Dr. Allen O. Battle

Birth date: Nov 19, 1927 Death date: Apr 23, 2020

Allen Overton Battle, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., A.B.M.P. is now only with us in spirit as of 10 a.m. April 23, 2020. He attended: Immaculate Conception Cathedral School as a boy, Siena College where he graduated cum laude in Chemistry and Read Obituary

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Latisha Glaspie-Harris

88w ago

I got to work with Dr. Battle from 2014-2017 in the Department of Psychiatry at UTHSC, Memphis. I was in Grad school and he agreed to provide supervision for me as a Mental Health Practitioner as I worked there as an Intake Admissions/ Medical Assistant.He was such a kind and beautiful spirited man. I remember helping him numerous times put on his cloak( bot coat,lol), tying his shoes, cleaning up his email inbox( he despised computers,lol). I would transcribe his recorded notes on patients and often just sit in his office and talk about his life and journey as a psychologist.He will be missed. Heaven has a real angel cause after my husband died in 2015, he would stop by my office and say" I am watching you, Ms. Glaspie-Harris and please keep going. You will be a great practitioner"!

Julie Perugini

162w ago

I am so sorry for the loss of Dr Battle. He was an amazing intelligent and kind and loving Doctor! He helped me through so many issues in his practice at UT..always in his loving gentle knowledgeable SPIRIT. I loved Dr Battles wonderful Spirit and he made helping his patients a joy for he and his patient! No one could ever equal him. I know that God has him in Heaven now but I believe his Spirit is touching all of those who were blessed by him. He always had an Angelic Spirit. Thank you Lord Jesus for him.
My daughter and I would often see him taking his beautiful wife to enjoy the Arts- Plays at Theater. Julie Perugini in Christ!

Doris Clayton

211w ago

in honor of Allen.

I graduated from UT college of nursing in ‘70. He was always so kind - such a gentle manner. He was my favorite teacher. Thank you for your service to so many of us who benefited from your teaching.

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Benlyn Dezonia Wade

212w ago

I was in the 1969 graduating class in the College of Nursing and was steeped in tons of psychology by Dr. Battle. We appreciated his vast experience and knowledge in every class. Oh, the memories! I was his “Little Peter Pan” and proud of it. The University of Tennessee had a jewel and we were the beneficiaries. After graduation where he bestowed the degrees, I would meet him at the opera or ballet, or St. Patrick’s. He always remembered me.

Leslie A. Robinson

214w ago

Dr. Battle taught my undergraduate abnormal psychology class when I was a student at Rhodes College in 1977. At the end of the semester, he was kind enough to invite the hoard of hungry undergraduates to his house for refreshments, where he was the consummate host. Dr. Battle was a superb instructor, a story-teller at heart, and his enthusiasm was part of what propelled me into my own career as a clinical psychologist. After all these years, whenever I would run into him at the opera, he still would remember me, something that I found astounding. He will be much missed. My thoughts are with his family.

William M. Wilson

283w ago

Dr. Battle taught me as an undergraduate and was my colleague at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, although we weren’t in the same department and didn’t see each other very often. He always remembered me, though, which I found slightly puzzling, as I was not a stellar undergrad student—pretty good, but not great. He may have noticed me more in the mid-1970s when I chaired the Faculty Senate committee that negotiated the tenure guidelines with the administration and held public hearings on the subject. As his obituary says, he loved the rituals of academia, which I did not, and was always in full regalia whenever possible.

Everybody, I suppose, is unique in some way, but Allen Battle was truly one of a kind.

Marshall Elam

283w ago

My mother was a patient of Dr. Battle. I will always remember him for his gentle kindness and as a fellow faculty member who always had a smile and a kind word when our paths crossed. UTHSC will seem emptier without him. Marshall Elam

Tabatha Bortters

283w ago

in honor of Allen.

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Battle while working in psychiatry at UT. He was a very kind man who would always speak to me with a smile. Our conversations were brief but impactful. I looked forward to seeing him every Wednesday. He will truly be missed. My condolences to the family and friends. In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Tabatha

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Renate Rosenthal, Ph.D.

283w ago

Dr. Battle and I were office neighbors at the Department of Psychiatry for over 40 years. He was one of the kindest people I've ever met. His patients adored him. He had one of those contagious laughs that took over his entire being. Before he got too feeble to travel, he took yearly trips to Austria, the country where I had spent my adolescence. We shared many hours reminiscing about Vienna, the food, the music, the history, and the culture. I will miss him. Rest in peace, Dr. Battle. You made the world a better place, and it was a privilege to have you as my friend.
Renate Rosenthal, Ph.D.

Allen Battle

283w ago

Created a new album - Memories Album.

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