorsman, Doug loved camping, archery, fishing, and teaching these skills to the next generation of Boy Scouts. He was outgoing with a dry wit and every person he touched loved him. He will be missed greatly. There will be no funeral service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations are made in his honor to: “The Friends of Scouting” Virginia Headwaters Council, BSA 801 Hopeman Parkway Waynesboro, VA 22980.