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Burdell&Friends Jack Willbanks, ChE 48, of Allendale, Mass., on June 15. James Joseph Williamson, IM 45, of Sandy Springs, Ga., on Dec. 8. Mr. Williamson worked for Merrill Lynch for 43 years. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Georgia Tech. Memorials in his name may be made to the Georgia Tech Foundation. Alpine Village Developer Jim Wilkins J argyle socks. He founded Orbit ames Milligan “Jim” Manufacturing Co., specializing in Wilkins Sr., Cls 41, who women’s apparel, in 1961. The helped turn the town of Helen, company helped bring jobs to the Ga., into a tourist destination, economically depressed areas of died Dec. 6 at the age of 88. rural northeast Georgia, at one In 1969, Mr. Wilkins time employing 1,200 people. The remodeled his hosiery mill into company was sold when Mr. an alpine shop, and the rest of Wilkins retired. He then Helen’s businessmen soon developed Innsbruck Subdivision followed suit. The Blue Ridge and Innsbruck Golf Club. Mountains town on the WILKINS A member of Sigma Alpha Chattahoochee River now Epsilon fraternity at Georgia Tech, Mr. resembles an alpine village with cobblestone Wilkins served for many years on the Helen alleys and old-world towers. City Council and was the founder and Following service as a Navy lieutenant chairman of White County Bank. He was during World War II, Mr. Wilkins moved to named White County Business Person of the Helen in 1946 and founded Wilco Hosiery Year in 1995. Mill, which manufactured hand-framed 1950s Alan G. Amrhein, CerE 57, of Bronx, N.Y., on Nov. 20. He was a tank superintendent at PPG Industries for most of his career. He was greatly respected in the glass windowmaking industry and held several patents. Following graduation, he served on active duty in the Navy and remained in the Naval Reserve, retiring with the rank of captain. He had been active in Boy Scouting at the troop and district levels for the past 30 years. Theodore Paul “Ted” Banks, MS IM 58, of Stone Mountain, Ga., on Jan. 13. He retired as assistant director of the Georgia Income Tax Division. During World War II, he served as navigator on a B29 bomber and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, the Air Medal with three clusters, the Distinguished Unit Citation and six battle stars. He later worked for 13 years at Delta Air Lines in Atlanta. Mr. Banks served as deputy Peace Corps director in Colombia and later as director in Uruguay in the early days of the program. During retirement, he volunteered at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, Red Cross, Zoo Atlanta and Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Robert U. Barnett, AE 59, of Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 23, 2007. Mr. Barnett worked for General DynamicsLockheed Martin for 39 years as an aeronautical engineer, retiring in 1993. Alvah Votelle Barron Jr., EE 52, of Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 3. A leader in the air pollution control industry in the 1970s and ’80s, he was one of the first to speak widely about the greenhouse effect and advocated alternative energy sources that did not require petroleum-based fertilizers. In 1972, he was named Engineer of the Year for the state of Alabama and the following year began Barron Industries, which specialized in the design and implementation of pollution control systems for industry. After Barron Industries was purchased by Allis Chalmers Corp., he worked for that company before forming Barron Fan Technology and several related firms. A World War II veteran, Mr. Barron was sent by the Army to study at New York University, where he was among those who performed calculations that were used by the Manhattan Project in the development of the atomic bomb. Thomas F. Bentley, ME 56, of Fairhope, Ala., on Aug. 26. Mr. Bentley worked for Sam P. Wallace Co. Inc. George W. Bernard, ChE 55, of Phoenix, on Dec. 10. Mr. Bernard was a project manager with Environeering Inc. Charles E. Bond, Phys 51, of Urbana, Ill., on Jan. 5. Dr. Bond was a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois from 1964 until his retirement in 1999. His work focused on supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnel testing and electric arc research. While at the university, he designed the thermionic rail accelerator, an experimental facility for conducting research in plasma physics. He received a master’s degree in aerospace engineering and a PhD in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Michigan. He also acted in community theater and university productions, appearing in such plays as “The Glass Menagerie” and “Sweet Charity.” In 1968, he and his wife formed a comedy team and for four years performed for central Illinois organizations. He served as president of the ChampaignUrbana Community Theatre in 1970-71. Walton H. Boring, Text 50, of Asheville, N.C., on Oct. 15. Francis L. Boron, Cls 58, of Kent, Ohio, on Aug. 5. He was a draftsman for Babcock & Wilcox. Allen Craven Bradham III, ME 50, of Fort Myers, Fla., on Nov. 25. A mechanical engineer, Mr. Bradham held 11 U.S. patents. He served in the Army at Fort Sill, Okla. He was an Eagle Scout and a Boy Scout leader. David H. Brady, CE 51, of West Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 31. He was the owner of David H. Brady Consulting Engineer. Joseph X. Brennan, Phys 50, MS Phys 51, of Erie, Pa., on Feb. 2, 2007. John Lamar Bryant Jr., Text 50, of McDonough, Ga., on Jan. 18. Following a 22year career in the Army, he was in charge of ROTC supply for the Atlanta Public School System. He joined the Army in 1940 and later became a member of the 503rd parachute regimental combat team, the first airborne regiment to fight in the Pacific during World War II. Following graduation from Tech, he rejoined the Army, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars and attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. He received three Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart and Philippine Liberation Medal. Ivy Norman Chastain, CE 52, of Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 29. He moved to Tampa in 1959 while working for Tidewater Construction and in 1962 started Norman Chastain Construction Inc. Originally from Thomasville, Ga., he played high school football for the state champion Bulldogs and later was honored as an inaugural member of the Thomasville Sports Hall of Fame. At Georgia Tech, he was a co-op student and a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. Following graduation, he served in the Army and attained the rank of second lieutenant. Survivors include his sons, Norman Chastain, Mgt 77, and William Chastain, Mgt 79. Wu-Chieh Cheng, PhD Chem 54, of Martinez, Ga., on Jan. 5. During his career, Dr. Cheng taught chemistry and physics at Payne College in Augusta, Ga., George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn., and Union University in Jackson, Tenn. Dr. Cheng spent his summers as a faculty research fellow at the Air Force Academy; faculty research participant at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and Savannah River Laboratory; faculty member at Rockwell Hanford Operations in Richland, Wash.; and chemist at the Northern Regional Research Center in Peoria, Ill. Survivors include his son, Robert Cheng, EE 93. William L. Cooper, EE 51, of Matthews, N.C., on May 15. Clinard Hartwell “Bud” Cowan, IE 50, of Greenville, S.C., on Jan. 8. Mr. Cowan worked at the E.I. DuPont Savannah River site for more than 30 years. A World War II veteran, he served in the Army Air Corps from 1940 to ’45. Horace L. Cowart, EE 51, of Conyers, Ga., on Nov. 4. An Army veteran, Mr. Cowart retired from Georgia Power, where he was a member of the Ambassadors, after 49 years of service. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha at Georgia Tech, Mr. Cowart was a Scoutmaster and a member of Toastmasters. Charles Edward Crawford, CE 53, of Baltimore, on Nov. 18, while vacationing in Bosnia. He worked for the engineering firm Michael Baker Corp. Mr. Crawford was a member of the Baltimore Ski Club and Mountain Club of Maryland. A few years ago, he completed hiking the Appalachian Trail. Lyman Cleveland Duncan Jr., MS IM 55, of Rome, Ga., on Dec. 12. He retired from the U.S. Civil Service Commission as an appeals judge. A decorated World War II veteran, he held the rank of colonel in the Air Force and was promoted to brigadier general in the Air National Guard. Cesar Fernandez, Arch 55, of Tucker, Ga., on Oct. 28. Mr. Fernandez retired from private practice in 1992. Richard T. “Tom” Ferris, IE 58, of Lakeland, Fla., on Dec. 20. Mr. Ferris was a systems consultant with Du Pont de Nemours and Co. Carl M. Floyd Jr., IM 57, of Pittsburgh, on Oct. 25. Mr. Floyd was a retired systems consultant manager with Westinghouse. TECHTOPICS | SPRING 2008

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