Howard Ralph Hall III *78

Howie died Dec. 5, 2024, in Fairfield, Ohio.

He was born Sept. 14, 1950, in Yokohama, Japan. He graduated from Delaware State University in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He earned a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Princeton in 1978. After Princeton, Howie earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from Rutgers.

His first appointment was as an assistant professor at Penn State, where he also worked with football coach Joe Paterno helping players obtain better focus when playing the game. From there he went to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, and University Hospitals of Cleveland in 1987, where he remained until his retirement in 2022.

Howie was known for his research in a Middle Eastern Sufi phenomenon surrounding energy-based rapid wound healing, which was featured in a National Geographic television presentation. In his clinical practice he sought to apply his training to positively manage pain and risk of infection.

Jazz piano was Howie’s other passion. In Cleveland he started the HH Jazz Circle music group, originally consisting of hospital doctors and staff.

Howie is survived by his wife, Jean; daughters Ilea and Karelle; and two grandchildren.

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