JOHN-TALLEY-Obituary

JOHN EDWARD TALLEY

Santa Fe, New Mexico

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JOHN EDWARD TALLEY After more than 30 years of being a leader in the psychological arena in Santa Fe, John Edward Talley surprised and saddened us all by dying suddenly this Saturday, December 15th of undiscovered pneumonia. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, February 25th 1928, he visited the Gallinas...

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Still, as I and the memories age.

Still remembering your kindness and friendship, and your writing. Bill Reid 12/13/2022 Horseshoe Bay, TX

Still remember, John, with thanks.

Im glad to see recent notes about John. He and his work, passed through those who live, will endure.

I was a patient of John Talley when I was living in Los Alamos in the late 1970's. He was a wonderful kind man

I was a patient of Dr. Talley. I liked this man so much I saw him as a father figure. He helped me more than I can say.

I had the great fortune to have supervision with John as a UNM psych resident in the 90's. He was one of the most generous, exuberantly alive spirits I've ever met. He forever shaped my idea of what a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist could be. I can't think of him without feeling an instant of joy and gratitude.

What a wonderful friend John was and what a gift he was to the local institute. I will remember him best because of his stories of the early mid-west, which he told with gusto.
He will be missed and will always be a dear friend.
Steve Barnett

It's sad to hear of John's passing, though I haven't seen him for decades. He was a great help as a friend and colleague during the two years I practiced in Santa Fe in the mid-1970s, and taught me a lot about being human while being a psychiatrist. We collaborated in some clinical writing. I thought of John often after leaving Santa Fe, and during the past few years would search for him on the Web every once in a while. Finding his obituary in such a search makes this a sad day; it...