L. Howard Moss III, Ph. D., passed away March 24, 2011, following a long illness. He was 77.
A native of New York, he also lived for extended periods in Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida.
Dr. Moss received his academic degrees at the University of Tennessee and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. After a teaching career in medical schools, he established the first independent full-service diagnostic virology laboratory in the country.
He also served in the armed forces as a naval aviator, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rebecca Moss of Florida; daughter Kristin Moss, her husband Bob King, and grandson August Moss King of California; and daughter Susan Moss and husband David Herman of Ohio.

No services are planned. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) or to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org).