J. Owen Forrester, IM 61, of Atlanta, on July 1. Forrester was a U.S. District Senior Judge who was appointed to the federal bench in Atlanta by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. Following 23 years as a trial court judge in the Northern District of Georgia, Forrester took senior status in 2004, according to his obituary in the Daily Report. While a student at Tech, Forrester was better known for his passion for music than his expertise in the law. According to a profile in the Alumni Magazine, Forrester hosted a weekly TV show called Dance Party and a jazz and classics radio show. He even once filled in for Dick Clark on American Bandstand in Philadelphia. After graduating from Tech in 1961, Forrester studied at Emory University’s School of Law and joined the U.S. attorney’s staff in 1967. In 1972, Forrester became the head of Atlanta’s Office for Drug Abuse and Law Enforcement.
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