lifetime member, Rome Exchange Club. President, Coosa Valley Fair.
Edward P. Owen, CE 43, of Houston, Texas, on Oct. 7. Army Corps of Engineers. WWII.
Stephen Campbell, EE 41, of Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 12. WWII. Navy. Engineer, Hughes Aircraft Co. Brother: John O. Campbell, EE 41.
Chris Pappas Jr., Cls 46, of Roswell, Ga., on Oct. 15. Navy (Lt.). WWII. National sales manager, Burlington Industries.
Edgar V. Carter III, TE 41, of Brookhaven, Ga., on Sept. 5. Navy. WWII. Founder, Carter Construction Co.
Charles G. Sims, Cls 49, of Greensboro, N.C., on Dec. 16. Navy. WWII. Victory Medal. Veterinarian.
William W. Coons, ChE 45, of Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 17. Navy (Capt.). Creator, Office of U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Associate professor of engineering, University of Florida. Son: William W. Coons Jr., IE 74.
Erwin M. Vanstrum, ME 46, of Hoover, Ala., on Dec. 7. U.S. Steel. Navy.
Robert E. Leckrone, IM 42, of Joliet, Ill., on Oct. 12. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Navy (Cmdr.). WWII. Vice president, Barrett Hardware Co. Chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Louis Joliet Bank. President, Northern Illinois Bancorp. Director, Illinois Bankers Association, American Bankers Association and Chicago Bankers Club. President and district governor, Rotary International. Silver Beaver for Distinguished Service to Boyhood Award, Boy Scouts of America. James R. Lindsey Sr., Cls 47, of Roaring Gap, N.C., on Dec. 5. Georgia Tech football player. Air Force. WWII. Featured in Time and Sports Illustrated as The Equitable’s top agent. Life member, Million Dollar Round Table. Founder and president, Lindsey & Associates Inc. 1989 Richlands Citizen of the Year. Co-founder, Richlands Area Midget League Football Program. President, Richlands Lions Club. Ferrum College Board of Trustees. President, Southwest Virginia Community College Foundation Board. Co-chair, “Fulfill the Vision” campaign. William L. Martin, Cls 48, of Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 26. United States Coast Guard Academy. ExxonMobil Corp. Senior sales executive, Exxon Chemical.
Albert W. “Dadoo” Weigle, ME 48, of Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 1. Army. WWII. Mechanical engineer, The Kendall Co. and Western Electric.
1950s Robert D. Bartro, Text 51, of Naples, Fla., on Nov. 21. Navy. WWII. Phelps Dodge Corp. Cablec. Jeffrey R. Bell, IM 55, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Dec. 8. Army. Financial manager, IBM. William H. “Bill” Bryant Jr., IM 52, of Marietta, Ga., on Sept. 10. Navy reserves. WWII. Army (2nd Lt.). Norman C. Campbell, Cls 54, of Marietta, Ga., on Dec. 15. Georgia Tech football and baseball player. Army. Korean War. Robert R. Campbell Sr., EE 54, of Timonium, Md., on Nov. 5. Son: Stephen P. Campbell, EE 83. James M. Cargal, Chem 50, of Raleigh, N.C., on Dec. 15. Army. WWII. Chemical engineer, Goodyear Tire. Edward E. Carithers Jr., IM 54, of Doraville, Ga., on Jan. 3. Georgia Tech football player. Orange Bowl. Sugar Bowl. National Championship.
Bernard T. Cleary, IM 57, of Tybee Island, Ga., on Dec. 30. Georgia Tech basketball player. Public relations manager, Union Camp Corp. Assistant sports editor and news editor, Savannah Evening Press. March 27, 1997 declared “Bernie Clearly Day” in Savannah. Member, Coastal Area Games Authority for 1996 Olympics. President, Exchange Club, Coastal Empire Fair Association, Notre Dame Club, Sinn Fein, Savannah Golfers Association and Mary Calder Golf Club. Trustee, Victor B. Jenkins Memorial Boys Club. Chairman, Savannah Catholic Diocese Communications Commission. Charter member, Benedictine Board of Advisors. Colonel Stephen S. Koszewski Alumni Award. Recipient of Father Raphael Arthur-Class of 1924 Cup. Charles P. Cochran, IE 50, of Atlanta, on Nov. 28. Chi Phi Fraternity. Navy. WWII. Air Force. Korean War. Director, Murdock Engineering Co. Vice president, Lockheed Martin. Vice president and director, Atlanta Boys’ High School Alumni Association. Walter C. Coward Jr., EE 59, of Savannah, Ga., on Oct. 17. Georgia Power. Charlie L. Crawford Jr., IE 51, of Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 11. Navy. SCI Inc. Ernest E. Donaldson Jr., EE 58, MS EE 64, of Rome, Ga., on Sept. 27. Navy. Principal research engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute. Robert L. Dover, IM 57, MS IM 58, of Atlanta, on Oct. 14. Georgia Tech football and baseball player. Mead Packing International. Brothers: Ralph Dover, IM 53, MS IM 57; Phillip Dover, IE 68. Charles D. “Chicken” Etheridge Sr., Cls 51, of North Charleston, S.C., on Dec. 17. Machinist and paramedic, Westvaco Paper Mill. Albert F. Gandy, IE 56, of Milledgeville, Ga., on Nov. 30. President, Meadows Industries. Board member, Georgia Military College, Central & Southern Bank and Lockerly Arboretum Foundation. Son: Ed M. Gandy, IM 82. Daughter: Allison Gandy Johnson, IM 86.
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