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1930s
Thomas W. “Tom” Anderson, Commerce 31, of Atlanta, on July 21. Structural engineer, Lockheed-Martin.
Frederick Bruce Avery, EE 36, of Sarasota, Fla., on June 29. Southern Bell. Army (Major, Bronze Star), World War II. AT&T.
Tom Donnelly, Cls 38, of Jonesboro, Ga., on Aug. 6. Army (1st Lt.), World War II.
Edward Reid Flynt, EE 39, MS EE 53, of Walker, Iowa, on June 19. Army (Officer), World War II. Alabama Power Company. Georgia Tech Experiment Station. Electrical Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute. Scientific Atlanta. Contributions to Georgia Tech Foundation.
Martial A. Honnell, EE 34, of Auburn, Ala., on Aug. 20. Merchant Marines. Radio operator, Pan American Airways. Professor of electrical engineering, Georgia Tech. Vice president and chief engineering, Measurements Corp. Professor of electrical engineering, Auburn University. Electronics projects, Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Flight Center. Recipient, nine NASA Certificates of Recognition. Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lectureship, Auburn University. Professor emeritus, Georgia Tech and Auburn.
Ben Leightman, ChE 39, of Palm Beach, Fla., on July 22. World War II.
George Herman McBride, Cls 39, of Hillsborough, N.C., on Aug. 21. Army Air Corps (Lt. Col.), World War II. Electrical engineer, Western Electric Company.
Nathaniel G. McLean, 39, of Lancaster, Pa., on Aug. 17. Army (Major), World War II. Paper industry.
Frederick William Elmer Scott, ME 38, of Atlanta, on July 30. President, Earl F. Scott Company. Son: Frederick William Elmer Scott Jr., MS CP 73. Daughter: Mary Emilie Scott Mathis, Chem 74.
John W. Shepherd Jr., EE 38, of Salem, Ore., on July 3. Navy, World War II. Sales, Thomas A. Edison Corp. Founder, Shepherd Equipment Co.
Raymond Shepley, ME 37, of Palm Beach, Fla., on July 6. Army Reserve (Col.). Grandson: Douglas Mitchell Underwood, IE 91.
1940s
John Winfield Allen Jr., Cls 44, on June 27.
Edmund Kelly Armistead, Arch 48, of Brentwood, Tenn., on July 12. Navy, World War II. Architectural department head, Hart Freeland Roberts.
Aubrey Jefferson Bassett Jr., Basic Engineering 46, of Lafayette, La., on Sept. 2. Geophysicist, Shell Oil.
George Pierce Bates Jr., AE 48, of Falls Church, Va., on June 6. Engineer, NASA.
Richard Hardy Batton Sr., Cls 42, on Aug. 31.
J. Luke Bowen, IM 48, of Marietta, Ga., on June 23,.
Robert E. Brooks, Chem 49, ChE 57, of High Point, on Aug. 12. High Point Chemical Company. Burlington Chemicals.
William Jackson Camp, ChE 48, of Decatur, Ga., on July 22. Army (photographer, Bronze Star), World War II. Head engineer, Gold Kist.
William Clarke Jr., IM 49, of Savannah, Ga., on June 7. Army (two Purple Hearts), World War II. Founder, Beckmann and Clarke.
Thomas Virgil Clark, Cls 48, of Ringgold, Va., on Aug. 28.
H. Truman Cowart, Cls 47, of Snellville, Ga., on July 17.
George B. Eager, ME 42, of Valdosta, Ga., on April 3.
William Morgan Elam, Text 49, of Mobile, Ala., on July 5. Navy, World War II. Pure Oil. Unocal. Chevron.
Jack P. Garison Jr., ME 49, Garland, Ark., on Aug. 24.
Wallace Asbury Hanson Jr., ME 49, on Aug. 17. Owner, United Elevator Corporation. Son: Russell B. Hanson, ME 87.
Jerome Horowitz, Cls 44, of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 31.
Hugh I. Jenkins Jr., CE 42, of Savannah, Ga., on July 1. Army Corp of Engineers (1st Lt.). Industrial construction.
Wallace L. Jernigan, CE 46, of Homerville, Ga., on July 7, 2011.
Harrison Langford Leach, Cls 47, of Deltaville, Va., on June 28.
Sterling Paine Lenoir Jr., EE 46, of Atlanta, on Aug. 9. Navy.
James Comer Malone Jr., ME 40, of Birmingham, Ala., on Aug. 26. Navy (Lt. Cmdr.), World War II. Son: James Malone III, MS Phys 71.
George Stephen Mauney Sr., EE 41, of Cleveland, Ga., on June 27. Tennessee Valley Authority. Navy, Naval Reserve (Cmdr.). Creator, George S. Mauney Endowed Scholarship for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. Brother: Thomas Mauney, ChE 35.
William “Bill” McCabe Jr., AE 47, of Wilmington, Del., on June 10. Navy. Tech football. DuPont Company.
Robert Slade Mott, IE 49, of Clermont, Fla., on June 14. Lockheed Martin.
George J. Myers, EE 47, of Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 27. Navy (Lt. Cmdr.). Civil service, Westover Air Force Base. James River Graphics.
Robert Allison Pendergrast, ChE 43, of Atlanta, on July 26. Manhattan Project, World War II. Founder, Pendergrast Chemical Company. Brothers: Ambrose H. Pendergrast, ChE 34, and John B. Pendergrast Jr., Text 38.
Walter Carl George Saeman, CE 40, on Aug. 3. Army, World War II. Chemical engineer, Olin Corporation.
Herbert Jackson Sherertz, IM 40, of Charlotte, N.C., on June 28. Navy (Lt. Cmdr., Bronze Star, British Distinguished Service Cross, French Legion of Honor Medal, Purple Heart), World War II. Stationed on the USS Nevada during attack on Pearl Harbor. Troubleshooter, American Viscose, FMC Corporation.
O.E. “Buddy” Smith, IE 47, of Old Hickory, Tenn., on July 20. Naval Reserve (Lt.). General Shoe Corp.
Wilbert L. Sullivan, EE 41, of Snellville, Ga., on July 5. Army Air Corps, Georgia Air National Guard. Southern Bell. AT&T Pioneer. Sons, Larry, Cls 66, and David, Arch 76.
Robert M. Thompson Jr., CE 42, of Clearwater, Fla., on June 18. Navy, World War II. Owner, Thompson Construction, R.M. Thompson Developers and Consultants.
James Finch Walker, BE 46, of Smyrna, Ga., on June 23. Navy (Cmdr.). The Coca-Cola Company.
Walker Dunson Willingham, Cls 45, of Atlanta, on Aug. 29. Army Air Corps, World War II. Conditioned Air Engineers. Willingham-Tift Lumber Company. Executive vice president, Narjoe Timber Company.
1950s
Elmer Lawrence Birk, MS EE 59, of Montclair, Va., on June 23. Military (Col.), Korean War, Vietnam War.
James Anthony Carlen III, IM 55, of Hilton Head, S.C., on July 22. Georgia Tech Football, Linebacker and Punter, 1952 national championship team. Air Force (Lt.). Assistant coach to Bobby Dodd.
Lamar M. Carter, IM 59, of Atlanta, on June 10. Mechanical engineer. President, Tolson, Simpson, & Associates.
Ambrose L. Chabot Jr., Cls 53, of Palmetto Bay, Fla., on June 29.
Joseph Wardell Clark Jr., IM 50, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Sept. 3. Navy, World War II. Owner, Clark Heating and A/C. Sons: Mark S. Clark, EES 74, and Cary R. Clark, EE 81.
Charles Cleveland Crawford Jr., AE 54, MS AE 70, of Dunwoody, Ga., on Aug. 14. Researcher, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Georgia Tech Research Institute.
David “Charlie” Davis, EE 51, MS EE 55, of Tucker, Ga., on June 24. Army (Capt.). Southern Bell and Bell Labs. Chief engineer, the State of Georgia. Son: Charles Davis, IM 75.
Harry Code Deignan, Text 50, of Griffin, Ga., on Aug. 27. Navy, World War II. Federal Aviation Administration. Grandson: Ian Bieder, CS 06.
James C. Dunlap Jr., IM 56, of Darien, Ga., on May 30. Army. Owner, Dunlap and Company.
Donald Edward Gaston Sr., Cls 56, of Atlanta, on June 4. Army (2nd Lt.). Tax field representative, Georgia Department of Revenue. Son: Donald E. Gaston Jr., ME 80.
Eddie Washington Gilbreath Jr., IE 58, of Weekie Wachee, Fla., on Nov. 13, 2011.
Robert Hale, IM 53, of Irmo, S.C., on June 12. Navy, World War II. Georgia Tech baseball. AXA Equitable Insurance Company.
Louis “Buddy” Holtzclaw Jr., Arch 55, of Canton, N.C., on June 19. Air Force (Lt. Col.). Real estate agent. Past president, Western N.C. Georgia Tech Network.
Donald M. Judd Jr., CerE 51, of Colombia, S.C., on June 21. Army, World War II. Vice president, Porce-Len Corporation. Vice president, Colite Industries. Founder, Polymeric Coatings Corporation.
Richard J. Kavanaugh, IM 55, of Shreveport, La., on July 13. Air Force. Dealer, Piper Aircraft. Publisher.
James Carroll Marlow Jr., IE 58, of Greer, S.C., on Aug. 16.
George D. May, CE 57, MS CE 59, of Atlanta, on June 18. Air Force. Professor, Georgia Tech. Engineering consultant. Grandson: Bill May, IE 10.
Lee Roper McClure, EE 50, of Columbia, S.C., on Aug. 31. COO and president, Construction Control Corporation. Teacher, Georgia Tech. Father: Lee Lafayette Roper, Arch 23. Daughter: Teresa Caron, NE 77. Granddaughter: Sarah Caron Cls 12.
Elton M. McDaniel, EE 51, of Olyphant, Pa., on Aug. 20. Navy, World War II. Electrical engineer, General Electric.
John Francis McShane, ME 54, of Roanoke, Va., on July 9. Navy (Bronze Star), World War II. Cooper Industries.
William Addison Omohundro, 55, of Atlantic Beach, Fla., on Aug. 19. Army (Special Services), World War II. GE. U.S. Surgical. Worldwide marketing director, United Technologies-Carrier Division. Son: Robert Lloyd Omohundro, Mgt 90.
John Robert Oxenfeld, Arch 51, of Greensboro, N.C., on July 13. Army. Architect, American Institute of Architects.
Albert N. “Bud” Parker, IM 58, of Atlanta on Aug. 10. Georgia Tech tennis, team captain. Navy (Officer). Private investor.
Oliver Yates “Bud” Powell Jr., IM 52, of Newnan, Ga., on July 31. Army, Korean War. General Electric. Father: Oliver Yates Powell Sr., Cls 23. Brother: Hal Powell, EE 58.
Sherwood P. “Bud” Prawel Jr., CE 53, MS CE 58. Marine Corps (1st Lt.). Professor emeritus in civil engineering, the University at Buffalo. International consultant, earthquake engineering design.
Edwin Greenfield Richardson, Cls 50, of Bradenton, Fla., on June 15.
Donald O’Dell Ricketts, ME 50, of Indian Springs Village, on Aug. 24. Army. Continental Gin Company. Senior vice president, Steward Machine Company.
Robert Alexander Sheffey Jr., EE 50, of Abingdon, Va., on Aug. 11. Navy, World War II. Engineering supervisor, Appalachian Power Company.
Ernest S. Silcox, CE 50, of Lutz, Fla., on July 8, 2011. Navy, World War II. Founder, Silcox Engineering.
Ronald Eugene Sineway, Arch 53, of Atlanta, on June 11. Architect, Toombs, Armisano and Wells, the Facility Group. Designer, Peachtree Summit Building, Lenox Square and the Woodruff Arts Center. Son: Michael Sineway, Chem 75. Grandson: Daniel Sineway, ME 03.
William V. Thaden, IM 54, of Stratham, N.H., on June 19. Georgia Tech Football, National Championship team. Marine Corps (fighter pilot). Captain, Eastern Airlines.
David H. Thomas, MS EE 54, of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 2. Army (Col.). Distinguished Pistol Badge.
J. George Trunk, ME 50, of Rock Hill, S.C., on June 15. Marines (Capt., Purple Heart), World War II. Celanese.
Charles Darden Whitaker, EE 52, MS EE 58, of Washington Township, N.J., on Aug. 17. Army, Korean War. Centerville City School Board. Owner, Dayton Speedometer Service.
Mack L. Williams Jr., ChE 54, of Fairhope, Ala., on June 24. Navy, World War II.
Robert A. Young, Phys 50, MS Phys 51, of Sandy Springs, Ga., on June 13. Army, World War II. Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech.
John Charles Ziemba, EE 57, of West Chester, Pa., on Aug. 5. Navy, Korean War. Boeing.
1960s
Harry G Barker, IM 65, of Tampa, Fla., on July 25. Lockheed Computer Sciences. General Telephone and Electronics Corporation.
John Edwin Brewer, IE 66, of Denison, Texas, on May 26. Navy. Systems analyst, Westinghouse.
Malcolm R. “Mac” Broaddus Jr., IM 60, of Richmond, Va., on Aug. 7. Army (1st Lt.). Sales and management, AMF Bakery Systems. Son: Scott Broaddus, Arch 88.
John Robertson Byers, MS ME 61, of Paducah, Ky., on July 29. Army (Col., the Legion of Merit, the Soldiers Medal, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Purple Heart), World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. Chief of Armor Branch, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Manager, Data-Design Laboratories.
Billy Franklin Carver, IE 69, of Atlanta, on June 14. Georgia Power Company.
Joseph Luck Chandler Sr., IM 60, of Alton, Va., on Aug. 10. Air Force, Korean War. Board of directors, Carter Bank and Trust Company.
Ralph Guthrie Dekle, IE 60, of Kinston, N.C., on July 7. Industrial engineer, DuPont. Marines, World War II, Korean War.
Joseph Watson Goodson, ID 61, of Columbus, Ga., on July 29. Owner, Tracy Limited, Pacemaker, Indon International.
Robert Arthur Holden, IM 60, MS IM 61, of Atlanta, on Aug. 9. Navy, Korean War. Eastern Airlines.
Jackson Warren Horne, IM 62, of Lilburn, Ga., on July 21.
William R. Humphlett III, IM 62, of Sandy Springs, Ga. on July 29. Coast Guard. Vice president, C&S bank. Founder, Fidelity Properties.
William D. Kilgore Sr., Text 62, of Piedmont, S.C., on July 22. Navy, Korean War. Dixie Converting. Michelin North America.
Wayne A. Lessig, IE 64, of Alpharetta, Ga., on July 12. Army, Vietnam War.
Maurice Arnold McConnell, IM 64, of LaFayette, Ga., on June 10. Branch manager, IBM.
William T. Mikolowsky, AE 68, MS AE 70, PhD AE 72, of Woodstock, Ga., on July 24. Lockheed, “Father of the C130J.” Professor of aerospace engineering, Tech. Memorial contributions: Georgia Tech Scholarship Fund.
Charles Willard Minch, ME 65, MS ME 69, of Spartanburg, S.C., on June 23. Instructor, Greenville Technical College. The Piedmont Group.
Clayton R. Paul, MS EE 65, of Lexington, Ky., on June 27. Professor, University of Kentucky, Mercer University. IEEE EMC Society’s Hall of Fame Award.
Jeremiah Jed Pearson III, AE 60, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., on June 1. Marine Corp (Maj. Gen., Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star). 1st Marine aircraft wing, Vietnam. Deputy commander of Marine central command, Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Head of manned space flight, NASA (NASA Distinguished Service medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership medal). Senior vice president for systems development and integration, Lockheed Martin.
William Prince, EE 61, of Columbia, Md., on May 17.
Gary Glenn Pyles, CE 67, of Savannah, Ga., on July 17. Engineer, Sea Pines Corporation. Founder and owner, Annapolis Development.
Gene Rivers, IE 62, of Elijay, Ga., on April 12.
James Thomas Rocker, IE 64, of Winter Haven, Fla., on July 29. Navy (Cmdr.), Vietnam War. President and CEO, R-S Insulation. Daughter: Tracey R. Browning, Mgt 91.
Marvin Price Smoak, Phys 66, of Lexington, Ky., on July 7. Air Force. IBM. Founder, Smoak and Associates.
Frank Charles Taylor, Phys 65, of Marietta, S.C., on July 25. Physics department chair, Furman University.
1970s
Mark Thomas Dickinson, Cls 79, of Daufuskie Island, S.C., on June 20.
John Edward Dulla, IM 78, of Avon, Conn., on June 1. Industrial engineer and entrepreneur.
Mark Ehrhardt, ME 75, of Houston, Texas, on March 24, 2011. Senior engineering associate, ExxonMobil.
John M. Foster, EE 72, of Stockbridge, Ga., on June 12. Systems analyst, Advanced Control Systems.
Timothy D. Hassett, MS CE 74, of Dallas, on June 1. Navy. Engineer, CH2M Hill.
Christopher Morrison Jones, Cls 74, of Gainesville, Ga., on June 12.
James B. Jones, Phys 79, of Seattle on July 28. Psychiatrist.
Jack W. Kale Jr., Phys 74, of Dothan, on July 30. Senior engineer, Southern Nuclear Plant Farley.
Ellen Killelea, Arch 74, of Chelmsford, on June 16. Rochester, NY. Executive, construction industry.
Frederick Meiwald, MS InfoSci 70, of Las Vegas on Aug. 8. Air Force (Col., Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service medal, Joint Service Commendation medal). Communications command, strategic air command, space command, U.S. Air Force.
Daniel Pendarvis III, IE 70, on July 30. Navy (Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Commendation Medal)
Jeff L. Smith, IM 75, of Huntsville, Ala., on June 13. Georgia Tech football. Industrial Engineer, Chrysler.
1980s
Douglas Keith Ash, IE 87, of Commerce, Ga., on June 27. Navy (Lt. Cmdr.). Surgeon.
Richard Michael Librizzi, EE 87, of Herndon, Va., on May 30. Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University.
Phillip R. Mitchell Jr., Mgt 87, of Macon, Ga., on July 10. The L.H. Thomson Company.
Brad Smith, ME 89, of Marietta, Ga., on Aug. 28. Lockheed.
Harry R. Stamper III, IM 82, of Atlanta, on July 1. Navy. President, Municipal Communications. Memorial contributions: Harry R. Stamper III Memorial Fund, Georgia Tech Foundation.
1990s
John S. Cooper, Mgt 91, of Atlanta, on Nov. 17.
Jeffrey Nause, CerE 91, MS CE 93, of Mableton, Ga., on . CEO, Cermet Inc. Wife: Catherine Nause, Mgt 91.
2000s
Kendrick Ikeith Morrison, MS BC 06, of Atlanta, on May 24. Creative coordinator, Ralph Lauren. Founder, The Knox Clayton Group.
Margaret Clancy Powers, Cls 00, of Atlanta, on July 14.
Gregory M. Siebe, ME 08, of Atlanta, on June 23. Mechanical engineer.
2010s
Bradley Robert Gay, IE 11, of Avondale Estates, Ga., on Aug. 5. Lambda Chi Alpha. Engineer, Unisource Worldwide.
Paul O. Simmons, MBA 10, of Cumming, Ga., on Aug. 8. Information technology director, CareerBuilder.com.
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