1 Oct 1913 – 21 Mar 2005
Great-grandson of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Grandson of Louis Philip Cardon and Susette Stalé
Son of Louis Paul Cardon and Mary Irena Pratt
Bartley was born in the community of Binghamton in Tucson. He is the middle son of five brothers and four sisters of Louis Paul and Irena Pratt Cardon, Mormon pioneers from the colony of Colonia Dublan in Sonora, Mexico. The family would move to Chandler, AZ in the early 1920’s but return to Tucson when the children were college age. In 1939 Bartley received his B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Arizona in chemistry and soil sciences. His Ph.D. in biochemistry is from the University of California in Berkeley.
On December 11, 1941 he was called to active duty as a lieutenant with the 115th Cavalry, attached to the Wyoming National Guard. He served 4½ years in this same unit including occupation in Germany at the University of Munich’s Agricultural School in Neustadt.
He returned to the University of Arizona as assistant professor of animal pathology in 1946. His professional life includes over 25 years with the Arizona based company and corporation Arizona Feeds and Early Fat which researched and produced livestock feeds.
Upon retirement in 1980, Bartley Cardon became Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Arizona in Tucson. From 1987 until 2000 he was with the University’s Foundation in the section Human Development. He received an honorary Doctor of Sciences in 1978 and an endowed chair is in his name in Agrilcultural Economics at the U of A.
Bartley is survived by his wife, Charlotte of 65 years; his brother, Heleman P. Cardon of Mesa; sisters, Edna Trejo and Amy Odell of Salt Lake City; his children, Bartley L. (Lynn) Cardon of Boston, Joanne Downey of Tucson, Christine (Jonathan) Kronick of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Mary Elizabeth (Brian) de la Houssaye of Cleveland, OH. The extended family includes nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Ingrid Downey, the eldest granddaughter lives in Tucson and is a landscape architect with Repp Construction. A private family service was held on March 24, 2005 at gravesite at the Latter Day Saints Cemetery on North Alvernon Way. As a devout and active member of the Mormon faith, he is honored by a large extended religious family.
A memorial and celebration of Bartley’s many accomplishments is planned for early summer.
The Cardon family and especially his wife; and daughter, Joanne; and Ingrid wish to extend our love and deep appreciation of the devoted and wonderful care extended to Bartley at Encore Senior Village, the nurse staff at Cottage One and Hospice at Tucson Medical Center, during his last illness. To all the loving friends and colleagues who have always made a wonderful life for us here in Tucson, a special embrace and remembrance.
Binghampton Cemetery, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
