Richard E. Blake ’72

Richard E. Blake, M.D., 67, an obstetrician and gynecologist, died Dec. 20, 2017. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College. A diplomate of the American College of OB/GYN in OB/GYN and reproductive endocrinology/infertility, he was an associate professor in the Department of OB/GYN at Howard University College of Medicine. Among those who survive are his wife, Joanne Blake; three children; one granddaughter; two brothers; his sister; and two cousins, Dianne M. Garrett ’85, and Mario E. Stewart ’88.