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1930s
Stanley N. Holditch, IM 38, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Feb. 8, 2012. Southern Bell Telephone Co.
1940s
Bruce Benjamin Blackburn Jr., EE 47, of St. Petersburg, Fla., on Nov. 1. Army (1st Lt.). Central Intelligence Agency, Intelligence Medal Of Merit.
Eugene H. Boeke Jr., Arch 49, of Big Canoe, Ga., on Sept. 29. Army Engineers, World War II. Construction supervisor, Piedmont Hospital and Coca Cola International Headquarters. Brother: Richard Boeke, Cls 51.
Donald Waite Braidwood, EE 49, of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Oct. 8. Army, Korea. Engineer, Hewlett Packard.
Robert Sidney Brooks, Text 49, of Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 15. Army Air Force (aerial gunner), World War II. Allied Chemical Corporation. Ciba Geigy Chemical Company. Harshaw Chemical Company. Crompton and Knowles Company. Founder and president, The Chemical Clearinghouse Inc.
Daren Douglas Brown, IE 48, of Mobile, Ala., on Nov. 29. Air Force, World War II. Engineer. Owner/operator, Mobile Sheet Metal Co. Inc.
Anthony W. Butera, AE 48, of Port Jefferson, N.Y., on Sept. 6. Air Force (POW), World War II. Senior aeronautical engineer, NASA. President, General Service Co.
Clyde William Carver, IM 49, of Atlanta, on Oct. 10. Navy (officer), World War II. Lawyer, Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Supreme Court of the State of Georgia and United States Court of Appeals. Manager, Metro
Brokers.
Thomas Cooper Chitty Sr., IE 48, of Taintsville, Fla., on Nov. 24. U.S. Naval Academy. Launch manager, Atlas Agena spy program. Master gardener, Seminole County. General Dynamics Convair. Son: Thomas Cooper Chitty Jr., MS ME 81.
Thomas Virgil Clark, Cls 48, of Ringgold, Va., on Aug. 28. Navy, World War II. Technical superintendent, Dan River Inc.
Marshall Melvin Cooksey Jr., IM 48, on Oct. 10. Air Force, World War II. Senior research engineer, Georgia Tech. Researcher, NASA. Co-founder, Space Instruments Research. Cinematographer, Atlanta Falcons.
Frederick Henry Dendy Jr., Cls 42, of Atlanta, on Aug. 31. Army (Sgt.), World War II. President, Electrical Wholesalers.
J. Gordon Farmer, ME 43, of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 19. Farmer came to Tech after service in World War II, during which he was awarded a Presidential Citation for outstanding combat service. In 1946 he founded the Augusta Concrete Block Company, which continues to be one of the Southeast’s most successful concrete block companies. An avid collector of antique cars, coins and other items, Farmer was featured, in June 2010, on an episode of the History Channel show American Pickers, which became one of the series’ most popular installments. In 2011, he was honored with induction into the Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame. Son: Jim Farmer, ME 78.
Albert J. Faustini, EE 47, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Oct. 14. Army, World War II. General Electric. Engineer, Photon Inc., American Optical, Berkeley Scientific Laboratories, Oximetrics Corp. and Abbott Laboratories.
John “Jack” P. Garison Jr., ME 49, of Hot Springs, Ark., on Aug. 24.
Edwin Clark Hill, IE 49, of Atlanta, on Sept. 7. Army (Bronze Star). Regional sales manager, NL Industries.
William H. Holmes, IM 43, of Chapin, S.C., on Sept. 20. Navy (Capt., Presidential Citation), World War II, Korea. Southern Bell Telephone Company. Grandson: Giovanni Mannella, IE 13.
Wesley Frost Johnson, GE 49, of Rome, Ga., on May 29. Georgia Power.
Harold Leonard Lawless, Chem 48, of Aurora, Colo., on Oct. 18. Navy (Air Medal), World War II. Chemical engineer, Shell Chemical, Ball Aerospace, U.S. Army and Sterns Rogers Engineering.
Joseph Edmond Mayes Jr., EE 46, of Cumming, Ga., on Sept. 20. Army Air Corps (2nd Lt.), World War II. Former CEO and chairman of the board, Southern Engineering Company. Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame. Contributions can be made to the College of Engineering.
Murphey Pound Jr., Arch 49, of Columbus, Ga., on Nov. 23. Air Corps, World War II. Architect. Father: Murphey Pound Sr., CE 14.
James Franklin Scott, ME 42, of Jacksonville, Fla., on Oct. 19. Air Force, World War II. Southern Bell.
Charles “Buster” Seacord Jr., AE 42, of Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 30, 2011. NACA. Convair. Honeywell.
Howard Boyd Skelton, Cls 46, of Atlanta, on Oct. 12. Army (Combat Infantry Badge), World War II. District sales manager, Mannington Mills.
Robert Hollingshead Small, IE 47, of Gainesville, Ga., on Nov. 19. Navy, World War II. Corporate engineer, Jesse Jewell Poultry Co. Consulting engineer, Lockwood Green, Robert & Co. Real estate agent, Norton Agency.
James A. Smith, EE 48, of Bethel Park, Pa., on Nov. 3. Signal Corps, World War II. Alcoa.
John E. Spencer Sr., EE 43, of Birmingham, Ala., on Nov. 22. Bell South. Army (Capt.), World War II. Son: John E. Spencer Jr., EE 73.
David Sanford Strout, ME 49, of Lakeland, Fla., on Sept. 7. Army, World War II. Mobil. Engineering consultant. Teacher.
Robert Everett Towell, ME 47, of Glen Carbon, Ill., on Dec. 25, 2011.
James Thomas Tucker Jr., EE 40, of Barberton, Ohio, on Sept. 14. Research and development, Babcock and Wilcox.
John “Dyke” VanDyke Wilmerding, AE 49, of Red Hook, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Sept. 17. Before attending Tech, he served in the Navy and was honorably discharged with a Purple Heart. After Tech he enlisted in the Marines and worked on Marine Corps aircraft. He began his career with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, a precursor to NASA, where he helped test experimental aircraft and was a member of the team that supported Chuck Yeager in breaking the sound barrier. Among other early contributions to NASA, he worked as part of the Apollo Program, helping design the landing gear of the Apollo Program’s lunar excursion module. His career in aviation also included stints at Republic Aviation, Grumman Aerospace and RCA, before he switched gears to charter yachts in the Caribbean and South America.
Thomas Hardwick Wilson, EE 49, of Stuart, Fla., on Sept. 30.
1950s
Ralph “Bob” Cash Andrews Jr., Text 50, of Easley, S.C., on Nov. 6. Army (POW), World War II. Son: Steven Andrews, IM 82.
Timothy J. Browder Jr., ChE 50, of Medford, Ore. Sulphuric acid research. Tim J. Browder Company.
Lawrence Bryant, EE 58, of Ooltewah, Tenn., on Sept. 11. TVA.
Robert Irenus Connell Sr., Arch 53, of Mount Holly, N.C., on Oct. 31. Navy (Radarman 2nd Cls.), World War II. Architectural engineer, Sinclair Refining Company. Owner, Concraft.
James F. Cook Sr., IM 50, of Fairburn, Ga., on Nov. 4. Army Air Corps, World War II. Ford Motor Company. Son: James F. Cook Jr., IM 75.
Leon M. Cromartie Sr., ME 50, of Miccosukee, Fla., on Nov. 7. Army, World War II. Army Corps of Engineers.
Gordon E. Dasher, ME 51, of Greensboro, Ga., on Oct. 26. Engineer and general manager, Union Camp.
Robert Francis DuBose, IM 58, of Marana, Ariz., on Nov. 24. Cooper Industries.
Clinton Eads, IE 53, of Cumming, Ga., on Sept. 16. Executive, Continental Can Co.
Luther “Luke” W. Ellenwood, IE 50, of Greensboro, N.C., on Sept. 21. Safety engineer, Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company. President, American Society of Safety Engineers.
Alfred Wills Ellerbee, ChE 56, of Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 30. Business executive.
Harry Joseph Elliott, IM 50, of Colbert, Ga., on Nov. 15. Army (two Bronze Stars), World War II. Military defense, aerospace, civil engineering.
Floyd Steele Faucette, ME 59, of Windermere, Fla., on Oct. 11. Army (1st Lt.). Georgia Tech Football (Sugar Bowl 1956, Gator Bowl 1959).
H. Marshall Fausold Jr., CE 58, MS CE 60, of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Silver Springs, Md., on Nov. 25. Army Corps of Engineers. National Speleological Society. Montour Trail Council.
Floyd “Bud” F. Fowler, IM 55, of Fern Park, Fla., on Jan. 26, 2012.
Carl L. Frick Jr., IM 54, of Ellijay, Ga., on Dec. 9. National Board of Fire Underwriters/Insurance Services Office.
Thomas N. Gibson III, IE 59, of Bogart, Ga., on Nov. 27. Pilot, Air Force (Colonel), Vietnam. Contractor.
David S. Goldstein, AE 50, of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 18. Navy.
David Ian Gross, ChE 59, of Loveland, Ohio, on Sept. 25. Air Force (Lt. Col.), Southeast Asia. Director, U.S. defense programs Professor emeritus, University of Dayton.
Joseph W. Hagan, Cls 54, of Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 6. Flanagan-Metcalf.
James Allen Hale, IE 50, of Roswell, Ga., on Sept. 4. Army. Sales manager, Atlanta Tires. Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment. Founder, Jim Hale Travel Agency. Contributions may be made to the Georgia Tech Foundation.
Charlie Bob Haynie, ME 50, on Oct. 31. Lockheed Aircraft. General Motors. Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
Charles Edwin Homan Sr., Arch 56, of Gray, Ga., on Nov. 18. Architect.
Hall C. Irby, EE 54, of Atlanta, on Nov. 22. Army. Engineer, Bell South.
Bobby Gene Johnson, IM 59, of Roswell, Ga., on Sept. 12. Armed Forces (Pfc.), Korea. Sales representative, Noland Company. President, John Q. Bullard Associates.
James B. Johnson, CE 58, of Warrenton, Ga., on Oct. 24. Georgia Department of Transportation.
Pat Jones Jr., IM 51, of Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 17. Navy, World War II. Factory Mutual Insurance.
Ted Levy, Arch 51, MS IM 52, of Atlanta, on Sept. 25. Navy.
Ned Henderson Mayo, Phys 58, of Whitefish, Mont., on Oct. 29. Navy. Professor of physics, Pensacola State College.
Hubert McDonald Jr., CE 52, on Sept. 11. Branch manager, Ralph Whitehead Associates.
William Kenneth Mize Sr., IM 52, of Winnsboro, La., on Nov. 4. Blue Bell International. Wright’s Manufacturing Company. Levi Strauss.
Robert Curtis Moore Sr., Text 57, of Gainesville, Ga., on Nov. 16. Army, Korea. Nationwide Insurance Company. Life of Georgia.
John Smith Peagler, IM 51, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., on Oct. 17. Army, World War II. General Electric.
Raymond “Buddy” Pilgrim, IM 59, MS IM 63, of Chickamauga, Ga., on Sept. 17.
Ira Gray Rathbun, Cls 53, of Aransas Pass, Texas, on Nov. 20. Air Force (Staff Sgt.). U.S. Geological Survey.
Andrew Regas, ME 51, of Atlanta, on Oct. 7. Naval Reserves, Air Force. Lockheed. Founding board member, Open Arms Care. Daughter: Iris Regas, MgtSci 77.
John H. Roberts, EE 51, of Melbourne, Fla., on Oct. 16. Air Force, World War II. Engineer, PAFB and Harris Corp.
John R. Rodriguez, Cls 57, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., on Nov. 16. Apollo Launch Program, Boeing.
William H. Russell, EE 50, of Greensboro, Ga., on Nov. 11. Navy, World War II.
Fenley “Ted” Ryther Jr., CE 55, of Piney Point Village, Texas, on Oct. 12. Managing partner, Dames and Moore Consulting. Executive, Enron Pipeline Operations, Northern Natural Gas Company and Boardwalk Pipeline Company.
William Trotter Shelton Sr., EE 51, of Seattle, on Nov. 20. Electrical engineer.
William Franta Slife, IM 51, of Stockbridge, Ga., on Nov. 26. Owner/manager, Slife Inc. Wholesale Plumbing Supplies. Associate pastor, Calvary and Cascade United Methodist Churches. Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Director of Religious Education, Ft. McPherson, Ga.
James Lee St. John, ME 59, of Atlanta on Nov. 26. U.S. Army. El Paso Electric Company. Standard Oil Company. Colonial Pipeline. Byron Jackson/Flowserve Corporation. Applied Engineering. Political Editor, Atlanta Constitution. Member, Atlanta Council on International Relations. Musician, New Horizons Band.
Travis “Pat” Lane Story Jr., IM 52, of Atlanta, on Oct. 30. Navy (Lt.). Senior vice president, Cofer Brothers.
Freddie R. Teague, IM 58, of Owasso, Okla., on Aug. 29.
Joseph Edward Teahan, IE 53, MS IM 54, of Ormond Beach, Fla., on Sept. 4. Naval Air Corps. General Electric. Founder, InterContinental Resources Inc.
Wilmer “Ray” Thompson, EE 57, of Beaufort, S.C., on Nov. 27. Army, World War II (5th Armor Division, Bronze Star), Korean War (1st Lt., honorable discharge). Union Carbide. Patent holder. Scout master.
Cecil E. Trainer Jr., IM 54, of Spartanburg, S.C., on Oct. 16. Georgia Tech Football (1952 championship team). Army. Southern Wood Piedmont Company. United Wood Treating Company. Brother: Frederick E. Trainer, IM 59.
Byron Vowell Jr., Arch 59, on Nov. 18. Air Force. Architect. Director of architecture and planning, University of Tennessee.
James F. Walden, ME 56, on Nov. 11. Army. Air Conditioning Corporation.
Elmer Nathaniel Watkins Jr., EE 50, of Gainesville, Ga., on Oct. 21. Army, World War II. Electrical engineer, Miami International Airport and Florida Power & Light.
Bobby Anderson Williams, ME 51, on Nov. 7. DuPont.
William Wong Jr., Arch 57, of Hong Kong, on Sept. 14. Architect.
Helen Kimbrough Zimmerman, Cls 55, of Valdese, N.C., on Nov. 17. She was a member of the first class of female students at Georgia Tech, and was among the founding members of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. After Tech, Zimmerman was active in volunteer service, organizing the Pink Lady Guild at Valdese General Hospital and dedicating hours to Burke United Christian Ministries. She also worked for many years at the Hickory, Ga., Lifeway Christian Bookstore.
1960s
James Harrison Carter II, Chem 66, PhD Chem 70, of Ava, Mo., on Jan. 12, 2012. Research chemist, Coulter Corporation and Clinical Diagnostic Solutions. Assistant professor, LSU School of Medicine.
George Watkins Ewell, EE 64, MS EE 67, PhD EE 74, in Cumming, Ga., on Sept. 12. Ewell liked to point out that, beginning with his enrollment as a co-op student in 1959, he was continuously enrolled as a student at Georgia Tech for 18 years. His post-graduate relationship with the Institute stretched over three decades. As a researcher with GTRI, he developed a celebrated career in radar transmission, which heralded the publication of a book, Radar Transmitters, and more than 140 co-authored articles and presentations, among other accomplishments. Ewell was a member of several mostly anonymous investigative teams focused on development of stealth technology for aircraft and submarine craft, and was involved in the development of the F-117 Fighter. Brother: Harleigh Ewell, ME 59.
Charles V. Gandy Jr., IM 66, MS IM 67, of Doraville, Ga., on Oct. 9. Army Reserves (Lt. Col.), Vietnam. Criminal defense attorney, Cobb County.
Larry Lester Gillian, Text 64, of Newnan, Ga., on Sept. 5. Air Force, Cold War. Monsanto Chemical Company.
Jasper L. Glover, ME 60, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Nov. 21. Army, Korea. Civil servant. Professor, Saint Leo College.
Edward R. Golden, IM 60, of Atlanta, on Sept. 12. Attorney, SunTrust Bank and private practice.
Robert M. Gomez, ME 62, of Palm Coast, Fla., on Sept. 28. Army (Col.). Oklahoma National Guard. Senior Analyst, CIA. Vice president, American Reverse Mortgage Co. Sons: Patrick Gomez, ME 80, MS AE 94, and Richard Gomez, ME 82.
Joseph W. Habeeb Sr., IE 60, of Gautier, Miss., on Oct. 21. Nuclear and mechanical engineer. Small business owner.
James H. Humphreys, Text 60, on Nov. 10. Army (2nd Lt.). Brother: Charles B. Humphreys, Text 60.
Morgan “Mickey” Caldwell Hutto III, IM 67, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on Nov. 15. Accountant.
Larry Lee Johnson, EE 66, MS EE 67, of Huntsville, Ala., on Sept. 4. Teledyne Brown Engineering. Wyle Labs. Sperry Rand. Son: Mel Johnson, EE 91, MS EE 92.
John Leonard Kisner, IE 60, of Greenville, S.C., on Dec. 10. IBM. Riegel Textiles. Founder, software business. Order of the Palmetto.
Patricia Hudson Malphurs, MS PH 65, of Metairie, La., on Nov. 20.
Thomas Ernest McDonald, IM 63, of Brunswick, Ga., on Oct. 18.
Robert Winthrop Newton, AE 63, MS AE 63, of Middleburg, Va., on Aug. 21. Army (Col., Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal), Vietnam, Korea. Son: Robert W. Jr., IM 80.
William C. Standifer III, EE 64, of Atlanta, on Sept. 30. Air Force (Capt.), Vietnam. Wintec Inc. Son: William C. Standifer IV, ICS 82.
John H. Stowe, EE 64, of Burke, Va., on Aug. 4.
Robert “Doane” Thomas Sr., IM 63, of Leesburg, Fla., on Sept. 30. Air Force (Capt., Distinguished Flying Cross), Vietnam. Delta Airlines.
Edward “Ted” Burton Waters, CE 67, of Tallahassee, Fla., on Sept. 5. Humble Oil. General manager, Big Bend Transit.
Dan Hugh Williamson, ME 61, of Raleigh, N.C., on Oct 27. Army (Brig. Gen.), Vietnam. Senior project manager, M1 Abrams battle tank.
1970s
Paul D. Achey, IM 71, of Atlanta, on Sept. 7. Teacher. Son: Wes Achey, IE 01.
William G. Bentley, IM 70, of Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 19. Electronic Data Systems. Lead programmer, exploration and heliophysics projects division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Alan L. Bridges, Phys 72, MS Phys 74, of Alpharetta, Ga., on Sept. 30.
Joseph Edward Brown, IM 74, of Covington, Ga., on Oct. 22. Navy. Dubois Chemical Company.
C. Richard Gaddy, IE 71, of Evans, Ga., on April 28.
Richard B. Gibney Jr., IM 77, of Fairless Hills, Pa., on Nov. 7. Baltimore Colts.
George H. Rothe, Phys 72, MS GeoS 74, of Inverness, Fla., on Oct. 24.
Brian Mark Shrieve, EE 79, of Smyrna, Ga., on Sept. 6. The Coca-Cola Company.
Philip Ware Smith III, Cls 70, of Houston, on Oct. 3. Songwriter, playwright, actor.
Edwin Anthony Wray, IE 71, MS IE 77, of Athens, Ga., on Aug. 28. Army (Sgt.), Vietnam. Industrial engineer, banking and railroad industries. Business management professor.
1980s
Timothy H. Babb, BC 83, of Atlanta, on Oct. 22.
Philip Andrew Childrey, IM 86, of Ormond Beach, Fla., on Oct. 8. Medical sales and management.
Paul Douglas Ford, IM 87, MS Mgt 89, of San Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 12. Vice president, national accounts and business development, Rocket Dog Footwear.
Jean Finison León, ChE 80, of Warner Robins, Ga., on Nov. 21. Fire protection engineer, Kemper Insurance. Electronics engineer, Robins Air Force Base. Electrical engineer, Mercer Engineering Research Center.
Walter Ridgeway Meeks, Mgt 89, of Smyrna, Ga., on Nov. 19. Accountant and certified internal auditor. Father: James M. Meeks, IM 56. Brother: Robert Meeks, ME 92.
Anna Marie Salazar-Rivera, CerE 87, of Tucson, Ariz., on Sept. 27. Engineer, Syncardia.
1990s
Lisa Kay Ward, MS Mgt 90, on Nov. 4. Air Force (Capt.).
2000s
Sthithaprajna “Krishna” Garapaty, EE 06, MS ECE 07, of Alpharetta, Ga., on Nov. 07. Pardot.
Christopher Kantus, ME 06, of Greenville, S.C., on Oct. 24. Fluor Corp.
2010s
Lei Yang, PhD MSE 11, of Owasso, Okla., on Nov. 4. Associate engineer, Alternative Energy Group, Phillips 66.
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