Janice E. Hale

Dr. Janice E. Hale, Professor of Early Childhood Education at Wayne State University and Founding Director, Institute for the Study of the African American Child (ISAAC), went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 14, 2017 in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Dr. Hale was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. She is the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Phale D. Hale of Columbus, Ohio. Her father was the Pastor Emeritus of Union Grove Baptist Church and Ohio State Legislator, Chairman of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Dr. Hale is survived by one son, Keith Anderson Benson; sister Marna A. Hale of Cleveland, Ohio; brother Hilton I. Hale of Columbus, Ohio; nephews, Richard W. (Marissa) Pace of Atlanta, Georgia, and Dr. Phillip Howard of Boston, Massachusetts; niece Donielle Howard of New York City; great nephew and niece Richmond and Alissa Pace of Atlanta, Georgia; along with many other cousins, relatives and friends.