WILKES-BARRE — Administrators, faculty, staff and students, as well as members of the surrounding community, recently gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Dr. Richard Abbas Alley School of Education at Wilkes University.

Alley, local physician, philanthropist and humanitarian, built a career providing care to patients in Northeast Pennsylvania for decades. He also shared his talents for healing on mission trips around the globe.

His lifelong thirst for knowledge, care, connection and experiences was made possible by his parents, Abbas and Maliha Alley. The couple followed their dreams of a better life to Berwick, where they inspired their six children through a tireless work ethic and belief in education.

Alley’s commitment to education inspired his $2 million gift and the naming

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