Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Fallon, of James Island, SC, formerly of Kiawah Island, passed away peacefully a few minutes apart on November 17, 2018. The relatives and friends of Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Fallon are invited to attend their Funeral Service at 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Johns Island Presbyterian Church. Burial will be private.
Dr. Fallon (Hal) was born in New York City on August 13, 1931. He was the son of Martha Hansen Fallon and Harold Joseph Fallon of Bronxville, New York. He received his BS from Yale University in 1953, and his MD with honors from Yale University in 1957. He met the love of his life on a vacation and they were married July 2, 1955. Hal completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina, and following a brief stint at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda and the Public Health Service, he returned to Chapel Hill as Assistant Professor of Medicine. In 1974, He became Chairman of Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA and became known for his research in Liver Disease. He also led many national medical organizations including the American College of Physicians and the American Board of Internal Medicine. From 1992 – 1997, he served as Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He “retired” to Kiawah Island while serving as Secretary of the Institute of Medicine and traveled extensively around the world.
Jo Ann Brouse Fallon was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 17, 1932 to Rose McGee and Karl Marker Brouse of Eaton Ohio. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 1954 with a degree in education and after their marriage was an elementary school teacher for several years. She was active in many civic organizations and taught Sunday School as she supported her husband’s career and raised their four children. In 1980, she received a Masters Degree in Special Education at the University of Richmond and introduced the Orton method of teaching to St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, VA. She was an officer in the VA branch of the Orton Dyslexia Society and was an active member of the SC chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include their children: Thomas H. (Cyndi) Fallon of Divide, CO, Dr. Michael B. (Julia) Fallon of Phoenix, AZ, Betsy F. (Rich) Block of Indianapolis, IN, and John M. (Beth) Fallon of Richmond, VA; and grandchildren, Melissa Fallon, Bella Fallon, Sam Fallon, Charlie Fallon, John Michael Block, Will Block, Chris Block, Leila Block, Jack Fallon, William Fallon, and Owen Fallon.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions made to the Charleston Symphony Orchestra or the Kiawah Island Conservancy.
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