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1930s

James G. Brown, EE 36, of Bradenton, Fla., on Feb. 19. Production engineering officer, Army (2nd Lt.). WWII. General Electric. Patent holder. Douglas Aircraft Corporation. Lead missile engineer, General Dynamics Convair. Manager, Aerospace Corporation. Martin-Marietta Skylab.

1940s

Arnold Broyles Barrett, ME 43, of Evans, Ga., on Jan. 22. Navy. WWII. Korean War. Vice president, Riverside Mills. President, Barrett Textiles Sales Inc. President, Society of the Cincinnati.

Lawrence Crooks, CE 49, of Greer, S.C., on Jan. 8. Army. WWII. JE Sirrine Co.

Will Doc Fowlkes Sr., IM 49, of Decatur, Ga., on Feb. 24. Navy Air Corp. Mead Packaging.

Dave Gammill, IE 47, of Jackson, Miss., on Dec. 12. Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Navy (Lt.). Oil producer. Owner, president, Tideway Oil Co. Founding member, Annadale Golf Club.

Bruce F. Harrison, IM 49, of Milan, Tenn., on Sept. 5.

Harold Hedrick, ME 47, of Huntsville, Ala., on Feb. 19. Army. WWII. Woodworker.

Delphin D. Hebert Jr., MS ME 48, of Lafayette, La., on Jan. 13. Army (Capt.). WWII. European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. Two Bronze Stars. American Campaign Medal. Victory Medal. Army Reserves (Lt. Col.). California Oil Co. Mathematics department, University of Southwest Louisiana.

Donald Clark Hulbert, CE 41, of San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 26 . Navy (Cmdr.). WWII. Civil engineer.

Conrad Kinard, Cls 45, of Denton, Texas, on Feb. 19. Internal medicine and cardiology. Air Force.

Samuel Warren Magruder, ME 47, of Cashiers, N.C., on Jan 5. Navy. Corporate vice president, consultant, The Coca-Cola Co.

James H. McLemore, IM 49, of Atlanta, on Feb. 1. Army Air Corps. WWII. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Standard Oil Co. Southeastern marketing services manager, Chevron Corporation.

John Van Horne Miner Jr., CE 47, MS CE 48, of Atlanta, on Feb. 23. Navy. WWII. U.S. Public Health Service. President, Taulman Sales Co. Board member, Alexander-Tharpe Athletic Fund. Hunter. Fisherman.

William Joseph “Bill” Reese, IM 49, of Atlanta, on Jan. 26. Army Air Force. Retail advertising department, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Burke, Kuipers and Mahoney. Manager, Katz Agency. Co-founder, Crawley-Reese.

John Shealy Reiser, ChE 45, of Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 8. Navy. WWII. Wyeth Laboratories.

James Allen Russell Jr., ChE 47, of Bluffton, S.C., on Feb. 27. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Marine Corps (2nd Lt.). Korean War. Coatings and resins industry. Technical director, PPG Industries. Grandson: Mark L. Russell, Cls 2015.

John Mankin Slaughter, ChE 48, of Germantown, Md., on Feb. 14. Son: John T. Slaughter, EE 89, MS EE 90.

Charles Mack Stacy, EE 49, of Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 22. Army. Arkansas Power & Light. Radio operator. Convair Aerospace. General Dynamics.

Richard Hansford Wood, IE 49, of Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 23. Army Air Corps. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Minneapolis Honeywell. Southern Sales Co.

William “Bill” Ziegler Sr., IM 41, of Marietta, Ga., on Dec. 24. Army. WWII. Ford Motor Co. President, chief executive officer, Ziegler Tools Inc. President, Southern Industrial Distributors Association.

1950s

William E. Barlow, IM 53, of Morganton, Ga., on Jan. 30. Owner, Transportation Safety Contractors. Army. Korean War.

Joseph Lawrence Coggan, Arch 52, of Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 20. Navy. Architect, engineering division, Army/Air Force Exchange Service.

David P. Cole, IM 58, of Addison, Vt., on Feb. 14. Director of operations, Bronx Zoo.

Malvern Rogers Crutchfield Jr., ME 53, of Anderson, S.C., on Jan. 1. Engineer.

Monroe Fletcher, EE 50, of Tallahassee, Fla., on Dec. 7. Air Force. WWII. Bridge engineer, assistant engineer of structures, Florida Department of Transportation.

Jackie Travis Foster, ME 59, of Greenville, S.C., on March 2. Navy. Registered professional engineer, J E Sirrine Co. Ford, Bacon and Davis. Patent holder.

Charles Edgar Frazier, Cls 55, of Santa Barbara, Calif., on Sept. 17. Minister of education, First Methodist Church in Athens, Ga. Director of youth work, North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Associate minister, First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Ill. Assistant administrator, United Methodist Homes and Services in Chicago. Assistant general secretary, UMC. Executive director, Vista del Monte Retirement Community.

Luther Gerald Granger, Text 59, of Kennett, Mo., on Dec. 10. Son: Greg Granger, IM 85.

Hugh L. Gordon Jr., IM 51, of Marietta, Ga., on Jan. 2. Army. Director of personnel, Lockheed-Georgia Co. Regional executive, Region 4, National Alliance of Businessmen.

Kenneth W. Grubaugh, Arch 51, of Davis, Calif., on Feb. 3. Fighter pilot, test pilot, plant representative, procurement manager, director of procurement, Air Force (Col.). WWII. Korean War. Vietnam War. Legion of Merit award. Bronze Star. Distinguished Flying Crosses. Air Medals. Yolo County Purchasing Agent. General services administrator, city of Davis.

Thomas Emory “T.E.” Gurley, CE 52, of Alpharetta, Ga., on Feb. 2. Army. General manager, Western Lines, Norfolk Southern Railway. Son: Thomas Emory Gurley Jr., ChE 83.

Charles Irvin Hancock, ME 56, of Thomasville, Ga., on Feb. 1. Federal Reserve Bank. Navy. Korean War. Radiation Inc. Georgia Baptist Hospital. Atlanta Orthopedic Clinic. Medical director, Georgia Baptist Medical Center. Instructor, Georgia Baptist and Scottish Rite residency program. Thomas County Chamber of Commerce Humanitarian Award. Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame.

Charles Edward Johnson, IM 51, of Charleston, S.C., on March 3. Alpha Tau Omega. Army Air Force(Lt. Col.). WWII. Korean War. Vietnam War. AT&T division comptroller. Disbursements accounting management, Bell System. Son: Charles E. Johnson Jr., BM 73. Brother: Vernon Ellesworth Johnson, Arch 53.

Hiram Sidney “Sid” Long Jr., ME 56, of Pensacola, Fla., on Feb. 15. Navy. Korean War. Chemstrand/Monsanto. Son: Greg “Gonca” Long, ME 80.

David Leopold Lowi, ChE 52, of Gadsden, Ala., on Feb. 21. Owner, L.B. Chemical Co. Army (Lt. Col.). Brother: Alvin Lowi Jr., ME 51, MS ME 55.

William Joseph Lutz Luckett, CE 50, of Madison, Miss., on Feb. 15. Army Air Corps. WWII. Air Force. Korean War. Civil engineer. Eagle Scout.

John R. “Jack” Paterson, IM 58, of Clearwater, Fla., on Dec. 29. President, co-founder, Underground Atlanta.

Fred L. Pfarr, EE 51, of Bloomington, Ind., on Feb. 1.

Dixon Gray Potter, IM 57, of Hermitage, Tenn., on Jan. 4. Army (Capt.). Genesco. Suntrust.

Frank Repult Jr., Arch 52, of Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 23, 2014. Owner, Frank Repult Junior Architects.

James Kelly Sharp, EE 52, MS EE 54, of Long Beach, Miss., on Feb. 20. Sperry Corporation. Stennis Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Billy Joe Snyder, ChE 52, of Lexington, Ky., on Jan 2. Army. Armco Steel.

W. Jefferson Stroud Sr., AE 59, of Harrisonburg, Va., on Feb. 25. NASA. Lecturer. Co-developer, PASCO. NASA Software of the Year Award. NASA Exceptional Service Medal. Author. Researcher.

Albert Clinton “Al” Tumlin,
Text 51, of Rock Hill, S.C. on Jan. 31. Navy. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

John Frank Turner, ChE 51, of Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 2. Petroleum engineer, Navy. Grandson: Jackson Crumbley, AE 14.

William Charles “Bill” Warfield, ChE 58, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Jan. 16. Pennwalt. Kaiser Chemical and Aluminum. Founder, J&B Resources. Golfer.

William Derrell “Bill” Warren, ME 50, of Indian Land, S.C., on Jan. 20. Kraft Foods Dairy Group. Pilot, Navy. WWII.

1960s

William Allen “Bill” Barnes, IE 62, of Sun City, Ariz., on Dec. 15. Army. Engineer. Pilot.

Harry Duane “Hal” Beaver Jr., IE 64, of Atlanta, on Jan. 2. Army Engineering Corps (Capt.). Airborne Rangers.

James “Jack” Blue Jr., MS IE 64, of Weaverville, N.C., on Dec. 6. Air Force. WWII. Korean War. Vietnam War.

James “Jim” Davis, EE 64, of Carol Stream, Ill., on Feb. 28. Navy. Bell Labs. Developer, instructor, TRA.

Frederick Byron “Fred” Dyer, Phys 57, MS Phys 61, of Dahlonega, Ga., on Feb. 13. Radar research.

Thomas H. Farrow Jr., EE 61, of Indian Shores, Fla., on Dec. 8.

Henry “Lewis” Faucett, ChE 60, of Florence, Ala., on Feb. 11. Chemical engineer, Tennesee Valley Authority. President, TVA Credit Union. Treasurer, Shoals Community Theater.

Lawrence Evan “Larry” Frase, MS EE 61, of Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 27. Air Force (Capt.) Engineer, Collins Radio. Texas Instruments. Bell Helicopter. Merit badge instructor, Boy Scouts of America Troop 82. Adjunct professor, Southern Methodist University.

John O’Neal Hammons Sr., IM 61, of Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 11. Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. Humble Oil and Refining Co. Board member, director, Dunes of Destin Homeowner’s Association. Son: John O’Neal Hammons Jr., IM 80.

W. Harold Long, IM 67, of Palm Coast, Fla., on Feb. 23. Executive, Parker Hannifin.

Charles Edward “Buddy” Sawyer, IE 64, of Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 27.

William A. Schmieman, PhD IE 68, of Richland, Wash., on Jan. 21. Radio operator, tail gunner, Army Air Corps (Tech. Sgt.). Antenna engineer, Federal Civil Service.

John L. Scott, IM 69, of Gainesville, Fla. Attorney, City of Branford.

Billy A. “Bill” Spinks, IM 63, of Lilburn, Ga., on March 3. Owner, operator, Spinks Mechanical.

Jack M. Spurlock, MS ChE 58, PhD ChE 61, of Leesburg, Fla., on Dec. 27. Munitions Officer, Air Force (2nd Lt., Capt.). Autolite. Assistant director, Applied Sciences Laboratory, Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia Tech. Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech. Martin Company. Atlantic Research Corporation. Co-founder, Versar Inc. Co-founder, Health and Safety Research Institute. Jonas and Associates. Co-author, Research and Development Management. Principal research engineer, director of interdisciplinary programs, director of the Bioengineering Center, associate vice president for research, Georgia Tech. Owner, Spurlock and Associates Automated Systems. Adjunct professor, Barry University. Adjunct professor, Webster University. Chi Phi fraternity. Sigma Xi. Joint patent holder. Sons: Paul A. Spurlock, NE 85; Scott E. Spurlock, Cls 81.

1970s

John Albert “Al” Bornmann Jr., MS EE 72, of Alexandria, Va., on Feb. 17. Army (2nd Lt.). Professional engineer. Instructor. Research and development coordinator. Operations officer. Executive officer. Bronze Star Medal. Purple Heart. Meritorious Service Medal. Air Medal. Army Commendation Medal. SRA International Inc. President, Fort Belvoir Chapter, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. SRA Chairman Award. Silver Beaver award, Boy Scouts.

Joseph Edward Brown, IM 74, of Covington, Ga., on June 30.

Alfred Bowman “Al” Jennings III, Mgt 74, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Feb. 4. Director, Savannah Civic Center. Production manager, Sunbelt Coca-Cola. Engineer consultant, Food and Beverage Industry.

Paul William O’Neil Jr., CE 78, of Weaverville, N.C., on Feb. 20. Senior regulation advisor, Southwest Florida Water Management District. Board member, American Water Resources Association.

1980s

Joseph R. “JR” Holton Jr., AE 86, of Keller, Texas, on March 3. Federal Aviation Administration. Private sector, aviation industry.

William Culberson “Cully” Macon III, Mgt 88, of Fletcher, N.C., on Feb. 10.

Patrick David Miller, EE 89, of Austin, Texas, on Dec. 31. Production support specialist, Accenture.

2010s

Brandi Renee Herringdine Lusk, Mgt 10, of Atlanta, on Feb. 28. Husband: Troy Lusk, Cls 09.

Friends

Joy Weller Boeke, of Big Canoe, Ga., on Feb. 11.

Fred Stuart Gould III, of Atlanta, on Dec. 27. Chapter advisor, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Georgia Tech. Army. National sales manager, Continental Can Co. Merit Key Award. Render Braswell Service Award. Bob Cousins Zeal Award. Son: Stuart Ellis Gould, Mgt 91.

Edward J. McCarthy, of Atlanta, on Feb. 7.Technical trainer, Videojet Technologies.

Arlin Edward Parrott, of Mableton, Ga., on Dec. 13. Air Force. Policeman, Georgia Tech.

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