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08/12/1969--20/12/2007
John Corboy was a general surgical advanced trainee at Auckland City Hospital. Sadly he lost his battle with leukaemia just before Christmas 2007.
John began his life in Otorohanga, growing up as the eldest of five brothers on a dairy farm in Te Awamutu. He was schooled as a boarder at Sacred Heart College in Auckland as was the tradition in his family. After choosing between his childhood dreams of priest, pilot, or doctor, John completed Medical School at Otago University in 1994 where he initially stayed in Carrington Hall before flatting with friends.
John managed to fit an extraordinary life into the next 13 years while remaining quietly unassuming. He was a modest man of great internal strength, able to continue to give to others...