Thomas John Kehle (1943-2018)

Presents the obituary of Thomas John Kehle (1943-2018). Tom was born in Toledo, Ohio, on July 15, 1943, where he had many fond memories of his boyhood experiences, portrayed in his published short story The Park. He moved to Pompano Beach, Florida, as a teenager, where he met his wife, Gretchen Koll. He then joined the U.S. Army, later joining the police force as an officer. He earned his bachelor's degree from Florida Atlantic University and his master's and PhD (1972) degrees (Jim Barclay was his mentor) from the University of Kentucky. Upon graduation, Tom worked for the Louisville Public Schools as a school psychologist. He later joined the Kent State University faculty from 1973 to 1979, first as an assistant professor of school psychology and then earning tenure as an associate professor in 1976. At Kent State he had a close working relationship with John Guidubaldi. In 1979, Tom moved to Park City, Utah, where he served as professor and director of the School Psychology Program at the University of Utah until 1987. There he collaborated closely with Elaine Clark and Bill Jenson. In 1987, Tom accepted the position of professor and director of the School Psychology Program at the University of Connecticut, where he worked for the remainder of his career, working closely with Melissa Bray. He was instrumental in developing these top graduate programs in school psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).