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MELVIN HO, MD On May 28, 2021 our beloved friend and team member Dr. Melvin Ho passed away after a valiant battle with a very aggressive and fast-moving form of cancer. Last year’s annual report theme, “Celebrating the Spirit of the Volunteer,” personifies, exemplifies and speaks volumes about Dr. Ho. A loving, faith-filled volunteer physician—he clothed himself with kindness and charity at all times. Dr. Ho graduated from The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1971, starting his career as a pediatrician. Years later he took advantage of a training opportunity necessitated by a provider shortage to become a dermatologist. The Clinic was blessed to have him as a volunteer provider for 12 years, starting shortly after the Clinic first opened. During his final days, Dr. Ho called the Clinic to say goodbye—it was his hope to visit us, but one not realized. He told us “we were doing great work” and that “the Clinic was going to do well.” We thank him for his years of service, and will honor his memory by continuing to serve the patients he deeply cared for, and cared about.
