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y Malloy was one of theple I have ever known,” saidc Hovland at the memorialeld on June 19.Malloy was a professorDepartment of Oral andfacial Surgery (OMS) andor in the Department ofology and Human Anatomyomy). He was also assistantor Advanced Education andital Affairs.He represented everythings good about our professioneverything we hold dear,”Dr. John Kent, longtimend and chairman of OMS.est standard.”,” said Dr. Michael O’Brien,also in the Department of OMS and another longtime friend.Beyond measure, he was a devoted family man, teacher,researcher, doctor, surgeon, mentor and friend to all.Dr. Malloy grew up in Iowa, home of soybeans, corn fieldsand hardworking people. “My brother wanted to be a highwaypatrolman,” said his sister, Cinda Petrie, at the memorialservice. The overflow crowd chuckled. “Our parents saw hiskeen intelligence and directed him elsewhere.”That elsewhere was a long career in academia that began atthe University of Iowa and the University of Iowa College ofDentistry where he received his DDS with honors.At that point, he turned south to LSU Health SciencesCenter to pursue research on an NIH fellowship and in 1975received his doctorate in anatomy. He then contributed tothe early, formative years of the LSU School of Dentistry,according to Dr. Sam McCluggage, chairman of Anatomy,who shared that special time with Dr. Malloy.He went on to serve in the United States Air Force atWilford Hall USAF Base in San Antonio, Texas. He returned toLSU Medical Center in New Orleans as an assistant professorin Anatomy and completed his residency in OMS at the LSUSchool of Dentistry/ Charity Hospital New Orleans.For 21 years, he was a private practice oral surgeon inLafayette, Louisiana, and maintained part-time appointmentsin both OMS and Anatomy.In 2003, Dr. Malloy returned to LSU Health SciencesCenter New Orleans full-time as associate professor and headof the Department of Dentistry at Charity. He also transitionedto full-time appointment in OMS and Anatomy.He married Tyrona deValcourt and their love produced twodaughters and three grandchildren who were the apple of his eye.When the devastation of the storm made the dental schoolhomeless, Dean Hovland named Dr. Malloy the projectmanager for building the new interim school in Baton Rouge.Such a thing had never been done and had to be done NOW.Dr. Malloy was the perfect person for mission impossible.He arranged for a trailer to live in and had it parked rightnext to the job site. He knew he needed a strong, solid partnerand Dr. Michael O’Brien was perfect for the job. Together theymade the impossible a reality. In three incredible months ofnon-stop work, the dental school opened in Baton Rouge.Dr. Malloy was the “go to” guy for everything. He made itwork. He was the rock.In 2006, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Awardof the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons(AAOMS). The award is presented only when there is adeserving recipient. In truth, every aspect of Dr. Malloy’s lifewas distinguished.He accomplished several research projects and was theresearch mentor to numerous residents in various dentalspecialties. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgeons and The National Dental Board ofAnesthesiology. He has been a member of several local, state,regional and national committees associated with the AmericanDental Association and the AAOMS. In 2007, he was named theLSUSD Assistant Dean for Advanced Education and Hospitals.“He was the finest educator I have ever known,” said Dr.Mark Durham, prosthodontics fellow, at the memorial service.“He is leaving an extensive and profound legacy that willextend way beyond the people in this room.”“He really, really cared,” said Dean Hovland.“After being in his presence for three minutes, you feltlike you knew him for 30 years,” said Delores Bradford, hisadministrative assistant.At the memorial service, it was standing room only in the bigauditorium. “Randy would have loved this,” said Cinda Petrie, hissister. “And then he would say, ‘Okay, let’s get back to work.’”16 LDA Journal