Nick Lance, ME 73, of Houston, on May 24. NASA. Ham radio teacher, Clear Creek Independent School District. CCISD Secondary Volunteer of the Year Award, 2011. Member of ARISS team, which organizes ham radio contacts with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Amateur Radio Relay League’s 2003 Professional Educator of the Year. Winner, New Jersey State Jr. Championship in horseshoe pitching. Gold medals in horseshoe pitching in the 2009, 2011, and 2013 Senior Olympic Games. Texas State Horseshoe Championship in 2013. Wife: Renee Lance, ME 74. Daughter: Erica Lance White, ID 08, IE 10, Son: Nick D. Lance, EE 12.
(Capt.). Civil and environmental engineer, CH2M Hill. Belvia Patrice Brown Payne, AP 85, of Knoxville, Tenn., on Feb. 9. Francis Berchmans Quinn Jr., MS ICS 80, of Galveston, Texas, on May 10. Professor emeritus, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Air Force flight surgeon. Adjunct professor, information and computer science, Georgia Tech. UTMB Department of Otolaryngology. Chief of the Otolaryngology Service for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital at Galveston.
J.G. Seinsheimer Jr. and Jessie Lee Seinsheimer Professorship in Otolaryngology. Osler Scholar. Founding member of the UTMB Oslerian Academy. Creator, Dr. Quinn's Online Textbook of Otolaryngology. Licensed professional engineer. Lieutenant, Galveston Sheriff's Department. Advanced peace officer, State of Texas. Extra class amateur radio operator. FCC General radiotelephone operator. FAA certificates and ratings include: Commercial pilot, multi-engine land, flight instructor, flight instructor instrument and senior aviation medical examiner. Member, American Mensa.
T. Michael Lynberg, IE 74, of Flowery Branch, Ga., on May 18. Air Force. Vietnam. Technology sector, Cisco. Cheri Suzon Lightsey Parrott, Chem 76, of Surrency, Ga., on May 19. Husband: Steve Parrott, Chem 72, MS Chem 73, PhD Chem 77.
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Ronald David “Ronnie” Wallace, IM 71, of Marietta, Ga., on April 24. Georgia Tech football and baseball. Commercial bank officer. Entrepreneur.
1980s Kyle Blaine Ahlfinger, EE 81, of Irving, Texas, on Jan. 27. David Bruce Bridges, IM 82, of Marietta Ga., on March 25. Alpha Kappa Psi. Contract analyst, GTRI. Grants manager, Cobb County Schools. Owner, DB Business Solutions. Wife: Terry Grumley Bridges, ethics and compliance director, GTRI. Christopher K. Davis, EE 82, MS EE 83, of Malabar, Fla., on April 24. Intersil. Janet Harvey, CE 84, of San Pedro, Calif., on Feb. 10. Transportation engineer. Robert Anthony Killett, ME 84, of Apache Junction, Ariz., on April 19.
ASHLEIGH ROYALTY RANGE, IE 07, OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ON JULY 19.
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ange had a successful career as a consultant at Alvarez and Marsal and in the human resources practice of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. In 2013, Range earned a master’s degree in systems engineering and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was the recipient of the prestigious Miriam Sherburne award. Loyal to her Georgia Tech roots, Range was a past president of the North Texas Alumni Network. Range ultimately succumbed to a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as Inflammatory Breast Cancer. After her diagnosis, Range became an advocate for IBC research and raised money to find a cure. She chronicled her fight with the disease in a well-read blog, myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com, that also provided support and information to others. At Georgia Tech, Range was a student ambassador and graduated with highest honors. Range was the 2003 valedictorian of Satellite High School in Melbourne, Fla., and voted “Best All Around.” Range was an avid runner and participated in marathons and triathlons. She was known for hosting parties and had a passion for singing. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Allen, and a previous member of First Baptist Churches in Carrollton and Dallas. She was a caring mother to her sons Noah, 2 ½, and David, 1, and a loving wife to her husband and Georgia Tech classmate Brad Range, ME 07, MS ME 11.
Robert Scott Newman, MS CE 86, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on April 2. Navy GTALUMNIMAG.COM VOLUME 91 NO.3 2015
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