John MALONE

MALONE, John I. passed away August 10, 2023 in Tampa, Florida at the age of 81. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he attended Altoona Senior High School and later Penn State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and he completed an internship and residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He was appointed the chief resident of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1972, he joined the University of South Florida College of Medicine as an assistant professor where he practiced medicine as a Pediatric Endocrinologist until he retired. His medical career focused on the diagnosis and treatment of juvenile diabetes. Along with his clinical practice, he was appointed the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases at USF where he focused his research on juvenile diabetes while publishing over 120 articles in peer reviewed medical journals. He also served for 33 years as the Co-Director of Florida's Camp for Children and Youth with Diabetes that was devoted to assisting children diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. In addition to his medical and research practice with the University of South Florida, he also served his country in the United States Army Reserve where he retired as Lt. Colonel and visiting professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Throughout his life, he served his community in various roles including as the Director of the Suncoast Regional Diabetes Program, the Governor's Diabetes Advisory Council, the President of the Southern Society for Pediatric Research, the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board for the Children's Diabetes Foundation at Denver, a Member of the Medical & Scientific Review Committee for the Diabetes Trust Fund, an Elder of the Temple Terrace Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Temple Terrace Rotary. He joins his loving wife of 57 years, Gloria, who passed away in December 2021 and is survived by his four children, John Jr., Michael, Andrew; and daughter, Jennifer, along with seven granddaughters and four grandsons, as well as his brother and other friends and relatives. He will be dearly missed and forever remembered in our hearts. Services will be held at Temple Terrace Presbyterian Church on September 16, 2023 at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in John's name to the Judeo Christian Health Clinic, where John and Gloria had volunteered since its opening in 1973.