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Burdell&Friends Jacobson Was Star Athlete and Chef to the Starss a right-field player and left-handed batter for the Georgia Tech softball team, Kori Jacobson shined on and off the field. She received the Total Person Award for her athletic and academic accomplishments and “got out” of Tech in just three years. Ms. Jacobson, who graduated with honors in 2001 with a degree in management, died unexpectedly on Dec. 16 from a reaction to prescription medicine. She was 27 years old. She attended Georgia Tech on a softball scholarship and in 2001 was the Institute’s nomination for the NCAA’s female athlete of the year award. Following graduation, Ms. Jacobson pursued a career as a chef. She received a degree from the Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Arizona in 2002. In 2006, she helped open Blend, a fine-dining restaurant in the Palm Springs, Calif., area. She later moved to Los Angeles and worked with For Stars Catering, which serves celebrity clients. In 1998, Ms. Jacobson graduated second in her class of 800 students at Phoenix’s Mountain Pointe High School, where she lettered four years in varsity badminton and softball and three years in track. She was Arizona’s high school badminton singles champion in 1995 and ’97. As a second baseman, she earned allcity, all-region, all-East Valley and allstate honors in 1997-98. She was named Tempe All-City Athlete of the Year and The Arizona Republic Arizona Scholar Athlete for 1997-98. work. He retired as vice president of manufacturing in 1984. He served four years as a captain in the Army during World War II in the Pacific theater. A 50-year resident of Wyckoff, N.J., Mr. Martinson was an avid golfer and 40-year member of Ridgewood Country Club, winning several senior club championships and New Jersey senior championships. James C. Matheson, ME 49, MS ME 51, of Tequesta, Fla., on Dec. 21. He retired from Pratt & Whitney Government Engine & Space Propulsion. John A. Miller, Arch 41, of Atlanta, on Dec. 26. John Rathbone Mumma, Cls 41, of Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 3, 2007. He retired in 1977 as chief of administrative services in the city of Phoenix engineering department. He entered the Army in 1941 and served for 22 years, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. During World War II, he served in the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska, and in 1954, he served as an adviser in French Indochina. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega at Georgia Tech. Hubert H. Nall Jr., IM 48, of Atlanta, on Dec. 27. He was the owner and president of Hubert H. Nall Co. Inc. James G. Paine, IM 49, of Roswell, Ga., on Dec. 7. He achieved the rank of colonel as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after 30 years of service. For his service in the Army during World War II, he was awarded two Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry Badge. He was very active in the Boy Scouts, receiving the Silver Beaver Award, God and Service Award and DeKalb District Award of Merit. For several years, he served as the DeKalb district commissioner. Charles A. Perry, AE 49, of Atlanta, on Jan. 2. Mr. Perry was a retired designer with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. Joseph Roland Phillips, IM 48, of Onion Creek, Texas, on Jan. 15. He retired from Humble Oil Co., which he joined after graduating from Georgia Tech. Mr. Phillips was a Mason and played on the Shriners golf team. A World War II veteran, he played football at Tech and went to four bowl games as co-captain of the team. David Walker Pinkerton, ME 49, of Richmond, Va., on Jan. 8. He retired from the Air Force in 1971 as the staff officer of research and development in the Air Force headquarters at the Pentagon. He served in the Army in World War II before attending Georgia Tech, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. He later served in the Korean War, completed Air Force pilot training and was promoted to captain. His awards included the 4th Air Medal and 2nd Distinguished Flying Cross. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1967. Mr. Pinkerton’s civilian employment included work as a mechanical engineer and quality control supervisor with Potomac Research and as a computer systems engineer with Electronic Data Systems. Victor Ray Pool, EE 43, of West Hills, Calif., on Dec. 2. An electrical engineer, his work ranged from bringing power to Appalachian valleys with the Tennessee Valley Authority to helping design electrical systems for sodium reactors with Atomics International. He taught Sunday school for decades and led a home Bible study into his 80s. He served as a lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps, helping develop radar technology in World War II. John B. Rhyne, ChE 49, of Panama City, Fla., on Jan. 4. Mr. Rhyne was a chemical engineer with Seminole Kraft Corp. Reuben Thornton Savage, ChE 43, of Lufkin, Texas, on Jan. 14, 2007. Mr. Savage retired as the corporate vice president of ChevronTexaco Corp. At Georgia Tech, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Frank Schimmenti, ME 49, of Boonton, N.J., on Oct. 20. He retired in 1979 from Picatinny Arsenal, Rockaway Township, after a 30-year career as a design and safety engineer. He served for many years on the Boonton planning board and was former chairman of the Solid Waste Advisory Commission of Morris County. He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma at Georgia Tech and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Bernard “B” Segall Jr., ME 40, of Austin, Texas, on Nov. 3. When Mr. Segall arrived in Austin, the city had just one engineering firm. His soon became the leading one. He formed an American Society of Heating and Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers chapter and became its first president. His design work includes the first central energy plants at the University of Texas-Dallas and La Commercial, the first centrally air-conditioned building in Mexico City. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, flying a C-47 through North Africa, Italy and France. Harry Clay Smith, IM 42, of Millville, N.J., on July 25. He retired in 1983 after a 35year career in personnel and product control for the Atlantic Richfield Oil Refinery in Philadelphia. He served in the Navy during World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant senior grade and receiving the Purple Heart as well as Philippine Liberation and Victory ribbons. George T. Stribling, ChE 43, of Aiken, S.C., on Dec. 14. Mr. Stribling retired from Honeywell International Inc. Bill Stripling, EE 43, of Huntsville, Ala., on Nov. 20. A World War II veteran, Mr. Stripling worked for the Army Missile Command, retiring with many service and recognition awards. Robert Elsworth “Bob” Taliaferro Jr., IM 47, of Dalton, Ga., on Nov. 8. Mr. Taliaferro was a vice president of Crown Cotton Mills in Dalton and retired from Apollo Textiles in 1987. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Tech, he served in the Air Force as a fighterbomber pilot during World War II. George L. Thompson, ME 48, of The Woodlands, Texas, on Oct. 10. He retired as head of Technical Products Inc., a company he formed in 1962. He served as a fighter pilot in the Navy during World War II. Byron Joseph Turner Jr., Cls 48, of Atlanta, on Dec. 16. Mr. Turner retired from the Ford division of Ford Motor Co., for which he worked in various levels of sales management for 43 years. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. An ordained deacon at Dunwoody Baptist Church, he taught a Sunday school class for many years. Survivors include his sons, Byron J. Turner III, IM 75, and M. Terry Turner, IM 76. Theodore A. Vogel, AE 47, a resident of Scottsdale, Ariz., on June 4. Charles F. Whitmer, ME 41, of Atlanta, on Oct. 24. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Whitmer retired as vice president of engineering for Georgia Power Co. after 45 years. He began working for the company as a co-op student at Georgia Tech. Following retirement, he helped organize and volunteered with the company’s Ambassadors retirement group, serving as its statewide president. He tutored Georgia Tech students, including his nephew, Bill Castleberry, IM 63, in algebra and calculus. Other survivors include his son-in-law, Larry Milam, IM 64, and granddaughter, Michelle Milam, IM 87. TECHTOPICS | SPRING 2008

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