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Dr. Michael Lewis Lichstein 1946-2023 Michael L. Lichstein, PhD died suddenly at his home in Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 20th. Dr. Lichstein was born in New York City on October 26, 1946. He spent the first 4 years of his life in Ithaca, New York and in Knoxville Tennessee. In 1950 he moved with his family to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he remained until age 15. In 1961 he moved to Cincinnati where his father became the Chairman of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He attended Walnut Hills high school and graduated cum laude in 1964. While at Walnut Hills he developed the first viable method for digital computers to print their output in braille. This opened the way for many visually impaired persons to gain employment as computer programmers. He was very proud of this accomplishment. Shortly after his birth, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma which led to the loss of his vision by age 8. He attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio where he graduated in 1968 with High Honors in Economics. He then attended graduate school in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1973 to 1979 he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Ohio State University. He then pursued graduate studies in Clinical Psychology at the University of Cincinnati where he earned a master’s and Ph.D. He began private practice in Clinical Psychology in 1988, a love he pursued until his death. Dr. Lichstein was a longtime volunteer for the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI.) He became a Board member of that organization in 1990, served in various positions, and was Board Chair from 2010 to 2015. Michael was loved by many friends, pets and service dogs. He and his wife Toni enjoyed theatre, music, travel, and collecting art. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Toni Alterman, by his brother, Dr. Peter Lichstein and his wife of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and by his niece and nephew, Dr. Jesse Lichstein of Rockville, Maryland, Dr. Paul Lichstein of Winston-Salem, their spouses and children. Donations to CABVI, The Seeing Eye, Cincinnati Animal Cares, Tristate Collie Rescue or Planned Parenthood would be appreciated. A Remembrance Event will be held on Sunday, August 20, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI); 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45202. Please direct questions to coyote@iglou.com.

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Dr. Michael Lewis Lichstein

October 26, 1946 - June 20, 2023