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Burdell&Friends the use of radio signals to control the drop of bombs, enabling them to destroy Japanese bridges in Thailand and Burma. He was elevated to the rank of colonel. In 1956, he and his family helped found Briarwood Presbyterian Church USA, for which he served as a deacon, elder and Sunday school teacher. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Tech. Nicholas Vincent Pulignano Sr., AE 39, of Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 2. Mr. Pulignano was head of the engineering coordination office of the Naval Air Rework Facility when he retired in 1975 after 33 years of federal civil service. He was the chief engineer for National Airlines when he joined the facility at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. He served in the Navy during World War II and served 32 years in the Navy Reserve, retiring as a captain. At Georgia Tech, Mr. Pulignano was president of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Thomas A. Seals, Cls 35, of Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 15. Mr. Seals was a district manager with Heston Corp. John M. Steele, Com 34, of Clovis, Calif., on Dec. 13. Roy Whisenhunt, ME 34, of Littleton, Colo., on Dec. 30. In 1978, he retired from Texaco Inc. after a 40-year career with the company. He received a commission in the Army Reserve at Georgia Tech and served for 39 years, retiring as an Air Force colonel. He was called to active duty for both World War II and the Korean War. George Morris, Hall of Fame Linebacker, Dies G eorge Morris, a famed linebacker who played on coach Bobby Dodd’s undefeated national championship team in 1952, died Dec. 8. “Georgia Tech lost part of its heart and soul today,” athletics director Dan Radakovich told the media. “George Morris represented everything that is good about Georgia Tech football. The pride that he felt in the Institute and its athletic program saw no bounds.” Bill Curry, a former player under Dodd and former head football coach for the Yellow Jackets, said, “Nobody loved life and people more than George Morris. He was truly larger than life.” The late coach Dodd once called Morris “the finest of the finest.” Morris, who came to Tech from Vicksburg, Miss., played on Dodd-coached teams that went 23-0-1 in 1951 and 1952. The 1952 team went 12-0, including a Sugar Bowl victory over Mississippi, and was selected national champion by some media organizations. Morris was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and was a member of the state halls of fame in Mississippi, where he was a high school allaround athlete, and Georgia. Morris played briefly in the National Football League but returned to Atlanta to start his own business, George Morris and Associates. He was a Southeastern Conference football official from 1960 to 1989. At the time of his death, he was serving as president of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. 1940s Harry Sifton Baird, Cls 42, of Lawrenceville, Ga., on Nov. 3. He retired from Sears Roebuck in 1977 after 30 years of service. He served in the Army during World War II. Abbott Scott Bennett Jr., IM 48, of Pineville, N.C., on Dec. 8. He retired from Equitable Life in 1985 after a 38-year career. A Navy veteran, Mr. Bennett was a member of the Elks Club, serving as the grand exalted ruler for two terms at Atlanta Northlake Lodge No. 78. He served as captain of the CharlotteMecklenburg volunteer police department in North Carolina for 17 years. At Georgia Tech, Mr. Bennett was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Hubert G. Boyd, IM 44, of Pompano Beach, Fla., on Feb. 1, 2007. Mr. Boyd was a self-employed real estate agent. Flinton Callahan, Cls 45, of Danville, Va., on Dec. 12. In 1985, he retired as manager of Callahan Laundry and Dry Cleaners, which he and his father founded in 1946. Mr. Callahan was a member of the Jaycees, Lions Club and Kiwanis Club and served two terms as president of the Danville Golf Club. Ferdinand J. Campa, EE 47, of Tampa, Fla., on Dec. 30. He retired from GTE Florida Inc. Theodore S. Carrigan, Cls 41, of North Platte, Neb., on March 7, 2007. Mr. Carrigan was employed by the Commonwealth Corp. Robert Curtis Engram, CE 46, of Gulfport, Miss., on Nov. 6. He joined the Navy as an ensign in 1943 and retired as a captain in 1970, after having served in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. His honors include the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal and National Defense Service Medal. Upon retirement, he served as director of the Port of Gulfport before joining Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Co. at the port in Pascagoula, Miss. In 1989, he was named vice president and manager of all Ryan-Walsh activities in the state of Mississippi. He was later appointed by the governor to be one of the state’s first three gaming commissioners. He developed the Engram Regulation, which required all casinos to have on-land, permanent developments. In recent years, he served on the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. committee, as a consultant and chair on the compliance committee of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and as a board member of the Gulf Coast Symphony. Lloyd J. Fisher Jr., ME 42, of Newport News, Va., on Dec. 12. In 1975, he retired as assistant head of the dynamic loads branch in the Structures and Dynamics Division of NASA after 33 years of service. He then worked as a contractor in residential housing for 17 years and volunteered at the Mariners’ Museum, NASA Visitor Center and Virginia Air and Space Center. George Peel Hanlin Jr., ME 47, of Summerville, S.C., on Dec. 10. Mr. Hanlin retired from Frito Lay. He served in the Navy during World War II. Walton Hardin, Cls 42, of Washington, Ga., on Dec. 11. A retired lawyer, Mr. Hardin was a member of the Washington Rotary Club and Wilkes County Cattlemen’s Association. He served in the 8th Air Force during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Robert H. Hart, ME 49, MS ME 53, of Madison, Fla., on Jan. 2. He retired from R.H. Hart & Associates Inc. George James Holly Jr., IM 41, of Sarasota, Fla., on Nov. 17. He retired from the Army in 1970 and settled in Sarasota, where he volunteered with Citizens Patrol. He joined the Army Reserve Corps in October 1941, before graduating from Georgia Tech. During World War II, he served throughout the Pacific. At Tech, he was a member of the varsity football team. Frank Parker Hudson, ChE 41, of Atlanta, on Jan. 8. After serving as an ordnance officer during World War II, Mr. Hudson led Spotswood Parker & Company and its subsidiaries until he retired in 1987. In 1958, he developed and held a patent for a burner fire safety control system. In retirement, Mr. Hudson devoted his time to genealogical research and published several books, including “An 1800 Census for Lincoln County, Georgia.” He wrote many articles for the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly. In 2002, he received the Augusta Genealogical Society’s highest annual honor, the Arthur Award. In 2003, he received Georgia’s Historical Records Advisory Board Award for Advocacy. Mr. Hudson served in ROTC at Georgia Tech and entered the Army Air Corps in June 1941. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1978 with the rank of colonel. Memorials in his name may be made to the Georgia Tech Foundation. Thomas H. Leach, Cls 41, of Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 24, 2006. M. Tom Lewis, IM 42, of Atlanta, on Dec. 20. He retired from M Tom Lewis Co. Robert Maxcy Lupo Jr., IE 49, of Titusville, Fla., on Nov. 29. After 12 years with Bell South in Georgia, Mr. Lupo in 1963 joined NASA as a design engineer, a position he held for 32 years. He then worked for eight years at New Life Christian Fellowship in Titusville. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Lupo was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels. Raymond A. Martinson, ME 41, of Roanoke, Texas, on Nov. 15. He was employed for nearly 40 years by Abex Corp., the largest American manufacturer of railcar wheels and rail track TECHTOPICS | SPRING 2008

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