Jeremiah Ellsworth “Jerry” Abbott, CE 55, of Birmingham, on March 8. Abbott had a successful engineering career and a lifelong commitment to Georgia Tech. While a student at Tech, Abbott was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering honor society and Scabbard and Blade Army honorary. After graduating from Tech, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserves. Abbott and his wife, Mary Frances, moved to San Francisco where he worked for the Western Pacific Railroad. He was called into regular Army service and completed a tour of duty in Wiesbaden, Germany. Over the course of his career, he worked for Wallace McRoy Engineering, Southern Natural Gas, and retired from Vulcan Materials after 30 years. After retiring, he volunteered with Living Waters for the World, providing engineering consulting services to bring fresh drinking water to La Gonave, Haiti. Abbott was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham where he served as a deacon, ordained elder, Sunday school teacher and clerk of the session. He was active in Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s Birmingham Network and was named the 2009 Alumnus of the Year. He was also a member of Mensa, Sigma Chi Alumni Association, American Society of Civil Engineers and held his Professional Engineer designation. Abbott was described as a loving husband, father and friend to many.
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