MILLENNIUM MOMENT
David Nielsen is most remembered for being a doctor who cared. Believing
that proper medical care was too expensive for some people, Nielsen spent
many years at Hoag Hospital as an advocate for needy patients. He
voluntarily conducted heart examinations for Newport Harbor High School
students and educated the public on lifesaving techniques. It was no
surprise that Nielsen was named 1959 Man of the Year by the Newport
Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
Committed to community service as well as medicine, Nielsen served as
president of the Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club, where he had 13 years of
perfect attendance.
Sadly, his life was cut short by liver cancer at age 49 in 1969. Just a
few months earlier he had been named Man of the Decade by Hoag Hospital
for his service to the medical profession and the community.
MILLENNIUM MOMENT celebrates the people who made a major contribution to
the Newport-Mesa community this century.
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