Antonio C. De Leon, Jr., M.D.

Antonio Carmelo de Leon, Jr., M.D., FACC, FAHA, FACP was born on July 16, 1933 to Antonio and Paz (Soriano) de Leon in Manila, Philippines.  Antonio graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1951 and received his M.D. from the University of the Philippines Medical School in 1956.  He came to the United States in 1957 where he met Lillian B Andruchek at Philadelphia General Hospital.  They married April 23, 1960.  Antonio became a United States citizen in 1966.  His citizenship ceremony took place on the grounds of Monticello, just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.  He had three children, Anthony, Barbara and Jean.  After completing his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Philadelphia General Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital, he began his teaching and clinical career at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

He rose through the ranks at Georgetown, becoming a full professor of medicine with tenure.  He served as assistant dean of the Georgetown School of Medicine until 1982.  He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1982 to assume the position of medical director and administrator of the Cardiovascular Institute at St. John Medical Center.  There, he also served as clinical professor of medicine and chief of the cardiology section at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Medical School.  During his long and prestigious career, he published numerous scientific articles, authored several book chapters as well as teaching video programs and a text book on auscultation.  He received numerous awards including Most Outstanding Teacher at Georgetown University Hospital, Teacher of the Year from the American Heart Association, Most Distinguished Alumnus-Overseas Award from the University of the Philippines and has an award established in his honor at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa, the Antonio C. de Leon, M.D. Award to the most outstanding resident in internal medicine.  He retired to Parker, Texas in 2003 but continued to consult and contribute to National Clinical Guidelines in Cardiology.

Antonio is survived by his son Anthony John de Leon and his spouse Chalita Sriburan, daughter Barbara Ann Kurland, daughter Jean Marie de Leon and her spouse Linda Ryan; grandchildren Alexander de Leon and spouse Amy, Krongkamol de Leon, Christopher Kurland and spouse Victoria, Hilary Kurland, David Kurland, Mariel Kurland and Taylor Ryan; sisters in law, Sonia Yuson and Angeles Morales.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Lillian B de Leon and brothers, Augusto and Alejandro de Leon.

A visitation and rosary will begin at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2700 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, Texas  75023.  A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 2:00 P.M. The Mass will be live streamed at:

https://youtu.be/5vD0sSymmKA

TO THOSE I LOVE AND THOSE WHO LOVE ME

When I am gone, release me, let me go.

I have so many things to see and do.

You must not tie yourselves to me with tears.

Be happy that we had so many beautiful years.

I give to you my love.

You can only guess how much you gave to me in happiness.

I thank you for the love you have shown.

But now it is time I traveled on alone.

So grieve awhile for me, if grieve you must.

Then let your grief be comforted by trust.

It's only for a while that we must part.

So bless the memories within your heart.