Background
Foltz, Eldon Leory was born on March 28, 1919 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Son of Leroy Stwart and Emily Louise (Proctor) Foltz.
Foltz, Eldon Leory was born on March 28, 1919 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Son of Leroy Stwart and Emily Louise (Proctor) Foltz.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Michigan State University, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, University Mich, 1943.
Intern University Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1943-1944, assistant resident surgery, 1946-1947. Neurosurgery resident Dartmouth College Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1947-1949, University Louisville, Kentucky, 1949-1950. Instructor neurosurgery University Washington, Seattle, 1950-1953, assistant professor neurosurgery, 1953-1958, associate professor neurosurgery, 1958—1964, professor neurosurgery, 1964-1969.
Professor, chairman neurosurgery department University California, Irvine, 1969-1981, professor neurosurgery, 1981-1989, professor emeritus, since 1989.
President and other offices Irvine Cove Community Association, since 1994. Lieutenant MC United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member Capistrano Bay Yacht Club.
Married Catherine Churchill Crosby, October 18, 1943. Children: Sally J., James. S., Janis A., Suzanne E., Patricia L.