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1930s
John Nowlin McClain, ME 39, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., on May 7. Army (2nd Lt.), World War II. Director of manufacturing services, Combustion Engineering. Grandson: Christopher Vincent, CS 05.
George T. Rickett, IM 39, of Roswell, Ga., on May 22. Navy (Lt. Cmdr.), World War II. Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors.
Samuel Noble Roberts, ME 38, of Atlanta, on Feb. 15.
1940s
William B. Bacon, EE 49, of Savannah, Ga., on March 8. Army, World War II. Savannah Sugar Refinery.
Louis Bernstein, AE 49, of Seattle, Wash., on March 20. Aeronautical engineer, Boeing, B-52, space shuttle program, 747. Brother: Dave Bernstein, AE 52, MS AE 53.
Charles A. “Dutch” Brembs, IM 48, of St. Petersburg, Fla., on May 16. Allstate Insurance.
Joseph Estill Bresnahan, ChE 48, Text 51, MS Text 55, of Knoxville, Tenn., on May 1. Navy (Capt.), Korean War, Reserve. Chemist, Burlington Industries. Industrial engineer, John P. King Manufacturing Company. Senior vice president of operations, Graniteville Company. Vice president of finishing, Greenwood Mills. Brother: James J. Bresnahan, ChE 48.
Isaac Newton Bunce, TE 48, of Statesboro, Ga., on April 6. Army, World War II. CFO, Turner E. Smith Publishing Company. Farmer, Bulloch County. Daughter: Caroline S. Bunce, MS ICS 91.
Thomas Ulic Burke, ME 45, of Charlotte, N.C., on March 6. Army, World War II. IBM. Helped develop computers that guided Gemini and Apollo space missions.
A.G. “Tony” Fernandez, EE 43, of Sarasota, Fla., on May 12. Army (Lt.), World War II. Founding member, Sarasota Broadcasting Company and WKXY radio.
Joseph Dean Garrett, EE 48, of Tallahassee, Fla., on April 9. Budget director, Veterans Administration.
William “Bill” Zane Harper, ME 43, of Pittsford, N.Y., on May 26. Navy (Lt., engineering officer, Cmdr.), World War II, Korean War, Reserve. Manager of Facilities, Eastman Kodak.
Byron L. Holton, ME 49, of Decatur, Ga., on April 28. Army Air Corps, World War II, Korean War. Southern Company.
Edwin Dargan Johnston Sr., Cls 41, of Macon, Ga., on April 2. Army (chaplain), World War II. Brothers: Robert Johnston, ME 42; Stephen Johnston, EE 48, MS EE 49.
Charles Edward Meeks, ChE 43, of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada, on Oct. 14. Chemical engineer, Chemical Products Corporation and Emery Uncommon Chemicals.
George E. Mena, IE 49, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., on April 7.
John Edgar Oakley Jr., Cls 49, of Lewisville, N.C., on May 4. Navy, World War II. Insurance agent, Liberty Mutual.
James Edwin Owens Sr., EE 43, of La Cañada, Calif., on May 10. After graduation, he worked at the Tennessee Eastman Corporation Y-12 plant that produced enriched uranium for the Manhattan Project, which produced the first atomic bomb. In the years following World War II, Mr. Owens worked in nuclear power plant research and development at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and later shifted focus to nuclear propulsion systems. In 1955, he was one of 60 civilian engineers on the first sea trial of the USS Nautilus. The eleventh registered nuclear engineer in the state of California, Mr. Owens worked for Atomics International and retired from Fluor Engineers in 1984 as Manager of Quality Assurance. Even in retirement, he continued to work as a consultant and as a proponent of nuclear power.
George Phil Peagler, CE 45, of Fort Myers, Fla., on March 24. Navy, World War II. Civil engineer, Florida Power and Light Plant.
Dan Evans Sewell, CE 43, of Duluth, Ga., on May 8. Army (1st Lt.), World War II. Chief engineer, Thomas and Hutton. President, Atlanta-East, Inc. Representative, Georgia House of Representatives. Owner, Sewell & Associates Engineering, Inc.
James “Jim” Holt Sheehan, Cls 47, of Macon, Ga., on May 7. Navy, World War II. Trust Company of Georgia. C&S National Bank. Founder, Sheehan & Associates.
B. Frank Smith Jr., ChE 48, of Tyler, Texas, on Feb. 2.
Gordan Bernard Stine, Cls 44, of Charleston, S.C., on April 11. Marine Corps. Navy (Lt. Cmdr.), Dental Corps, Reserve. Dentist.
Harry Richards Thompson, IM 49, of Douglasville, Ga., on April 22. Navy, World War II. Teacher, West Fulton High School.
James E. Warner Jr., Arch 50, of Atlanta, on April 21. Navy (Cmdr.), World War II, Korean War, Reserve. Founder and architect, Warner & Summers. Son-in-law: Michael J. Grace, IM 77.
Homer B. Wilson Jr., AE 48, of Lacey’s Spring, Ala., on March 29. In the 1950s, he was a member of Wernher von Braun’s team at the Army Ballistic Command. Soon after, he began work at the newly formed NASA, where he worked on such programs as the Saturn V and the Space Shuttle. Following his 1986 retirement from NASA, Mr. Wilson founded Aero Thermo Technology, which now has offices nationwide serving several United States armed forces. He established a nonprofit charity, Friends of the Children, as well as a scholarship for Georgia Tech students.
1950s
Lorenzo Ramirez de Arellano, Arch 53, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2011. Architect, LRA Architects.
Robert W. Beard, Phys 51, of Zephyrhills, Fla., on Jan. 13. Navy (officer), Korean War. Professor, Florida State University. Author.
Winston H. Bratcher, EE 50, of Tampa, Fla., on April 24. Army (Master Sgt., Bronze Star), mobile records unit, World War II. IBM.
Frank Henry Buffone, IM 53, of Metairie, La., on April 29. Army (Col.), Korean War, Reserve. Shell Oil Company. Consultant, Green Hill Petroleum.
Theodore D. Buyer, Text 52, of Edison, N.J., on May 19. Army, Korean War. Executive vice president, SK Realty & Development Corp.
Jess M. Carroll, IM 57, of Massillon, Ohio, on April 4. Basketball. Republic Steel. Son: Patrick F. Carroll, AM 87.
Richard F. Clarke, Cls 55, of Hamburg, N.Y., on April 12. Marine Air Corps. Link-Belt. Founder, Clarke Conveyor.
William F. Cummins III, Phys 54, of Decatur, Ga., on Feb. 29. Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
Jefferson Patrick Dunn, Cls 57, of Phoenix, Ariz., on May 27. Air Force. Mountain Bell. AT&T. Systems installer, Lucent Technologies.
Robert D. Fannon Jr., IE 51, of Hilliard, Ohio, on March 15. Army Air Corps, World War II. Battelle Memorial Institute. President, Columbus Baptist Association.
Roy E. Forehand, Arch 50, of Townsend, Ga., on April 21. Navy, World War II. Architect.
Samuel Clay Franklin Sr., TE 58, IM 63, MS IM 64, of Wilmington, N.C., on April 14. Coast Guard (officer). Manager, DuPont Manufacturing.
Andrew E. “Andy” Hall Jr., CerE 54, of Laurens, S.C., on May 24. Navy, Korean War. Ceramics engineer.
Herbert R. Hammer, Arch 52, of Memphis, Tenn., on May 8. Navy.
Irwin “Win” M. Hecht, IE 50, of Scottsdale, Ariz., on March 13. Executive vice president, international division, Estee Lauder Companies.
A. F. Herchenhahn, IE 55, of West Chester, Ohio, on April 12.
William Wallace Holley Sr., CE 59, of Garner, N.C., on April 11. Air National Guard, Korean War. General contractor. Brother: Ernest Lee Holley Jr., IE 62.
Dan Terrell Hughs, Arch 53, of Greenville, S.C., on May 3. Minister, churches in Texas, Georgia and South Carolina.
William “Bill” C. Jones, IM 51, of Macon, Ga., on April 25. Army, Korean War. Manager, Merrill Lynch. Son: Doug Jones, IM 77.
Howard Allen Kenyon, AE 51, of Cerritos, Calif., on March 12. Navy, World War II. Douglas Aircraft, Autonetics, and Rockwell Automation.
H. William “Bill” Kruse, IE 51, of Shalimar, Fla., on April 9. Navy, World War II. DuPont. Federal Aviation Agency. President, Washington, D.C., Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Wife: Irene Davenport, Text 59.
James E. Lee, EE 51, of Charleston, S.C., on March 1. Navy (submariner). Philco Corp. Bell Laboratory. Kennedy Space Center. IBM. Johnson Space Center. McDonnell Douglas Design.
Whitley Gordon Matthews, ME 50, of Roswell, Ga., on May 3. Navy, World War II.
Frank M. Monger, IM 55, of Atlanta, on April 26. Advertising, The New York Times. Founder, Waterhouse and Monger.
John Fincher Perry, ME 55, of Duluth, Ga., on March 19. Founder, Perry, Crabb & Associates. Son: James L. Perry, ME 83. Nephew: Robert J. Ogilvie, Text 74.
Derek C.C. Peters Jr., GE 50, of Dunwoody, Ga., on April 19. Army Air Corps, World War II. Air Force, Korean War. Founder, Derek C.C. Peters and Associates. Partner, Hibble, Peters, and Dawson, Inc.
Robert S. Sayers, ME 57, of Houston, on Jan. 15.
James Hampden Small III, Arch 57, of Charleston, S.C., on May 17. Architect, Simons Lapham and Mitchell. Grandson: James B. Small, Bio 11.
Glenn M. Sparks Sr., EE 52, of Shamong, Ala., on May 23. Army (Capt.), Korean War, Reserve. Systems engineer, RCA and GE. Consultant engineer.
William B. Spencer, MS Chem 58, of Richmond, Va., on April 24. Army (1st Lt.). Chemist, DuPont.
James Tredway Spratley, Arch 50, of Newport News, Va., on March 25. Air Force (1st Lt.), World War II. Vice president, Basic Construction Company and R.E. Lee Company.
William “Bill” A. Starrs Jr., IM 58, of Tucker, Ga., on March 21. Sales and marketing, Georgia Power. Son: Daniel A. Starrs, Mgt 88.
Thomas Hamilton Traylor, ChE 54, of Lincolnshire, Ill., on March 26. Brother: Robert Charles ME 58.
John S. Tyson III, EE 52, of Savannah, Ga., on April 29. Navy. Electrical engineer, Army Corps of Engineers.
George Peter Vaslos, AE 54, of Mission Viejo, Calif., on April 25. Navy (aviator). Aeronautical engineer, General Dynamics, GE. Nuclear quality assurance engineer, NUS Corporation, So. Cal Edison, Fluor Corp, Invensys Corp.
Joseph Richardson Walters, Cls 51, on March 28. Air Force. President, Carpet Mill Store. President and owner, Ethan Allen Carriage House, Inc.
Freddie Haas Wood, Text 53, IE 53, of Atlanta, on April 8. Army, (2nd Lt.). Vice president of strategic planning, Kurt Salmon Associates. ISyE advisory oard. ISyE Academy of Distinguished Alumni Award.
1960s
Hyland McLaren “Mack” Corbin, Cls 65, of Dalton, Ga., on April 9. Chemist. Consultant, Dye Systems of Dalton. Daughters: Elizabeth Haney, Mgt 90, and Nancy Sullivan, HTS 94.
Arthur William Edwards, M CRP 65, of Annapolis, Md., on May 23. Navy (quartermaster). Cofounder, The Case-Edwards company.
John Emanuel Gaines, AE 68, MS AE 76, of Santa Maria, Calif., on April 5. Navy (aviator). Aerospace engineer, Aerospace Corporation.
John Donald Hambrick, IE 65, of Gainesville, Fla., on April 22. Army (1st Lt.), Vietnam War. Gainesville Regional Utilities. Trade Room Analyst, Infinite Energy. Brother: Paul Franklin Hambrick, EE 71.
Carl Anderson Hill, Text 60, of Calhoun, Ga., on March 17. Senior industrial engineer, Mohawk Industries.
William “Bill” Lee Holbrook, CE 68, of Douglasville, Ga., on April 18. Engineer, Norfolk Southern. Son: Bill Holbrook Jr., EE 88.
Walter Lee Hughey, IE 61, MS IE 68, of Grayson, Ga., on March 22. Senior research associate, Georgia Tech Research Institute.
Franklin “Rusty” Norment McKellar, CE 61, of Raleigh, N.C., on April 15. Navy, Korean War. Civil engineer, Federal Highway Administration.
George Elbert Mewborne, IM 60, of Alpharetta, Ga., on May 28. Army, Korean War. Vice president, Riegel Textile. Founder, Roswell Mills, Inc.
Howard Leon Mitchell Sr., ME 60, of Stone Mountain, Ga., on April 7. Air Force (mechanic), Korean War. Engineer, American Can Co. Son: Howard Mitchell Jr., ME 84.
Steven A. Norman, Text 69, of Toccoa, Ga., on Feb. 20.
Clement Francis Perschall Jr., IE 69, of New Orleans, on March 31. Trial attorney, Circuit Court of Appeals and several Federal District courts.
James G. Stein, MS AM 63, of Washington, D.C., on April 14. Software development, IBM.
Roy C. Thrasher, EE 64, AM 64, of Huntsville Ala., on May 4. McDonald Douglas Aircraft Corp. Northrup Grumman. Brother: Albert A. Thrasher Jr., IE 63.
John Richard “Dick” Ulery Jr., CE 65, of Houston, Texas, on March 14. Army, Vietnam.
Walter Andrew Wren, IE 68, of Covington, Ga., on May 1. Army (Sgt.).
George L. Zuidema Jr., MS CE 63, of Virginia Beach, Va., on April 22. Army Corps of Engineers. President, MMM Design Group.
1970s
Bonner Lee Baker, Chem 72, of Rutherfordton, N.C., on May 22. ER physician, University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Internal medicine practitioner. Medical director, Coliseum Northside Hospital, Rutherford Hospital.
William “Bill” K. Carter Jr., IM 70, of Vernon, Conn., on March 18. Kaiser Permanente. Project manager, Travelers Insurance Company.
G. Derrick Darby, CE 79, of Marble Hill, Ga., on May 26. President, XYZ Solutions Inc., Plus III Software. Division vice president, Trimble Navigation Ltd.
Erwin Fraas, IM 70, of Fayetteville, Ga., on April 13. Army. Vice president, Bank South. Chief information officer, Georgia Department of Labor.
Gregory Wayne Grynkewich, Chem 71, of Gilbert, Ariz., on May 13. Freescale Semiconductor. Held 14 patents, most relating to semiconductor performance and production. Brother: Nicholas Grynkewich, CerE 65, MS CerE 72.
Dave C. Johnson, Arch 71, of Atlanta, on March 20. Partner, Nix Mann & Associates.
Joseph Erle Johnson, AM 75, of Memphis, Tenn., on May 4. Federal Express. Brother: Louis M. Johnson Jr., AM 69.
Jesse H. Poore, PhD InfoSci 70, of Knoxville, Tenn., on April 25. Professor, University of Tennessee. Executive director, the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives. Co-founder, Software Engineering Technology Inc.
James V. Thomas, EE 74, of Cherry Hills, N.J., on Feb. 25.
Alan Wood Vann, IM 78, of Kingwood, Texas, on May 13. Oil and gas industries. Project procurement manager, Chevron.
1980s
Adam R. Vakiener, CE 89, MS CE 90, of Fairfax, Va., on March 16. Southern A&E.
1990s
Joseph Clarke Cogburn Jr., Mgt 90, of Jacksonville, Fla., on April 29. U.S. Merchant Marine. Father: Joseph Clarke Cogburn Sr., IM 57.
2000s
Mark Robert Hellinger, MS Mgt 01, of Winter Garden, Fla., on May 3.
Natalie Nikole Long, AE 05, of Seattle, Wash., on May 1. Aerospace engineer, Boeing.
Robert “Andrew” Montgomery, Mgt 09, of Atlanta, on March 29. Financial analyst, Southern Company. Mentor, Bright Futures and Junior Achievement. Father: Andy Montgomery, IM 68.
2010s
Benjamin J. Connors, MS ECE 11, of Atlanta, on April 21.
Friends
Tracy Lynn Faber, of Atlanta, on March 24. Professor, Georgia Tech and Emory.
Harold “Chuck” Haubrich, of Fortson, Ga., on April 23. Army (POW, Purple Heart, Silver Star), World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War. Georgia Tech Athletic Department.
Holcombe “H.T.” Marshall, of Decatur, Ga., on May 10. Air Force (Capt.), World War II. Former director, Georgia Tech Department of Internal Auditing.
Sharon E. Poehlein, of Alexandria, Va., on May 4. President, Georgia Tech Faculty Women’s Club. Husband: Gary Poehlein, former director of the School of Chemical Engineering. Son: Steven Poehlein, MS ChE 84, PhD ChE 88.
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