Richard (John Galones) Allon
Richard (John Galones) Allon was born in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio. After finishing high school, Richard joined the U.S. Navy but was medically discharged after two years due to a knee injury. Richard attended Marquette University in Milwaukee while in the Navy, but transferred to Case Western Reserve in Cleveland after his discharge. In 1970, he graduated with a PhD in psychology. Unable to find work in the United States, Richard moved to Toronto where he had found a job as a researcher with the clinical investigation unit at the Clarke Institute. Richard eventually left the Clarke Institute, but remained active in the field of psychology, maintaining a private practice and serving as a consultant for the corporate and health care sectors. In 2004, Richard moved from Toronto to Halifax, seeking a different pace of life. He served as the Director of the Centre for Leadership Excellence at the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, and was also a part-time faculty member in the Department of Psychology. Richard passed away in Guelph, Ontario on 25 June 2011.