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Duncan McCallum Veal Jr., TE 49, o f Pa n a m a C i ty B e a c h , F l a . , o n Feb. 8. Anchor Glass Container Corporation. Ivan M. Viest, MS CE 48, of Bethlehem, Pa., on Feb. 11. Bridge engineer, A m e r i c a n As s o c i at i o n o f S tate Highway Officials. Structural engineer, Bethlehem Steel. John Bresnahan Weigle, Cls 48, of Augusta, Ga., on March 9. Football, All-American. Air Force, Korea. Philadelphia Eagles. E d g a r R . We n g e n r o t h , A r c h 4 3 , o f Ve r o B e a c h , F l a . , o n D e c . 1 1 . Navy (lieutenant, junior grade), World War II. Product designer, Flintkote. Carl Johnston Winstead Sr., CE 49, of Pleasant Valley, Conn., on Jan. 14. Navy, World War II American Bridge Company. Topper & Griggs, 37 years. Brother: Hubert Winstead, Cls 44. Clinton S. Winter Jr., IE 49, of Snellville, Ga., on Jan. 26. Navy (pilot), World War II. Founding partner, Ardd & Winter, Inc.
1950s Ralph K. Baber, IE 54, of Huntington, W. Va., on Dec. 11. Air Force (lieutenant colonel). Director, Riverwalk Theater Group. Oscar Bayne “O.B.” Barker III, ME 59, of Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 20. Sigma Chi. Air Force. Carroll Hines Bennett, EE 51, of Lithia, Fla., on Dec. 29. Army Air Corp (B-24 nose gunner), World War II. Robins Air Force Base. Tampa Electric Co.
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William “Bill” R. Gilliam, IE 58. Organizer, first U.S. delegation to China.
R o b e r t S y d n e y B u r n s , I M 57, o f Bastrop, La., on Dec. 30. Army (tank mechanic), Korea. Inventor, first industrial hanger for permanent-press pants. Plant manager, Hygiene Industries. Alva Robertson Byrom, CE 58, of Alpharetta, Ga., on March 5. ROTC. Army (second lieutenant). D e p a r t m e nt o f Tra n s p o r tat i o n . Vi c e p r e s i d e n t o f e n g i n e e r i n g, Moreland-Altobelli. Jay Francis Caldwell, EE 58, of San Diego, on Jan. 22. BAE Systems. Germania Enterprises. Robert Alexander Cartwright, IM 57, of Boca Raton, Fla., on Jan. 8.
Neil A. Clanton, AE 50, MS AE 53, of Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 25. Track and Field. Navy (pilot), World War II, General Dynamics. Joseph R. Clarke Jr., IM 59, of Spanish Fort, Ala., on Nov. 26. Army (captain). Board of directors, Bank of Forest. Raymon Lenne Clayton, ME 50, of Lynchburg, Va., on Feb. 29. Army Air Force, World War II. Engineer and supervisor, Lockheed, Swift & Company, Hunt Wesson, Rubatex and Citadel. William F. Cummins III, Phys 54, of Fort Bragg, Calif., on Feb. 29. San Francisco Bay Area Coast Guard Auxiliary. Nuclear fusion researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Robert E. “Bob” Eskew •• Former Alumni Trustee
Robert E. “Bob” Eskew, IE 49, MS IE 55, of Austell, Ga., on Feb. 11. Business manager and treasurer, Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Former trustee, Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees. Vice president, Heery International. Developer, Atlanta Sports Council. President and director, Braves “400” Club. Life Member, State of Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame. Director, Atlanta Tipoff Club, which annually gives the Bob Eskew Sportsmanship Award to a Georgia High School.
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