David J. Bellis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDavid J. Bellis
California politician and mayor
Date of Birth: 01-May-1944
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jun-2006
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About David J. Bellis
- Dr.
- David J.
- Bellis (May 1, 1944 – June 29, 2006) was an educator and political leader in Southern California.
- He served on the Signal Hill (California) City Council from April 1980 – September 1986, as mayor from April 1983 – April 1984, and chaired the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency.
- He later chaired the City of San Bernardino's Main Street Program, which worked to revitalize downtown San Bernardino.He was the son of Dr.
- Carroll Joseph Bellis (1908–2015) and the former Helen Louise Jett (1913–2012).
- The elder Dr.
- Bellis served as surgical consultant to the Surgeon General of the U.S.
- Army and was a longtime surgeon at St.
- Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California.
- He invented the mersilene mesh hernia-repair procedure and was the first to perform the procedure as an outpatient surgery. David and the former Ann Seagreaves were married on December 23, 1972 in Los Angeles, California.
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