Dr. Jack Leo Ward, 78, husband of the Rev. Cynthia Ward, died Oct. 25, 2005.
He was a psychiatrist who pioneered treatment of schizophrenics. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He entered private practice in Trenton, NJ, developing expertise in orthomolecular psychiatry during its nascence in the 1960s. He contributed to two books Schizophrenia: Yours and Mine and Orthomolecular Psychiatry: Treatment of Schizophrenia, and numerous psychiatric journals. He was later Unit Chief for the Health Insurance Plan of NJ.
He is survived by his wife and five children: the Rev. Mark Ward of Asheville, NC; Keith Ward of Tacoma, WA; Terry Ward of Holyoke, MA; the Rev. Lisa Ward of Havre de Grace, MD; Scott Ward of Wilmington, DE; and seven grandchildren.
A service was held Nov. 5 at the UU Congregation of Greater Naples.