Howard Herring

1925 - 2013

Howard Egbert

Herring, Jr., M.D.

1925-2013

Howard Egbert Herring, Jr., M.D., 87, of Pensacola, FL since 1953 passed away Friday, August 16, 2013.

Dr. Herring was born on September 16, 1925 in Wilson, NC, the first of two sons born of Mary Elizabeth Cunningham Herring and Howard Egbert Herring. He attended public schools and Trinity College of Duke University for Pre Med. Recognizing the calling to medical service to mankind, Duke University School of Medicine bestowed the degree of Medical Doctor at age twenty-two. Internship and medical residency training followed at Second Cornell Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY. He served his country in the United States Naval Reserves as an Ensign during WW II (1943-1945) and the United States Air Force Medical Corps as a Captain during the Korean Conflict (1951-1952).

Dr. Herring served as Chief of Medical Service at Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL, Chief of Medical Service, as well as Chief of Professional Services at Nouasser AFB, Casablanca, French Morocco.

After his Air Force duty, he returned to Duke Hospital and School of Medicine to serve a fellowship in Metabolic Disease (Endocrinology) and as Instructor in Medicine during which he received an Atomic Energy Certification and licensure for application of certain radioactive isotope techniques and diagnosis/treatment of human disease.

He is survived by his lovely, talented wife of 65 years, Mary Hilda Thompson. Together they parented and are survived by five sons and a daughter; Richard Brant (Susan), Howard Douglas, William Timothy (Victoria), Jonathan Michael, Elizabeth Faye Herring Kirk (Doug) and David Brian. Grandchildren are Richard Brant II, Daniel Scott, Jonathan Douglas (Lea), Ashley Susanne Aeppli (Ian), Rachel Morgan, Howard Logan, Jessica Maree, Sarah Elizabeth Kirk and seven great-grandchildren, Brant, Audrey, Jackson, Carter, Anthony, Mikaela, Isla. Also survived by his brother Wilborn Moye Herring DDS (Dee) and their son Joe of Miami FL and preceding him was their son Phil.

He enjoyed an active professional board certified specialty practice in Internal Medicine in the subspecialties of Allergy and Immunology for 42 years in Pensacola at the Medical Center Clinic and then West Florida Medical Center.

He received his education at Wilson, NC public schools, graduate of Duke University 1946 and received his MD in 1948 from Duke University School of Medicine. He served his Internship/Assistant Residency at Cornell Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital, New York City. Dr. Herring held a Medical Fellowship at Duke Hospital and served as an Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Herring was an Attending Physician at Baptist Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, West Florida Hospital and University Hospital. He was a Diplomat for the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Clinical Immunology and Allergy and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.

Dr. Herring enjoyed golf, hunting, reading, cattle and farming, and membership in North American Limousin Association, North American Red Angus Association and the American Holstein Association. He attended St. John's Episcopal Church serving as Vestryman and Senior Warden. He was an active member of Christ Church and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew since 2002.

He held memberships in The American College of Allergists, Escambia, Florida and American Medical Associations, West Florida Academy of Internal Medicine (Co-founder and past President), lifetime member of Escambia County Medical Society, Co-founder/Attending Physician of Pensacola Education Program, Internship and Residency Education.

His partnerships included The Medical Center Clinic (past Medical Director), Partner and Co-founder of H/T Cattle Company-Breeders of Limousin Cattle, Tombigbee Farms.

He was Past President of Baptist Hospital Medical Staff, Board Member of the Medical Education and Research Foundation of West Florida and Past Board Member of Northwest Florida Heart Association.

Memorial Service will be held 9:30am Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel with visitation following until 12:00noon.

The private inurnment will be in Barrancas National Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers please send memorial donations to Christ Church, 18 W. Wright St. Pensacola Fl 32501; Pensacola State College Foundation - Herring, Williams, Warrington Methodist Endowed Scholarship, 1000 College Blvd, Pensacola, Fl 32504; Duke University Foundation, Durham, NC 27708.

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