Richard (John Galones) Allon
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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.