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Frederick Whiting Clark, EE 38, of Barnwell, S.C., on June 7. He retired as a Lt. Colonel after 33 years in the Army, including service in World War II. He went on to work at J.B. McCrary Engineering and Engineering Associates. Survivors include his son, Frederick W. Clark Jr., IE 71, MS IE 76.
Bill Garner, TE 38, of Columbia, S.C., on June 24. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and was in London on VE Day. A member of the Columbia Lions Club for 61 years, Mr. Garner received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award from the Lions Club International Foundation for his dedication and humanitarian services.
Jerry Bolton Tullis Jr., EE 39, of Athens, Ga., on April 28. He served as a U.S. Marine Corps combat pilot in Southeast Asia, completing more than 220 missions. Mr. Tullis received the National Defense Service Award, the Navy Vietnam Campaign Medal, Air Medal with Bronze and the Air Medal 11th Award. He later worked in the construction industry and hiked the Appalachian Trail.
Jamie Alberto Vendrell, GE 39, of Moss Point, Miss., on April 15. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, he attended Tech on an international scholarship and supported the Institute throughout his life. Survivors include his son, Alex Vendrell, ME 68.
Joseph A. Verdi, Arch 39, of Birmingham, Ala., on May 18. He was an architect with the Rust Engineering Company.
Wade C. Wells, GS 37, of Coronado, Calif., on Aug. 18, 2010. A retired Captain of the U.S. Navy, he was buried at sea.
Lester M. Baggett, Phys 48, of Los Alamos, N.M., on June 3. He served in the Navy in World War II as a radar officer and later worked in the Los Alamos National Lab.
Joe Brewton, ChE 47, of Metairie, La., on June 24. Mr. Brewton served in the Army Air Corps in World War II training P-51 fighter pilots. He worked with Shell as a chemical engineer in Houston, New York and New Orleans. An avid world traveler, he attended the New York World’s Fair in 1939 when he was 17.
George Hamilton Brodnax III, IE 49, of Decatur, Ga., on May 20. He was a star football player at Georgia Tech and was an All-SEC and All-America team member in 1948. He was drafted by teams in the NFL and AFL and was named to the Georgia Tech Athletics, Atlanta Athletic Club and Georgia Sports Halls of Fame. Mr. Brodnax owned and served as president of Tech Steel. He was preceded in death by his father, George H. Brodnax Jr., Cls 23, and brother-in-law Edward McCrory, EE 47. Survivors include sons George H. Brodnax IV, IM 77, and Peter Brodnax, BC 82.
Louis Avon Browning, CE 49, of Knoxville, Tenn., on May 31. He was one of 26 glider pilots to volunteer on the Ladbroke Mission into Sicily in World War II. After making a nighttime water landing in the Mediterranean, Mr. Browning saved his crew by escaping through the plane’s hatch and staying afloat on a broken section of wing. He also served in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. He received the Air Medal with one cluster, the Dutch Orange Lanyard and A Knight of Belgium awards. He went on to work as a sales engineer at Armco Steel Corporation.
Charles Silas “Buck” Cannon, ME 48, of Abbeville, Ga., on June 21. He and his brother operated Cannon Farms Inc. together for 33 years.
James C. Daniel, IM 49, of Fairfax, Va., on June 16. He enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Eventually he rose to the rank of Captain and received the Meritorious Service Medal. He later worked as a senior logistics analyst for Department of Defense contractors.
Robert Fielding Donegan, IM 47, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on Jan. 16. He retired from Container Corporation of America after serving 17 years as CEO of the Venezuelan Operations, Carton de Venezuela. An Air Corp veteran, he served during World War II as a B-24 pilot in England. Returning to Atlanta in 1970, he joined his brothers in business and retired in 1987.
James H. Ellis Jr., TextE 49, of Brentwood, Tenn., on June 14. He fought in the 87th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II and later worked in purchasing for BFGoodrich.
Harry Gunn Evans, CE 42, of Franklin Lakes, N.J., on June 5. An Army veteran of World War II, he worked as an engineer at Sam Braen Construction.
Jerry Fogle Jr., IM 42, of Aurora, Ill., on June 12. Mr. Fogle served in the Air Force 303rd Bombardment Group during World War II and later was president of the Aurora Bank.
Taylor Morgan “Homer” Futrell, EE 43, of Tucker, Ga., on April 16. After serving in the Army in World War II, he worked as an engineer at Westinghouse. Survivors include his son, Larry Futrell, Chem 68, MS ICS 73.
James Adrian “Jim” Gantt, IM 48, of Folkston, Ga., on June 15. He served in the Navy before attending Tech and went on to open a Western Auto Store in Folkston, which he operated with his brother. He later opened Jim Gantt Heating and Air.
John Lawrence “Pete” Gray, ChemE 40, of Cartersville, Ga., on Nov. 22. Mr. Gray spent 56 years with the Chemical Products Corporation and its affiliate, the Dellinger Management Company. He retired as president. He served as chairman of the Georgia Business and Industry Association and was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
George Franklin Hannon, Cls 42, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on March 25. Mr. Hannon served in World War II and worked for U.S. Steel.
Stanley Lawrence Hellman, CerE 48, of Birmingham, Ala., on April 16. He served in the Army in World War II and went on to be a successful businessman. Mr. Hellman was a founding member of New Horizons, a University of Alabama at Birmingham continuing education program.
Charles Burton Hollis III, ME 41, of Macon, Ga., on June 21. He worked at Martin Aircraft as an engineer and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served as a flight engineer on B-29 aircraft in the Pacific Theater of World War II and received three Battle Stars and the Air Medal with clusters. Mr. Hollis became a partner at Sam Hall and Sons Construction Company.
Robert E. Lee, IM 41, of Atlanta, on April 19. He wrote, recorded and produced music and owned a recording studio.
William Farmer Letson, Arch 40, of Nashville, Tenn., on May 11. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a B-17 navigator and flew 35 missions, including two during D-Day. He earned an Air Medal with one cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he was president of Architects Group.
Charles Gamble Lyle, Text 49, of Dobson, N.C., on May 18. A veteran of World War II, he worked in research and development. Survivors include his brother Donald Lyle, Text 50.
O. Thomas Martini, IM 47, of Cutler Bay, Fla., on June 28. He cofounded Chemical Rubber Products, which he later sold.
Eugene McNenney, ME 47, of Oklahoma City, Okla., on April 9. He was a scholarship baseball and basketball player and ROTC member at Tech. He left one semester short of graduating to serve in the Army Air Corps and returned to the Institute to complete his degree after service in World War II. He also served in the Korean War and eventually was a Colonel in the Air National Guard. He later worked for the State of Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his brother, William McNenney, ME 37.
Charles L. Mills, CE 49, of Marietta, Ga., on Feb. 1. He worked as an engineer with the Merit Sprinkler Company.
Grover Wendell Morriss, TE 40, of Montgomery, Ala., on May 4. He served on a PT Boat in World War II and retired as executive vice president of Avondale Mills.
Jack Moses, ME 47, of Vidalia, Ga., on May 26. He enrolled at Tech at age 16 and left school to serve in World War II. After the war, he returned to Tech and later worked for Carrier Corporation.
Robert W. “Buck” Murphy, IM 40, of Jesup, Ga., on June 21. A captain of the football team while at Georgia Tech, he made the All-SEC and All-America teams as a senior and was named to the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1972. Serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army, Mr. Murphy was a veteran of World War II. He went on to establish Murphy Builders Supply and served as a city commissioner and was a member of several other civic boards.
Richard Wilson Newsome, TE 49, of Aiken, S.C., on March 8. An expert marksman in the 99th Infantry Division, Mr. Newsome was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. He received the Purple Heart. He retired as manager of industrial engineering at the Graniteville Company.
Daniel Joseph O’Leary, IE 48, of Savannah, Ga., on May 23. He left Tech to serve in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II and returned to the Institute to earn his degree. He spent a 40-year career with the National Gypsum Company.
Gerald Anthony “Gerry” O’Shea, IE 49, of Grand Rapids, Mich., on June 4. He was a B-17 navigator in the Air Force during World War II and later worked as a design and development engineer at the Ford Motor Company.
Lynn Walter Owen Jr., EE 49, of Panama City, Fla., on April 18. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and went on to work for the Naval Coastal Systems Center. He retired as a supervisory physicist and head of the Acoustic Warfare Department.
Coultas Dodsworth Pears, Cls 46, of Birmingham, Ala., on May 8. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was president of Pi Kappa Alpha while attending Tech. After working for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in West Virginia, he moved to Birmingham and led material testing for Southern Research Institute for three decades. He later mentored engineering students at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Pears holds seven patents related to materials testing and the creation of industrial and defense-related materials. He was inducted into the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame in 2006.
Alvin Ernest Raettig Jr., ME 40, of Snellville, Ga., on March 22. He served in the Navy Reserve and Georgia National Guard and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Reserve after graduating from Tech. He commanded the 99th Ordnance, Heavy Maintenance, Field Army Company at Fort Benning during World War II and was chief of Ordnance Technical Section Army Forces Western Pacific Area Command in Manila, Philippines. He worked briefly for Georgia Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority and retired from civil service in 1974 as deputy director of maintenance for the headquarters of the Department of the Army. He then returned to Georgia and worked for J.J. Finnigan Rail Car Co. in Duluth.
Samuel Paul Savaso, IE 47, of Rancho Bernando, Calif., on May 19. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and worked in management.
Nathan Russell Sewell Jr., CerE 43, of Greenville, S.C., on April 16. He served in the Navy in World War II in the South Pacific. He later worked as a research engineer at the American Olean Tile Company.
Arthur Benjamin Simms III, Cls 42, of Atlanta, on April 11. He left the Institute to serve in World War II, where he earned the rank of Lieutenant and established a base for Fleet Air Wing 16 in the South Atlantic. After serving, he graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he received the Joseph Wharton Medal. Later, he earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He served as chairman and president of Consolidated Equities Corporation and was CEO of two venture capital firms.
Hans Fred Steen, Cls 47, of Hernando, Fla., on May 6. A native of Rumpel, Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1930 and studied at Georgia Tech before graduating from Tulane. He served in the U.S. Navy and went on to work for Times Facsimile. He was instrumental in the invention of the Stenofax, the first device to send wireless photo transmissions.
William Roy “Bill” Tapp, Jr., Arch 43, of Marietta, Ga., on May 6. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, in 1954 he founded his own architectural firm, William R. Tapp, Jr. Architect & Associates, which specialized in commercial and institutional design.
Tyron Earl Tisdale, Cls 42, of Greenville, Ala., on June 9. He attended Tech before serving in the Georgia National Guard and later the U.S. Army. He retired as a colonel after serving in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Robert Hann Venable, EE 47, of Signal Mountain, Tenn. He retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Anthony Zagarella, CE 43, of Atlanta, on April 19. He served in World War II and the Korean War, retiring from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lt. Colonel. He later worked for AT&T and was an active fan of Yellow Jackets football. He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Dumont, IM 81; son-in-law Kenneth Dumont, ME 79; and grandchildren Kristin Dumont, Mgt 08, and Kenneth Dumont Jr., Mgt 10.
Roy Anderson Jr., IE 51, of Gulfport, Miss., on April 20. Mr. Anderson came to Tech on a football scholarship to play under coach Bobby Dodd. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot in the Korean War and later returned to his hometown of Gulfport, where he founded Anderson Companies and was active in several civic organizations. He received the Distinguished American award from the Mississippi Gulf Coast chapter of the National Football Foundation. He and his wife, Weezie, endowed a chair at the Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky., and trained thoroughbred racehorses. Survivors include his son-in-law Will Van Kirk, MgtSci 74.
George E. Bailey, Text 50, of Columbus, Ga., on May 21. Mr. Bailey served in the Army Air Corps in World War II and flew 24 combat missions. His B-17 was shot down on his last flight, and he and the crew were rescued by the Russian Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Air Medal. He was an SEC sprint champion on the track team at Tech and went on to found Muscogee Textiles.
William H. Barnes Jr., IE 53, of Camarillo, Calif., on May 23. He worked on the NASA space program for Honeywell.
Robert Leslie Blyth, Arch 50, of Charleston, S.C., on April 6. A F6F Hellcat pilot, he shot down six planes, earning the title of Ace Pilot, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two gold stars and the Air Medal. After graduating, he rejoined the service and retired as Commander. After a career in business, Mr. Blyth owned the Charleston Swamp Foxes Arena Football Team. He was a member of the Military Officers Association of America, Navy League, American Fighter Aces Association and Irish Historical Society.
Walter S. Boone Jr., EE 50, of Deltaville, Va., on Feb. 18. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and later founded SCOPE Inc., an electronic research and development firm.
Sherwood S. Brownlee, Arch 56, of Waynesboro, Va., on April 22. A 1st Lieutenant in the Army Air Force, he was a navigator on B-24s and later retired from Acme Visible Records as a product designer.
Arthur Bruckner II, IE 53, MS IE 58, of Baton Rouge, La., on May 21. He attended Tech after serving in the U.S. Army. After earning his PhD at Oklahoma State University, Mr. Bruckner was a professor at Louisiana State University for 25 years.
Walker Pierce Campbell, IM 56, of Covington, Ga., on May 8. After delaying his degree to manage his father’s lumber company, he worked in the fire protection industry, retired from Worsham Sprinkler and served for eight years as Covington’s Planning and Zoning Commissioner.
James Robert Chalker, ME 55, of Hoover, Ala., on June 28. A member of the Georgia Tech Marching Band, Mr. Chalker graduated from the U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School and served on the USS Kretchmer. He later worked for the Alabama Power Company until his retirement.
Julian H. Clark Jr., Arch 58, of Phoenix, on April 29. After serving three years as an officer in the Marines, Mr. Clark spent 52 years as an architectural illustrator.
Billy Hubert Cockcroft, Cls 51, of Dorchester, S.C., on June 27. He served in the Navy in World War II and retired as a professional electrical engineer with the Naval Facility Engineering Command Southern Division. He was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Jose L. Collazo, Arch 59, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 20. He operated his own architecture firm.
Othel Lowell Entrekin, EE 50, of Houston, on May 15.
Richard Donald Estes, Chem 58, of Marietta, Ga., on Feb. 2. He retired as a manager at Marsulex Inc.
Marvin Allan Feinman, IM 58, of Brookline, N.J., on June 8. A Korean War veteran, he later worked for Western Electric and Boeing. Mr. Feinman went on to be vice president of the Brookline Tenant Union and a delegate to state Democratic Party conventions.
George Benjamin Geddy Jr., MS EE 51, of Macon, Ga., on May 7. He served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II and later worked on NASA’s space exploration efforts and Air Force missile systems.
Jack Sanders Griffin, IM 50, of Decatur, Ga., on June 26. Mr. Griffin spent 18 seasons patrolling the sidelines as an assistant coach to Tech football coaches Bobby Dodd and Bud Carson. A standout football player while at Tech, Mr. Griffin went on to become the athletic director and football coach at North Fulton High School before returning to coach at Tech. During Mr. Griffin’s tenure, the Yellow Jackets rang up 118 wins and 10 bowl appearances. After coaching, he started Griffin Realty of Atlanta.
James Arthur Grissett Jr., ME 58, of Atlanta, on Sept. 20. An engineer, he served as a vice president of Cecil B. Day Investment Company. He was a member of the Georgia and Florida Societies of Professional Engineers. Survivors include his son, James Arthur Grissett III, City Planning 88.
Robert H. Hecker, IE 52, of Easley, S.C., on June 11. He worked at Crown Zellerbach.
Wallace Hagen Hillyer, IM 49, MS IM 50, of Merritt Island, Fla., on June 7. He served in the U.S. Army 503rd Parachute Infantry during World War II. He retired from Dow Chemical Company as a market researcher. He was a Life Master bridge player.
Wade Thomas Horton, IM 58, of Augusta, Ga., on April 25. After piloting AT-6 Texans in the Navy, Mr. Horton worked for his father at A.B. Dick Co. in Atlanta and later opened his own distributorship. More recently, he was proprietor of Print Locker.
Walter Thomas Jerkins, IE 50, of St. Petersburg, Fla., on April 25. He attended Tech on a football scholarship and served two years in the Korean War. He spent his career with Florida Power and the American Management Association. He served as executive vice president of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and, after retiring, traveled to Belize as a member of the Peace Corps.
William J. Maier, CE 52, of Bethlehem, Pa., on May 25. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines before attending Tech and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He went on to be manager of sales at Bethlehem Steel and vice president of New Jersey Steel.
Flem Goode Mitchell Jr., ME 54, of Stone Mountain, Ga., on May 31. He attended Georgia Tech after serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II. Mr. Mitchell spent his career at Georgia Power, retiring as vice president of plant construction. He oversaw construction of every nuclear power plant built by the company. Georgia Power’s annual golf tournament is named after Mr. Mitchell.
Lyman Wallace Morgan, MS ChE 51, PhD ChE 56, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on April 5. He served as a Technician 3rd Grade in the Pacific Theater in World War II. After graduating from Tech, Mr. Morgan worked at Phillips Petroleum, taught at the Colorado School of Mines and served as a research engineer with Monsanto Corporation.
Emory C. Parrish, CE 50, MS CE 60, of Smyrna, Ga., on June 25. Mr. Parrish worked for the Georgia Department of Transportation for 34 years, retiring as deputy commissioner. He also retired from the U.S. Army as Major General with 33 years of active and reserve duty.
Ernest Eric Pitts, Cls 51, of Birmingham, Ala., on June 14. He worked for U.S. Steel and later was president of J.T. Sudduth & Co.
William Stanley Ramey, Text 52, of Richmond, Va., on May 10. Mr. Ramey served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a liaison pilot during World War II and later worked for DuPont.
James Daniel Reed, AE 59, of Austin, Tex., and Sammamish, Wash., on March 4. Mr. Reed was a lead engineer at NASA during the unmanned and lunar space programs, winning several awards for his contributions to the moon landing. He later joined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Malcolm Walsh Riddick, IM 50, of Memphis, Tenn., on April 11. He was a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Corps and received an Air Medal with two clusters for distinguished service. He worked as a tool designer for International Harvester.
William T. Schleich, AE 52, of Fullerton, Calif., on May 6. He graduated first in his class and went on to work for Rockwell International as an engineer on aerospace programs, including the Apollo, Saturn and space shuttle projects.
Samuel Fields Scott Jr., CE 59, of Tampa, Fla., on April 13. He was a U.S. Navy aviator in World War II and retired as vice president of Flanagan-Metcalf Inc.
John Sherman “Jerry” Smith, ME 59, of Marietta, Ga., on April 15. He retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and went on to work for Lockheed-Martin.
Paul R. Strandberg, EE 50, of Orange Park, Fla., on June 6. He served as a radar technician in the U.S. Marines in World War II and the Korean War. He later worked as an engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Navy.
Gerald Brown Stratton, Arch 51, of Memphis, on May 21. He joined the U.S. Navy after high school and served during World War II. After graduating from Tech, he was an architect at the Thorn, Howe, Stratton and Strong firm.
Marvin H. Stuart, IM 51, of Petaluma, Calif., on May 7. Mr. Stuart worked at General Electric.
Granville R. Swany, ME 56, of Wenatchee, Wash., on March 10. He was an engineer with Alcoa.
Perrin B. Taylor, EE 50, of Atlanta, on Sept. 28.
John William “Jubby” Walker, EE 50, of Lake Charles, La., on April 12. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1942 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He would hitchhike to Tech from Gainesville, Ga., every day. He worked for Schlumberger Well Services for 38 years.
James Vernon Walters, CE 55, MS CE 58, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., on April 24. He taught at the University of Alabama.
Harold A. Armold, Cls 69, of Essex, Md., on April 26.
George Derry Beach, Psy 61, of Shreveport, La., on April 7. The president of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and ANAK and a member of the golf and badminton teams while a student, Dr. Beach later graduated from Tulane medical school. He served in the medical corps in Vietnam and retired from private practice as a neurosurgeon in 2004. He was a retired member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, a charter member and former president of the Louisiana Neurosurgical Society and a former member of the Shreveport and American medical societies.
John Gary Butler, IM 67, of Dunwoody, Ga., on April 22. He ran marathons across the world and completed every Peachtree Road Race. He retired from AT&T as assistant comptroller. Survivors include his daughter Kimberly Keever, Mgt 87.
Thomas H. Cape, Cls 60, of Norcross, Ga., on May 9. He attended Tech before leaving to work at his father’s business, Cherokee Plumbing and Heating. He later worked in commercial real estate and served in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
William C. Darley Jr., IE 67, of Pine Mountain, Ga., on April 9. After serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, Mr. Darley returned to Georgia Tech and eventually retired from the Institute as a primary research associate.
James Byron Dawson, Chem 65, PhD Chem 69, of White Plains, Ga., on May 15. He was deputy director of the forensic sciences division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations until his retirement in 1997. He helped implement standards for Georgia’s county medical examiners and participated in many high profile cases.
Charles Lee Fox, ChE 65, of Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 29.
Wesley Ralph Hand, IM 65, of Ball Ground, Ga., on April 5.
Colin Patrick Kelly, IE 68, of Rome, Ga., on April 22. He worked for Blue Bell Inc. for 20 years before starting Management Insights, a network services provider. While a student, he was very involved in Drama-Tech and remained active in theater throughout his life.
Robert Sidney “Jackie” Keyser, EE 68, of Wickliffe, Ky., on April 9. An interpreter for the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, he worked for 30 years at the Westvaco Paper Mill.
Robert M. “Butch” Laurenson III, PhD ME 69, of Crofton, Md., on June 9. He worked as a dynamics engineer with McDonnell Douglas and Boeing on projects such as the Gemini spacecraft and the Hubble telescope.
James Harold Lucas, IE 65, of Atlanta, on May 12. Mr. Lucas was an engineer at Lockheed-Martin and managed the construction of the air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the tallest such tower in North America, among other projects.
Julian Falconer “Josh” Powell, IM 62, of Acworth, Ga., on May 16. He played basketball at Tech and went on to graduate from Emory Law School as president of his class. He started the Josh Powell Club for Boys and later the Josh Powell Summer Day Camp.
Lester Walker Prescott Jr., CerE 65, of Atlanta, on June 11. He was a gymnast at Tech and worked as an aerospace engineer and later as an environmental engineer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Hal Eugene Sain, Text 62, of St. Simons Island, Ga., on March 31. Mr. Sain had a more than 43-year career in sales and management in the tire and rubber industry. In retirement, he played bridge and served on the board of directors of the Golden Isles Duplicate Bridge Club, for which he was president for two years.
Charles Wesley Scott, Phys 59, MS Phys 62, of Westminster, Calif., on Nov. 15. He worked for North American Rockwell in the autonetics division and taught college and high school physics.
Marvin O. Smith Jr., IM 69, of Atlanta, on May 7. He was an industrial engineer.
Riley Tillman Stephens Jr., Cls 63, of Tucker, Ga., on June 28. He was president of Eckardt Electric Co., served with the National Electrical Contractors Association and was a fellow of the Academy of Electrical Contracting. Survivors include his grandson Stephen Cary, Mgt 11.
Jack F. Wilburn, CE 60, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., on April 26. After working as a structural engineer for the California and Georgia highway departments and for the Army Corps of Engineers, he retired after 20 years with the National Parks Service at Gulf Islands National Seashore.
Robert “Bob” Arnott, MS Chem 67, PhD Chem 71, of Spartanburg, S.C., on Aug. 18. He worked as a research chemist at Milliken & Co. and held many production patents.
Douglass S. Lubbers, MS ME 74, of Emmaus, Pa., on April 25. Born in Bahrain, he went on to spend a 35-year career at Air Products.
F. Gregory Melton, Behavioral Management 72, of Dalton, Ga., on Jan. 21. He was an attorney.
Wesley Trigg Combs, Cls 80, of Fripp Island, S.C., on May 1. He drove the Ramblin’ Wreck during football games while a student at Tech. He later worked around the world for Chevron.
Ivy Nannette Willis Harris, CE 85, of McLean, Va., on May 6. She was a charter member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Tech and went on to work in transportation at the state and federal level.
Perry Duane Maddux, ChE 82, of Hixson, Tenn., on Sept. 25. He was a nuclear project manager with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
David Ellis McCollum, ESM 88, of Savannah, Ga., on April 2. Mr. McCollum, a flight test engineer at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., died in a test flight crash in Roswell, N.M. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves, he flew Chinook helicopters and reached the rank of Major. Survivors include Mr. McCollum’s father, Offa McCollum Jr., CE 54, and his brother, Offa McCollum III, EE 83.
Kelly Ann Watson, IM 83, of Woodstock, Ga., on June 5. She was president of Primeco Insurance in Marietta, Ga.
Kyle T. Webb, ME 82, of Atlanta, on June 3. He was a corporate banker at NationsBank and later worked in product management with technology and software firms.
Kelli Lyn Bland, IE 96, of Hixson, Tenn., on May 6. Ms. Bland worked as a sales engineer before moving to Tennessee to pursue an MBA.
Justin Robert Goodroe, Mgt 91, of Houston, Ga., on April 11. He was a salesman at Triangle Chemical Company. Survivors include his twin brother, Jason, Mgt. 91.
Jess Parker, Mgt 90, of Covington, Ga., on April 4. Mr. Parker was a project manager with Haver Filling Systems for 20 years. He coached his son in baseball for many years and was a fan of WrestleMania and Elvis Presley.
Brian R. Ricker, EE 94, of Lewisville, Texas, on April 8. After serving as a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy, he worked as a software developer and architect.
Kevin Stanley Gilchrist, MS IE 03, of Northville, Ga., on April 5. Mr. Gilchrist was a consultant with Accenture.
Candi Sabrina Young Grier, IE 03, of Kansas City, Kan., on April 5. She was an industrial engineer for General Motors at the Fairfax Plant.
Patrick Ansley Williams, Cls 02, of Savannah, Ga., on April 6. Mr. Williams was a partner in his family’s Live Oak Restaurants and played guitar.
Robert W. Carney, of Cumming, Ga., on May 9. He was a professor of management at Georgia Tech for 40 years and retired in 1994. Mr. Carney was known for maintaining strict professional standards in the classroom. “It is time to stop apologizing for the use of authority. … The absence of it is anarchy,” Mr. Carney wrote in the spring 1987 issue of the Alumni Magazine. Earlier, he worked as a U.S. Army Air Corps radio operator during World War II.
Kurt Lang Frankel, of Atlanta, Ga., on July 2. An assistant professor in Tech’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Frankel, 33, was struck and killed by a car while cycling along a Florida highway.
Ann Drake Johnson, of Stone Mountain, Ga., on April 25. Ms. Johnson was part of a large Georgia Tech family. She was the daughter of the late William Calvin Drake, EE 13; sister of William Calvin Drake Jr., AE 43; wife of the late William Lloyd Johnson Jr., ChE 43, MS ChE 47; mother of Calvin Drake Johnson, Mgt Sci 73, and William Lloyd Johnson III, IM 76; and grandmother of Adam David Johnson, Mgt 03, and William Lloyd Johnson IV, Mgt 03.
Eileen Finucane McKenna, of Decatur, Ga., on April 26. She was the widow of former college football coach and longtime Tech athletics administrator John McKenna, an Honorary Alumnus. Survivors include son-in-law Jim Thorne, IM 71, MS IM 73.
Herman Harrell Scott, of Decatur, Ga., on April 22. Unable to attend home games of his alma mater, Virginia Tech, Mr. Scott became an ardent booster of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and purchased football season tickets for every season since 1959.
Esta Klein Seaton, of Atlanta, on March 28. A teacher and poet, she taught English at Georgia Tech until retiring in 1993. Her poetry appeared in publications including The Atlantic Monthly, The Georgia Review and in the book A People’s History of the United States.
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