Harry Frederick B o y c e Jr., IM 58, of Columbus, Ga., on Feb. 5. He was president of Valuation Services; an Appraisal Institute member and officer of its Georgia chapter; past president of the Columbus Society of Real Estate Appraisers and Columbus Board of Realtors; and an officer of the Georgia Association of Realtors. Jerry Eaton Clark, ME 58, of Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 27. He was an engineer for Martin Marietta for more than 30 years, retiring in 1998. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha at Tech, he was commissioned in the Army Corps of Engineers, sent to Germany and promoted to captain. Harry Ware DeMille III, IM 50, of Decatur, Ga., on Feb. 25. He retired as an account executive with Sentry Insurance following a 37-year career. A member of Sigma Chi at Tech, he served as a B-25 crew chief in the Army Air Corps during World War II. A Boy Scouts leader for 65 years, his numerous scouting awards included the Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver awards. Allan H. Eitel Jr., Arch 56, of Savannah, Ga., on Feb. 9. An Air Force veteran, he practiced architecture in Savannah before working for the Corps of Engineers, from which he retired in 1994. He then worked in private practice until 2002. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Tech, he also was a member of the Jaycees, Civitan Club, AMBUCS and American Institute of Architects and served as president of the Savannah Georgia Tech Club in 1972-73.
department as a deputy design engineer in 1985 and opened Haywood Engineering Inc., serving as a consulting engineer until 2004. He was a member of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for more than 25 years and a lifetime member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Chi Epsilon. He served in the Army Air Forces before attending Tech, at which he was a member of the Bulldog Club. He participated in mission projects in Spain and the Dominican Republic and was a member of Gideons International. William Robert "Bob" Henry Jr., BS 51, Arch 52, of Rockvale, Term., on Jan. 28. A retired architect, Mr. Henry was a fellow of the American Institute of Arctiitects and served as president of the organization's Mississippi chapter. He was instrumental in the creation of Mississippi State University's School of Architecture. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served in the Seabees in Saipan and the Marshall Islands. Virgil Davis Hunt, IE 50, of Ruston, La., on Feb. 19. After serving as an Army officer during the Korean War, he returned to his hometown of Ruston and became a principal in the family business, Hunt Lumber Co. During his career, he served as president of the Southern Forest Products Association and Southern Pine Association. In retirement, he was a partner in a variety of business ventures. Survivors include his son Virgil Davis Hunt Jr., IM 83.
Ralph Anthony Johnson, IM 55, of Villa John William Freeman, BS 51, Arch 52, of Douglasville, Ga., on March 10. A registered professional engineer in Georgia, he retired from J.W. Freeman & Associates. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Tech. In the Navy, he was stationed at the Admiral Islands Navy Air Base while serving in the Asia Pacific area. Alexander John Gordon III, IM 52, of Lawrenceville, Ga., on Feb. 2. He spent 38 years working for Southern Bell and BellSouth Telecommunications, retiring as engineering manager of the East district in Atlanta in 1993. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Tech, he was commissioned at the Quantico Marine Corps base after graduation and served on active duty in Korea and stateside. He retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in 1983. Arthur "Art" Haywood, CE 51, of Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 27. Mr. Haywood retired from the Florida Department of Transportation bridge
Rica, Ga., on March 2. Mr. Johnson, who had an MBA from Syracuse University worked for General Electric for 28 years before becoming executive vice president of manufacturing at Phelps Dodge Inc He became the owner of the Kendallville Castings foundry in the early 1990s and later worked in global sourcing for Eaton Corp. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Tech, he served 10 years in the Army after graduation. Mr. Johnson was a catechist, lector and Eucharistic minister at his church and a member and a past president of the Kiwanis Club of Fairfield Plantation. Alton S c o t t Little Sr., MS CE 50, of Auburn, Ala., on Feb. 3. He was an Auburn University College of Engineering professor for 35 years and later a campus planner and engineer there. He served several terms as president of the American Society of Professional Engineers and was instrumental in starting the Auburn chapter. Wltile an undergraduate student at Auburn, he
served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in France as a surveyor. John R. Lowe, IM 51, of Hot Springs Village, Ark, on March 14. Mr. Lowe, a retired industrial engineer, served in the Army. Hugh Carter McCullough, IM 50, of Duluth, Ga., on Feb. 14. Mr. McCullough was a retired vice president of VMC Products Inc., an Atlantabased manufacturing company. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Tech, he was stationed in France for two years as an Air Force lieutenant following graduation. D.H. "Mac" McFarland, CerE 50, of Montrose, Ala., on Feb. 28. Mr. McFarland worked with such firms as U.S. Steel during his career as a ceramic engineer and retired as vice president of sales for International Refractory Co. in 1984. A member of Kappa Sigma fraternity at Tech, he served as a pilot and flight instructor in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. G e o r g e B. Moore, CE 53, of Naples, Fla., on Feb. 20. Mr. Moore traveled across the world in a 31-year career as an executive with Armco Steel's international division, spending 16 years living in Germany, Spain, Mexico and Argentina. He was a Tau Beta Pi honor society member. L a w r e n c e H. M y e r s Jr., Cls 51, of Melbourne Beach, Fla., on Jan. 23. Carter Northen Paden Jr., IM 51, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., on Feb. 11. A member of Sigma Chi fraternity at Tech, he joined his father at Moccasin Bushing Co. in Chattanooga, Tenn., after graduation and in 1974 founded Southern Centrifugal Inc., now Metalteoh International. At Georgia Tech, he established a chair in metals processing in the College of Engineering and a scholarship. During World War II, he served in the Navy as a radar operator on a destroyer. D e w e y Pendley, CE 53, of Bristol, Tenn., on Jan. 29. He moved to Bristol in 1960 and was president of Pendley Constructors for many years. He was a co-op student at Tech and later served in the Army Corps of Engineers. Klaus Rltter, EE 58, on Oct. 25. He served in the military as a measurement engineer for experimental nuclear detonation for ballistic research laboratories in Baltimore, Eniwetok and
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