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1930s
Ernest Howard Atkinson Sr., ME 35, of Atlanta, on Feb. 18. Fulton Metal Bed Company. Field engineer, Lord Manufacturing Company. Son: Ernest H. Atkinson Jr., ME 68, MS NE 70.
James H. Morgan, Arch 34, of Swainsboro, Ga., on March 8. Army (Capt.). World War II. Georgia Power Company. Owner and president, Franklin-Overstreet and Company Inc. President, Georgia Automobile Dealers Association. Time Magazine’s Dealer of the Year Award recipient. Chairman, Board of the Citizens Bank. Swainsboro Housing Authority. Swainsboro Planning Division. Chairman, Emanuel County Hospital. Georgia Council of Arts.
Shelley “Slide” Rule, ME 39, of Sheldon, S.C., on Jan. 7. Naval Academy. Naval Reserves. Vietnam. Pan American Health Organization. Sailor.
Chester Marion Smith Jr., CE 31, of Hampton, Ga., on Nov. 27. Founder, Metro Engineering and Surveying Company Inc.
H. Lowrey Stulb, Arch 38, of Augusta, Ga., on Jan. 8. Architect. Member, American Institute of Architects. Member, Beech Island Architecture Club.
Frank H. Whaley, ME 38, of Palm City, Fla., on Jan. 5. Army (Col.). Professional engineer. Founder and President, Transport Engineering Company Incorporated. Member, The American Society of Automotive Engineers. The National Defense Industrial Association. The University Club of New York. Piper’s Landing Country Club. Georgia Tech Alumni Association.
Harold Smith Williams, TE 38, of Decatur, Ga., on Feb. 9. U.S. Civil Service.
1940s
Jack Alexander Jr, Cls 49, of Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 28. Air Force (Pilot). Alexander-Seewald Company. Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association. Member, Society of Automotive Engineers. Automotive Hall of Fame Inc.. Sons: R. Jack Alexander III, Mgt 78; David Lee Alexander, Mgt 80, MS Mgt 82. Grandson: R. Jack Alexander IV, Chem 07.
Spencer L. “Lew” Binns Jr., IE 45, of Toledo, Ohio, on April 6. U.S. Navy. WWII Veteran. Purchasing Manager for Owens-Illinois, Inc.
James J. Bresnahan Jr., ChE 48, of Sandy Springs, Ga. on April 11. U.S. Navy. WWII Veteran. AT&T.
Richard O. Collier, AE 48, of Englewood, Fla., on April 9. Navy V-12. Consolidated Aircraft. Lockheed Georgia Company. Boeing. Georgia Tech Baseball. Georgia Tech Basketball (1944-45 High Scorer, Southeastern Conference). National Senior Tennis Games (Gold Medal). World Senior Tennis Games (Gold Medal).
Robert Austin Collinge, IM 49, of Atlanta, on Feb. 23. Navy. World War II. Engineer. Brother: Kenneth Collinge, IE 55.
George W. Counts, EE 49, MS EE 50, of North Augusta, S.C., on Dec. 29. Navy, World War II. Engineer, Army Corps of Engineers. Chief of South Atlantic Division’s Hydropower Test Section. Chapter president, Augusta Chapter of Georgia Society of Professional Engineers.
James M. Cox, EE 47, of Knoxville, Tenn., on March 16. U.S. Air Force (Lt. Col.), Korean War. Tennessee Valley Authority. Federal Emergency Energy Group.
Robert H. Crossfield, ME 40, of Lakeland, Fla., on Dec. 17. Navy (Lt. Cmdr.). Son: Matthew D. Crossfield, ME 81, MS ME 83.
Chester Arthur Crowell Jr, Arch 42, of Dahlonega, Ga., on April 22. Army Corps. World War II. Businessman. Member, Macon Lions Club. Kiwanis Club. Member, Gainesville (Florida) Fine Arts Association. Barber Gators. Decrepit Birdmen. Son: C. Arthur Crowell III, EE 75. Grandson: Chester Crowell, EE 12. Granddaughter: Ciera Crowell, Arch 13.
Fred Blaylock Culwell Jr., Cls 45, of Atlanta, on Dec. 10. Navy, World War II. Sales engineer, Fred B Culwell and Associates. Pilot.
Charles W. Cunningham, Arch 49, of Carrolton, Ga., on Feb. 10. Marine Corps. World War II. Founder, Barker and Cunningham architectural firm. Member, Architectural Institute of America.
Thomas R. Curtner, IM 47, of Newport, Ark., on April 20, 2013.
Frederick Dixon, Phys 48, MS Phys 49, of Bethlehem, Penn., on Sept. 28. Principal research scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute. Son: Dr. F. Earl Dixon, Bio 75.
Marcellus Hallman Dodd, Cls 49, of Atlanta, on Dec. 14. World War II. Insurance agent. Tennis player. Son-in-law: William Anton Schuh, Mgt 94
Robert O. Dodd Jr., IM 43, of Clayton, Ga., on Dec. 13. Navy (Lt.). Owner, R.O. Dodd Company. President, National Sporting Goods Agency Association.
Carlton Stanley Duggan, IE 48, of Columbus, Ga., on Jan. 23. Sam Duggan The Chevrolet Dealer Inc. Chairman, Carlton Farms Incorporated. Brother: Robert Duggan, IM 52.
George “Dixie” B. Dunbar Sr., Cls 50, of Saint Simons Island, Ga., on Jan. 13. Frederica Bank and Trust. Chairman and CEO, E.V. Dunbar Company. Brother: Martin W. Nicholes, IM 43.
John Oscar Gerson, Jr. ME 48, of Spartanburg, S.C. on March 8. Southern Railway Company, Hayne Car Shop, S.R.
G. Ray Harris, Cls 46, of Spartanburg, S.C., on Jan. 29. Navy. World War II. Citizen and Southern National Bank. Teacher, Fairforest High School. Professor, Lander University. Derrick, Stubbs & Stith. Founding partner, Harris, Swaim, Brown & Elliott.
James Lamar Henderson Jr., IM 49, of Hampton, Ga., on Feb. 21. Navy. World War II. J.M. Tull Company. Founder and principal, J & J Inc. Member, Henry County Development Authority. Advisory committee member, Fortson Charitable Trust.
William Howard Hughes, ME 49, IM 50, of Savannah, Ga., on Jan. 20. Air Force. World War II. Ductile Iron Company. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Ray Inglett, EE 49, of Atlanta, on March 31. U.S. Air Force. Founder of Inglett & Stubbs Inc.
Frank Dugger Jamison, IM 41, of Fort Valley, Ga., on Jan. 24. Navy (Cmdr). World War II. American Camellia Society. Founding director, Citizens Bank in Fort Valley. Chairman, Fort Valley Planning and Zoning Commission.
Robert Granger Jessup, CE 45, of Raleigh, N.C., on Feb. 8. Navy. World War II. Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Consultant, Agricultural Extension Service at North Carolina State University.
Joseph Laurel Johnson Jr., AE 44, of Atlanta, on Feb. 25. NASA. Researcher.
Kenneth E. Johnson, ME 48, of Madison, Ga. on March 18. Architect and engineer. chief designer for Johnson, Smith, Reagan, architects for the Ferst Center for the Arts and the Student Galleria at Georgia Tech. Co-founder, Passive Solar Society of Georgia.
Jason Douglas Koesy, ME 49, of Cleveland, Ohio, on April 22. Army Air Corps (Pilot). World War II. Maintainence engineer, Eastern Airlines. Director of Aircraft Maintainence. Systems Director.
Francis Clark Laseter, IM 49, of Decatur, Ga., on Jan. 17. Army. World War II. Allstate Insurance. Northbrook Insurance. Consultant, Arthur J. Gallagher & Company. Son: Joel Tyler Laseter II, MS Arch 81.
Robert Lurie, ChE 47, of Clearwater, Fla., on Feb. 16.
Richard Henry Maddux Sr., IM 43, of Macon, Ga., on Feb. 2. Navy (Lt., Bronze Star). World War II. Member, Kiwanis Club. President, Riverside Cemetery Board. Board of Directors, Georgia Bank. Sons: Eugene Maddux, IM 77. Richard Maddux, Mgt 74.
James Hagood Martin, Text 49, of Rock Hill, S.C., on Dec. 9. Air Force, World War II (Lt. Col., Bombardier). Plant Chemist, Reeves Brothers Printing and Finishing. Manager, Verona Dyestuffs. Golfer. Founder, OMEGA Club.
Henry W. Mauldin Jr., EE 43, of Fairfax, Va., on Feb. 3. Engineer, Melpar. E-systems.
William “Mac” Reece McWilliams Sr, ME 41, IE 46, of Lexington, S.C., on April 24. Army Ordinance Division, World War II. President and CEO, Columbia Cooling and Heating Company. Member, National Society of Professional Engineers. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning. President, Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina. Member, Columbia Sertoma Club. Son: Robert H. McWilliams, Arch 75, ME 79.
Hugh Campbell Moore, EE 41, of Dunwoody, Ga., on Feb. 24. Army Air Corps. Air Force (Col.). World War II. Korean War. Vietnam War. Business manager, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Son: Hugh C. Moore Jr., IE 67.
Thomas George Moskal Jr., EE 48, MS EE 50, of Lafayette, La., on Dec. 30. Westinghouse. Armor Elevator Company. Creak, Moskal and Associates.
William Bruckner Owens, ME 40, of Decatur, Ga., on Jan. 6. Air Force (Ordinance officer). Army Reserve (Lt. Col.). Georgia Railroad, State Highway Department. Link Belt Company. Georgia Power Company. Ohio Brass Company. Executive director, Southeastern Electric Exchange. Grandson: Taylor R. Owens, BC 08.
James Donalson Pearce, IM 47, of Hendersonville, N.C., on Dec. 6, 2013. Silent Service submarines. Stock broker.
Tirso Waldo “Ralph” Presmanes, EE 47, of Atlanta, on Dec. 5, 2013. Gymnast. Engineer. Contractor. Consultant. Granddaughter: Alison G. Presmanes, Psy 02.
Perrin Reynolds, CE 49, of Gainesville, Ga., on March 3. Navy. World War II. Laudermilk Insurance. Day, Reynolds and Parks Insurance Agency. Kiwanis Club. Gainesville City School Board. Wall Street Investors Club.
William J. Rivers, ME 42, of Leesburg, Ga., on Jan. 12. Navy (Cmdr.)
John Curtis Roy, IM 40, of Fayetteville, Ga., on Dec. 26, 2013. Army. World War II. Lockheed Martin.
Martin David Siegel, IM 48, of Fort Worth, Texas, on April 3. World War II veteran. Manufacturing businessman.
Arthur Riddick Smith Jr., Arch 48, of Valdosta, on Jan. 25. U.S. Army Air Corps. World War II veteran. Distinguished Flying Cross. Professional engineer and architect. Smith and Smith, Architects.
Jan R. Smith, IE 49, of Madison, Ala., in Dec. 2013. Owner, President, Jan R. Smith Construction.
James Cosby Stanton, ME 49, of St. Augustine, Fla., on Sept. 19, 2013. World War II. Test engineer, General Electric Company. Sonoco Products. Celanese. Citi Service.
Robley Henson Tatum, IM 46, of Dunwoody, Ga., on Jan. 17. Vice president, Georgia Tech Research Institute.
John Stuart Thibadeau Sr., IM 46, of Cumming, Ga., on Jan. 16. Navy (Lt.). World War II. Founder, Thibadeau Company. President, Georgia Multiple Listing Service. Trustee, Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Sons: James Thibadeau, IM 71; J.S. Thibadeau Jr., ME 69; Thomas Thibadeau, Mgt 73.
Alfred Truan, ME 44, of Hiram on March 12.
Harry Bradford Urey Jr., ME 49, of Dallas, on Feb. 5. Army Air Corps. Air Force (Col., pilot). Georgia Air National Guard. Korean War. Project engineer. Weapons Guidance Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB. Member, Military Order of World Wars. Coach.
Barksdale E. Williams, IE 49, of Atlanta, on Dec. 29. World War II.
1950s
Emory D. Ayers, CE 50, of Stonington, Conn., on Jan. 11. Navy (Korean Service Medal 5 Stars, United Nations Medal, Navy Occupation Medal). Korean War. Union Carbide Corporation. Theodore Barry Associates. Founder, Emory Ayers Associates. President, New York Management Consultants. Founder, Avatar Meher Baba Foundation Inc.
Edwin Britton Barrineau, IM 56, of Saint Johns, Fla., on March 9. U.S. Navy (Rear Adm., Pilot, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal). Manager, HARM Missile Program.
Clinton Bastin, ChE 50, of Decatur, Ga., on Jan. 17. Marine Corps. World War II. Atomic Energy Commission. Department of Energy in Germantown, Maryland. President, National Treasury Employees.
Lloyd Bernier Baylay Jr, EE 51, MS EE 53, of Campbell, Calif., on Feb. 28. Navy. Lockheed Missiles and Space.
Sam H. Berkowitz, EE 53, of Atlanta, on Dec. 27. Army. Engineer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. Son: Steven Berkowitz, Arch 88.
Robert Henry Bohler, EE 50, of Marshallville, Ga., on March 14. World War II. Georgia Power Company. Son: Robert H. Bohler Jr, IE 73.
William D. Branch, EE 57, of Atlanta, on Jan. 22. Martin Company. Senior staff engineer, Magnavox Research Labs. Musician.
Irving Lawrence Brand, Text 51, of Madison, N.J., on May 22, 2013. Army. Stock exchange trader. Retired owner, Neemi Corp. Commander, Power Boat Squadron of Lake Hoptacong, N.J.
Albert Carl Brevetti, Arch 50, of Schenectady, N.Y., on Feb. 2. Navy. Chapman, Evans and Delehanty. NYS Capitol architect. Director of design, Office of General Services. President of Easter NY Chapter, AIA. President, Guilderland Free Library.
Daniel Crowell Browning, AE 55, of Madison, Ala., on Feb. 17. U.S. Air Force. Lockheed Martin. Chrysler. Martin Marietta.
Roger Henry Brown Sr., CE 52, of Gainesville, Ga., on Jan. 14. US Navy 78th Construction Battalion. Georgia Department of Transportation. President, Southeastern Highway Contracting Company. Georgia Tech Hall of Fame.
Gus John Caras, ChE 58, MS IS 67, of Dunwoody, Ga., on Jan. 28. Army. Chemist, Thiokol Corporation. Army Missile Command. Statisician, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Professor. Georgia State University. DeKalb College. Daughters: Vicki Bitzis, IM 85. Lisa Caras Taylor, Mgt 93. Son: John Caras, EE 82.
Victor Louis Cohen, IM 52, MS IM 53, of Decatur, Ga., on April 25. Army Reserves (Col.). World War II. Lockheed Martin Aircraft Corporation.
Sidney Johnston Cook III, Cls 56, of Moultrie, Ga., on Feb. 13. Pilot, Air Force.
Jere Craddock, AE 56, of Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 12. Navy. Engineer, LTV. Lockheed Martin.
Warren Bowers Crouch, Phys 50, of Gray, Tenn., on July 28, 2013. Army (Lt. Col.).
Daniel Behrens Curtis, Arch 58, of Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 7. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. National Guard. U.S. Army Reserve (Col.). Chairman, Barrio Latino. Kennedy Boulevard Council. Tampa Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Operating Partner, Curtis Caribbean Construction Limited. Brother: William E. Curtis, IE 63.
T. Earl Dudney, IM 50, of Kingsport, Tenn., on Dec. 28. Navy. World War II. Tennessee Eastman Corporation.
William E. Durrett Sr., IM 59, of Aiken, S.C., on Dec. 9, 2013. Navy. Korean War. Columbus Georgia Economic Development. Gulf Power. Macon-Bibb County Georgia Industrial Development Authority. Secretary, Georgia Industrial Development Association.
Charles Wesley Dupree, EE 57, of Ormond Beach, Fla., on Jan. 23. Navy. Engineer, Florida Power and Light Company. Brothers: Daniel Dupree, IE 68. Isaiah Dupree, Arch 68.
William Hugh Edmiston, EE 58, of Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 19. Electronics Instructor, Tampa Technical Institute. Army.
Dan Warren Estes Sr., Arch 50, of Columbus, Ga., on Aug. 2, 2013. Project manager, construction industry. Freeman and Associates.
William E. Florance, IE 53, of Pitsford, N.Y., on March 18.
Phillip Larry Galloway, Text 58, of Norcross, Ga., on Feb. 8. Owner, PAK Unlimited.
Wallace Russell Gambill, ChE 52, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., on Jan. 25. Heat transfer research engineer, Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
Harry Leonidas Gilham Jr., Cls 51, of Atlanta, on Feb. 2. Founder, Georgia Lighting. World Imports Company. Member, Board of Advisors for the Georgia Museum of Arts. Board of the Brookwood Hills Civic Association.
Walter Burton “Burt” Grant, IM 56, of Southern Pines, N.C. on April 7. Rhodes Scholar. Football, basketball and baseball player for Georgia Tech. U.S. Air Force. Carolina Power & Light.
James W. Gray Jr., IM 50, of Winter Haven, Fla., on Aug. 9, 2013. Navy (Rear Adm.), Korean War. Gray Truck Line Co. Son: James W. Gray III, MgtSci 74.
John Key Griffin Jr., Text 52, of Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 6. Army Corps of Engineers. Korean War. Engineer, Texaco Oil Company; Monsanto Company.
Beverly Irwin Grimes, Text 52, of Williamsburg, Va., on March 1. Navy. World War II. American Heart Association. Kiwanis Club.
Edward Russell Holladay, Cls 53, of Atlanta, on Jan. 31. Navy. Korean War. Delta Air Lines. Golfer.
James Stevens Holmes Jr., IM 50, of Traphill, N.C., on Dec. 18. Navy. World War II (Pilot). Director of Labor Relations, BellSouth. Son: James S. Holmes III, Cls 77.
Harry Wilson Howell, Arch 53, of Marietta, Ga. on April 2. Navy. Partner, Armistead and Saggus. President and treasurer, Harry W. Howell Associates. Son Bob Howell, ME 82. Grandson: Andy Howell, Cls 12.
William E. Jameson Jr., Arch 58, of Columbus, Ga., on Dec. 22. Project Architect, Sidney Barrett Associates. Son: Andrew Jameson, IA 97.
Walter L. Kilbourn, IE 53, of Pearland, Texas, on April 5. Army. Korean War. John’s Manville Insulation. SIP Incorporated. Parson Corporation.
Louis “Tony” M. Landolfi, IE 59, of Asheville, N.C., on Feb. 18. American Enka. BASF.
Norman Willis Lee Jr., AE 57, of Edgewater, Md., on Feb. 27. Air Force (Col., Legion of Merit.) Marathoner and ultra marathoner.
Willis O’Neal Martin, AE 53, of Lynn Haven, Fla., on Feb. 2. Air Force (Capt.). Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Lou Mason, ChE 52, of Plainview, N.Y., on May 21, 2013. Navy. World War II. Founding partner, AIRPOL.
William Elliott Matthews IV, EE 50, of Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 30. Navy (Lt.). President, Southern Natural Gas Company. El Paso Energy Corporation. Board of Trustees of Alabama Independent Colleges. Board of Directors of Blue Cross-Blue Shield. Metropolitan Development Board. Advisory Board of Birmingham-Southern College. Chairman, Childcare Resources. Mayor, Mountain Brook, Ala.
Dennis Herman Matthews, ME 54, of Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 23. Army (2nd Lt.). Florida Machine and Foundry. FLECO. Design engineer, Balderson.
Roland E. Moseley, MS EE 59, of Melbourne Beach, Fla., on March 9. Air Force (Staff Sgt.). NASA.
Donald Franklin Owen, IM 50, of Clarkston, Ga., on Dec. 30. U.S. Navy. Korean War (Navy Reserves, Lt.). Owner, Investment Property Company. Tennis player.
Marvin Elliott Perlman, Text 53, of Dunwoody, Ga., on March 21. U.S. Army. Executive vice president, Permna Color Corp.
Blanding DeSaussure “Dan” Roberts, IE 51, of Buford, Ga., on Dec. 10, 2013. Navy. Roberts Engineering Corporation.
William Wilson “Pete” Scogin, IM 55, of Sandy Springs, Ga., on April 6. Georgia Tech football player. Owner, Stasco Mechanical Contractors.
Joel Thompson Severinghaus, IM 53, MS IM 59, of Carl Junction, Mo., on Dec. 23. Manager, Chelsea Woods Association. AT&T.
Samuel Farrar Smith III, EE 50, of Savannah, Ga., on Feb. 14. Army. World War II veteran. Federated Mutual Insurance. Board of Director of Durden Banking Co. Member of Emanuel County Historical Preservations Society Board. Member of Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Board. Board member of Tift College. Farmer. Daughter: Sandra S. Westcott, MgtSci 73.
John J. Stetina, IE 52, of Basking Ridge, N.J., on Feb. 3. Coca-Cola Company. Colt Industries. J.P. Stevens. Becton Dickinson.
James Prescott Talentino, ME 59, of Severna Park, Md., on Dec. 6, 2013. Project engineer, Naval Ordinance Laboratory. Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Committee member on Energy Research. Consumer Product Safety Commission. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Robert Lane Tarrant, IE 54, of Waddy, Ky., on Feb. 26. Army. Owner, Tarrant Service Agency. Gardener.
James Edward Trent, EE 51, MS EE 52, of Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 12, 2013. U.S. Navy. World War II veteran. Research Triangle Park, IBM. Son: Douglas Trent, EE 78, MS CS 79.
Harry Lan Tucker, Cls. 57, of Winter Park, Fla. on April 6. U.S. Air Force veteran (Bronze Star). Orthopedic surgeon.
Edgar Daniel Vaughan Jr., IM 53, of Pell City, Ala., on Jan. 13. Army. Co-founder, Indusco Incorporated.
E.T. Young, IM 54, of Atlanta, on Feb. 19. Army (Anti-Aircraft officer). Business owner.
1960s
Edwin Joseph Alston Jr., IM 60, of Raleigh, N.C. on April 3. U.S. Navy. Korean War. Lockheed Aircraft. IBM. Developed supermarket scanners to read bar codes.
Tom Beaird Sr., BC 62, of Dacula, Ga., on Dec. 19. Army (1st Lt.). Lockheed Martin. Dekalb County School System. AT&T Corporation.
William Lee Bowers, AE 60, of Gainesville, Fla., on Jan. 20. Lockheed Martin. Golfer.
Earl Eugene Callens, AE 62, MS AE 63, of Provo, Utah, on Dec. 5, 2013. Arnold Engineering Development Center. Engineering professor, Louisiana Tech University. Academic Director. Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.
Tim L. Chasey, EE 65, of Greenville, Tenn., on March 2. Navy. Boeing Incorporated. Kennedy Space Center. Knights of Columbus.
Charles William Crowe, IM 61, of Greensboro, Ga., on Dec. 31. President, Crowe Marine Incorporated.
George Nelson Dickinson III, Cls 66, of Lookout Mountain, Ga., on Dec. 10, 2013. Tennis player, Georgia Tech. Greater Chattanooga Hall of Fame. UTC Hall of Fame. Lookout Mountain Hall of Fame. Real estate executive. Fickling and Walker. Bank of America Commercial Mortgage. Fletcher-Bright Company. Member, Atlanta’s Capital City Club.
Robert C. Evans, EE 61, of Eatonton, Ga., on Dec. 20. Director-Utilities Engineer, Georgia Public Service Commission. Son: Lee M. Evans, EE 87, EE MS 91.
Millard Wayne George, IM 62, of Saint Augustine, Fla., on Jan. 3. Air Force (1st Lt.). Vietnam (Air Force Commendation Medal). IBM Corporation. NASA Apollo Achievement Award. President, CEO, Millard-Wayne Inc. Commissioner, St. Augustine Airport Authority. Member, Flager Hospital. Advisory board member, Limelight Theatre. President, St. Augustine Airport Pilots Association.
Alfonso Wendell Gerhardt Jr., IM 69, of Macon, Ga., on Feb. 3. Football player, Georgia Tech. Marine Corps (2nd Lt.). Vietnam. Founder, Gerhardt Construction Company. Macon Sport Hall of Fame. Golfer.
Alpheus C. Grist Jr., ME 61, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., on Jan. 20.
Blake Benjamin Harwell, IM 61, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Dec. 16. Air Force. Vietnam (Pilot, Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Award). Member, Order of the Eastern Star. East Cooper Kiwanis Club (president, vice president). DEA, Delta Air Lines.
Paul Joseph Henon Jr., EE 60, of Vienna, Va., on Jan. 11. Army. U.S. Patent Trademark Office. Adjunct Professor, George Washington University. Patent Attorney, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Partner, Nixon and Vanderhye PC law firm.
Paul King Howard, CE 61, MS CE 63, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Dec. 1, 2013. U.S. Navy veteran. Mel Conner and Associates Inc. Traffic engineer. Harland Bartholomew and Associates Inc. Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. Transportation coordinator.
William Carl Keesee, ME 68, of McDonough, Ga., on Feb. 2. Owner, W.C. Keesee and Co.
Patrick White Kelly, ME 60, of Chattanooga, Ga., on Feb. 11. President, Kelly Cadillac Inc.
Joe Lamar Lynch, Cls. 60, of Fayetteville, Ga., on Feb. 27. Georgia Power Co.
Luther Gillis MacKinnon III, Arch 64, of Glenville, N.C., on June 16, 2013. Architect.
Karl A. Morris, IE 67, of Papillion, Neb., on Dec. 18. Air Force. Vietnam War. Civil Service. Supervisory engineer, United States of America.
William Vincon Pardue, BC 67, of Cleveland, Ga., on Jan. 18. Structural engineer. Co-owner, Alaska Southern Company Inc.
Yalcin Mehmet Peker, Cls 61, of Stone Mountain, Ga., on Dec. 10, 2013. Southern Electrical Equipment Distributors. Financial manager, Georgia Tech Research Institute. Son: George M. Peker, Arch 93.
Dennis James Ratay, EE 69, of Lincoln Hills, Calif., on Feb. 5. Golfer. Hiker. Brother: David J. Ratay, EE 69.
James Haynes Reeves III, IM 63, of Huntersville, N.C., on Jan. 26.
Clarence Leonard Rowland II, Cls 64, of Atlanta, on Jan. 17. Army National Guard. Stockbroker, Courts & Company. Trust officer, Wells Fargo Bank. Brother: Grattan Rowland, IE 59.
Joseph Clyde Roy Jr., BC 63, of North Augusta, S.C., on Feb. 18. Army. Homebuilder.
John Robert Schiffli, IM 60, of Highlands, N.C., on Feb. 15. Army. Korean War. Yancey Brothers. Frank Cook Real Estate. General manager, Wildcat Cliffs Country Club. Owner, Galax Theater. John Schiffli Real Estate.
Richard Hampton Slate, IM 69, of Blanchard, Okla., on Dec. 20. US Coast Guard. Drafter, Harris Enterprises Incorporated. Drafter, Resource Consultants Incorporated.
William Ross Stevens, ChE 66, of Greenville, Del., on Feb. 25. DuPont Company. Business owner. Opera Delaware Chorus.
William Henry Vernon Sr, IM 66, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., on March 10. Officers Candidate School. Coast Guard. Anderson-Stokes Real Estate. Owner, Vernon Real Estate. Senior vice president of commercial and investment real estate, Coldwell Banker Realty. Lifetime Achievement Award recipient of Sussex County Board of Realtors. Delaware House of Representatives.
Henderson Otto Van Zandt, EE 61, of Port Orange, Fla., on Jan. 13. Flight instructor. Airline Pilots Association. TWA Retires Pilots Association. Quiet Birds. Experimental Aircraft Association. Volunteer tax aide, AARP.
1970s
Terry E. Akins, Text 70, of Jacksonville, Fla., on April 13. Basketball player, Georgia Tech. Founder and President, Alarm Association of Florida.
John R. Bridges, IE 73, of Atlanta, on Dec. 20, 2013. Engineer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company.
Gregg Bradford Dana, IM 70, of Lilburn, Ga., on Dec. 22. System Analyst, ConsulTec Incorporated. Affiliated Computer Services. Daughter: Alison Dana, BC 08.
Donald Egbert Doyle, EE 73, MS EE 74, of St. Simons Island, Ga., on Feb. 14. Army. Research and development, IBM. Information systems manager, Hercules Incorporated.
Aubin Mura, IE 73, of North Augusta, S.C., on Jan. 12. Navy. Project engineer, Iran Electronics Industries. Training instructor, US Army Signal Center. Sons: Cambiz Mura, CS 05, MS CS 07. Cameron Mura, Chem 96.
Larry M. Nations, Mgt 73, of Suwanee, Ga., on March 5. Stock Building Supply.
Ramzi Nassar, ME 78, MS ME 79, of Brookfield, Conn., on Dec. 7, 2013. EBASCO. Managing director, General Electric.
Rickey Arthur Kolb, MS AM 76, MS OR 76, PhD IE, of Richmond, Va., on Dec. 30. U.S. Military Academy (Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab). Consultant, Kolb Consulting.
Paul W. Ogle, EE 71, of Cary, N.C., on Feb. 9. Vice president, marketing for Activelogix. Pilot. Photographer. Son: Lt. J.G. Jason Ogle, ME 10.
George Charles Roberts, ME 72, of Atlanta, on Jan. 18. Sangamo Metering Corporation. Golfer.
Stephen Noble Roberts, IM 70, of Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 26. Army (Maj.). Banker. Florida Division of Anchor Savings Bank. Partner, Daws-Roberts General Contracting.
John Benton Tindall, PhD IE 72, of Savannah, Ga., on Dec. 5, 2013. U.S. Military Academy. Pilot. Professor of Mathematics, Air Force Academy. RCA. ITT. ARS.
Edward Eugene Traynham, Psy 75, of Beaufort, S.C., on Feb. 11. Greenville Memorial Medical Center. Andrews Medical Center. Eastern Carolina Pediatric Associates. Brother: Kenneth Traynham, EE 68.
1980s
Franklin Bruce Clark, III, ME 81, of Forsyth, Ga., on March 15. International Paper Company. Graphic Packaging.
David Ray Dettmer, EE 82, of Austin, Texas, on Jan. 19. Engineer, MicroSemi.
J. Madison “Ducky” Drake, MS AE 77, of New Orleans, La., on Feb. 3. Army (Lt.). Engineer, Department of Energy. Petroleum Reserve. Member, Louisiana Engineering Society. President, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member, American Society for Quality. Certified Quality Engineer Institute of Industrial Engineers. Member, American Society of Safety Engineers. Member, Certified Safety Professional National Society of Professional Engineers. Fellow Member Project Management Institute.
Wesley L. Ivey, CS 81, of Gainesville, Ga., on Feb. 10. Milan Arsenal.
Peter Joseph Linek, HS 81, of Ormond Beach, Fla. on April 4. Dentist.
Michael E. Noyes, CE 80, of Kennesaw, Ga., on Nov. 1, 2013. Engineer, Exxon Mobil. Arthur Anderson. Clifton Larson Allen.
Hardy E. Pickering III, M Arch 85, of Atlanta, on March 6.
Edwin J. Stula, ID 83, of Decatur, Ga., on Nov. 30. Artist, Honda Power Equipment. Patent illustrator. Horticulturist.
1990s
Robert L. Byers, AE 94, of Hollywood, Md., on April 7. U.S. Navy. Pilot. Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran. Meritorious Service Medal. Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal with five gold stars. Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold star.
Nathan Michael Chandler, EE 98, of Raleigh, N.C., on Dec. 24. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Engineer, Nortel Networks. Product marketing manager, Ditech Communications. Product manager, Communications Test Design, Incorporated. Brother: Michael Gerber, BME 07.
Susan L. Minehart, MS MoT 97, of Roswell, Ga., on Jan. 5. Content and Knowledge Manager, Hewlett Packard.
Robert W. Perry, ME 95, of Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 30. Engineer.
2000s
Tate L. Neilson, EE 01, of Atlanta, on Oct. 14, 2013. Engineer, Coin Acceptors for Control Microsystems Incorporated. Sailor.
Nandita Ysehula, MS AE 06, PhD AE 10, of Hyderabad, India, on Jan. 16. Software engineer, Intel Corporation.
2010s
Brian Edmonds, Cls 16, of Va., on April 17. Georgia Tech Crew.
Bryan Michael Ward, CmpE 13, of Hinsdale, Ill., on Feb. 26. Eanes ISD Information Technology Department. Onsite Associate Technician, Ricoh USA.
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