Tech Topics - Fall 2008 - (Page 41) BURDELL & FRIENDS In Memoriam 1920s Archibald Oscar Patterson, CE 29, of Ocala, Fla., on June 6. A retired engineering consultant, he was director of the water resources division of the Florida Department of Conservation in the mid-1960s and the University of Florida’s director of the Florida Water Resources Research Center from 1967 to ’70. He earlier worked with the U.S. Geological Survey, becoming a district engineer in 1947 and retiring in 1964. Hugh Grady Moore, Cls 38, of Atlanta, on April 27. Mr. Moore retired as regional manager with General Motors in 1976, following a 38-year career with the company. For 22 years, he and his son played golf every Saturday morning at the Atlanta Country Club. Before giving up the sport after a stroke in 1999, Mr. Moore, who was legally blind in his left eye from childhood, had hit eight holes-in-one and been awarded a trophy for each. Four of those holes-in-one were made after the retina in his right eye failed following cataract surgery in 1992. T. Carl Moore, EE 36, of Atlanta, in July. Col. Moore, who obtained a master’s degree in education from George Washington University, taught in the Atlanta Public Schools system and later did administrative work at Emory University. A co-op student at Tech, he entered the Marine Corps upon graduation and was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. A Bronze Star and Legion of Merit recipient, worked for Federated Stores and with Sanger Harris before joining the University of Arkansas business college’s marketing department in 1967. He retired as professor emeritus in 1989 and worked in real estate for 10 years with Lindsey & Associates Inc. He wrote two books, “Sanger’s Pioneer Texas Merchants” and “Dillard’s: The First Fifty Years.” He earned a master’s degree from the Columbia University Business School and a PhD at the New York University Graduate Business School. From 1960 to ’62, he was chairperson of the research committee of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and president of Jewish Family Service of Dallas. He served in the Army from 1940 to ‘46, retiring with the rank of captain. William S. Stroud, EE 39, of Maryville, Tenn., on July 24. He retired from Alcoa after 40 years as a professional engineer. Mr. Stroud served in the Navy during World War II and was a member of the Boys & Girls Club of Blount County. 1930s Cecil Franklin Crumbley, ME 39, of Venice, Fla., on June 15. He worked as a production manager for International Nickel for 38 years, retiring in 1976. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Huntington Masonic Lodge 53 of F&AM. Lucius Hannon Jr., CE 39, of Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 5. Homer Gray “Hutch” Hutchinson Jr., ME 39, of Tallahassee, Fla., on April 24. He was the state of Florida’s energy director during the fuel crisis of the early 1970s and later a senior manager with McKenzie Tank Lines at its headquarters in Tallahassee. In a 30-year career as a Marine Corps aviator, he flew night-fighter combat missions from England and in the Pacific during World War II and commanded the Marine Corps’ first jet night-fighter squadron in the Korean War. His last assignment was as deputy director of the U.S. Strike Command, now Central Command. He received the Distinguished Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Air Medals and the Navy Commendation Medal. An avid rose grower, he was a leader in the restoration of the 19th-century rose garden at the Goodwood Museum and Gardens in the early 1990s, serving as chairman of the museum’s board in 1996. Charles Montgomery Lokey Sr., ChE 36, of Atlanta, on May 31. After graduating from the University of Georgia Law School in 1947, he joined the firm of Lokey and Bowden and practiced law in Atlanta for more than 50 years. He served as president of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Old War Horses Lawyers Club, an associate city of Atlanta attorney and a member of the board of Canterbury Court. At Tech, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the rifle team and the Naval Reserve unit. He was called to active duty in 1940 and served on an ammunition ship in the Pacific. He retired 30 years later as a captain. John W. Keys, Pilot and Volunteer A mong the many activities John W. Keys III loved, flying was his passion, his family said. Mr. Keys flew for fun and volunteered for Angel Flight, Lifeline, Light Hawk and Grand County (Utah) Search and Rescue. On May 30, Mr. Keys, CE 64, was piloting a Cessna 172 over the Canyonlands National Park near his home in Moab, Utah, when the plane crashed, killing him and his passenger. Mr. Keys was 66. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Keys served as the national commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation on an appointment from President Bush. Prior to that, he had served 34 years with the agency, which manages water projects in Western states. In 2004, he joined the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s advisory board, and he was inducted into the Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame the following year. He also served as a rodeo official and football referee for the Big Sky Conference for 20 years. In 2005, he received the Golden Whistle Award. he retired from the Marine Corps in 1964 with the rank of colonel. He was a member of the Military Officers Association of America and Pearl Harbor Survivors. Wilbur R. Otey Jr., TE 39, of Charlotte, N.C., on July 15. He was supervisor of the standards department at Chicopee Manufacturing and later at Dundee Mills, where he was plant manager from 1972 to 1980. He was active in the Masonic Lodge and Georgia Mountains Museum. A Navy lieutenant during World War II, he commanded a minesweeper in the South Pacific. L. Joseph “Joe” Rosenberg, IM 39, of Fayetteville, Ark., on May 4. Dr. Rosenberg Alexander Windsor, Com 33, of Evans, Ga., on July 26. Mr. Windsor retired from General Motors Acceptance Corp. A World War II veteran, he retired from the Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Omicron Delta Kappa at Tech. 1940s Daniel C. Bell, ChE 47, of Portland, Ore., on April 22. Mr. Bell completed two tours of duty as a Marine in the Korean War. In his Palm Springs, Calif., community, he had served as president of the Braille Institute. Eugene Talmadge Blanton, EE 46, of TechTopics | Fall 2008 41
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