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- Louis Fleming Fallon, Jr. passed away on March 28, 2020 at Bridge Hospice Center in Bowling Green, OH. He was a gentle and generous husband, brother, uncle, teacher, mentor, leader, and friend.
Fleming was born on March 21, 1950 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Patricia (Nelson) and Louis Fleming Fallon. He married Rebecca Ann (Sherwood) on November 16, 2013 in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
His educational journey began when graduated from high school in Oconomowoc, WI in 1968 followed by graduation from Colby College, Waterville, ME in 1972. He would later earn numerous post-graduate degrees including a M.S. in microbiology, a M.B.A., a Ph.D., a M.D., M.P.H, and lastly, a Dr.PH in 2000.
Fleming taught at several institutions of higher learning including Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA and Bowling Green State University. He was honored by being named a Distinguished Teaching Professor at BGSU.
Although his professional field was public health, his interests were wide-ranging. He was a stained-glass artist, a blue ribbon counted cross stitch fabric artist, a baker whose cookies and muffins were frequently requested, a charter member of the Bowling Green Area Community Bands as a percussionist, an Eagle Scout, a newspaper and Stained-Glass News columnist, and kaleidoscope collector and artist. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Bowling Green.
Fleming was generous with his knowledge and research. As with any active academician, his publications were numerous. He authored more than 480 peer-reviewed works and more than 760 other publications. He spoke at numerous conferences internationally and locally. He served on the Wood County Board of Health, the Boy Scout Erie Shores Risk Assessment Committee, and the Wood County Hospital Ethics Committee. His column, "Health Thoughts" ran locally in the Sentinel Tribune.
He is survived by his sister Cynthia N. Cash and his nephews Brett A. and Todd M. Cash and their families and his nephews Ian and Andrew Perrotta and niece Emily E. Perrotta. He is also survived by step-children Benjamin S. and Jeremiah W. Bertz and Bryan and Jennifer Eberhardt. His parents and sister Tracy A. Perrotta pre-deceased Fleming.
A memorial gathering or Fleming will be held on Friday, July 16, 2021 from 10:00 am until the time of his celebration of life service at 11:00 am at Deck-Hanneman Funeral Home 1460 W. Wooster Street, Bowling Green Ohio. Burial will immediately follow at Oak Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of donations, help others like Fleming did throughout his life as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(News story) Louis Fleming Fallon, Jr., a distinguished public health expert and teacher at Bowling Green State University, died March 28 at Bridge Hospice Center in Bowling Green. He was 70.
He died from Parkinson's Disease, his wife, Rebecca, said.
Mr. Fallon taught for roughly 20 years at BGSU, teaching about public health and authored more than 480 peer-reviewed works and more than 760 other publications. He spoke at numerous conferences, internationally and locally, and served on the Human Subjects Review Board for the university.
But Mrs. Fallon described him as a sort of renaissance man who was an expert on multiple subjects and hobbies. He flew small planes, was a stained-glass artist, a blue ribbon counted cross stitch fabric artist, a baker, a percussionist, and kaleidoscope collector and artist.
"His main thing was, just teaching - not just in class rooms, but all you had to do was ask him a question about something you were interested in," she said. "It didn't feel like a lecture, he just liked to talk about the what and how and why about things."
His work in public health and studying diseases also led him to want to help in the community. He served on the Wood County Board of Health, the Boy Scout Erie Shores Risk Assessment Committee, and the Wood County Hospital Ethics Committee. He also wrote a column, "Health Thoughts" that ran in a local newspaper.
Mr. and Mrs. Fallon first met in the mid 1980s in a New Jersey church choir when Mrs. Fallon said she taught him how to ring handbells. The two were both married to previous spouses and, when Mr. Fallon divorced, the two lost touch.
They would reconnect in 2012 when Mrs. Fallon got a job as an assistant BGSU professor, working in the same department as Mr. Fallon. The two reconnected and married a year later.
They shared many interests both professionally and in Mr. Fallon's varied hobbies. They would also spend time in various theoretical discussions. When the coronavirus spread, Mrs. Fallon thought her husband would've been the perfect one to help lead had he not been sick.
"Only he would dare die in the midst of a pandemic," she joked, adding that he was one of the people over the years who organized symposiums on various health topics throughout the area.
Mr. Fallon was born on March 21, 1950, in Jersey City, N.J., to Patricia (Nelson) and Louis Fleming Fallon. He graduated from high school in Oconomowoc, Wis. in 1968 followed by graduation from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in 1972. He would later earn numerous post-graduate degrees, including a doctoral degree in public health.
He is survived by his sister, Cynthia Cash; nephews Brett and Todd Cash, and their families; and his nephews Ian and Andrew Perrotta, and niece Emily E. Perrotta. He is also survived by step-children Benjamin S. and Jeremiah W. Bertz and Bryan and Jennifer Eberhardt.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of donations, the family asks that people help others during the coronavirus pandemic.
This is a news story by Jeff Schmucker. Contact him at jeffschmucker@theblade.com or 419-724-6285.
Published in The Blade on Apr. 7, 2020
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