Tech Topics - Spring 2009 - (Page 36) BURDELL & FRIENDS Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Engineering Division Leadership and Services Award in 2000. Mr. Boggs, whose technical articles were published in several professional journals, worked as a manufacturing engineer with Westvaco Corp. for nearly 20 years. Richard Bruns, ChE 50, a resident of Edmonds, Wash., on Nov. 26. After retiring as an engineer, he and his wife traveled the world, visiting many European and Asian countries. During World War II, he served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. He was a founding member of the Edmonds Unitarian Fellowship in 1957. Walter C. “Beau” Clark, IM 51, of Marietta, Ga., on Dec. 3. A Marine Corps veteran, he retired from Lockheed after more than 39 years of service. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus 4599, a volunteer at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and a member of the West Cobb Golden K. Shelby Compton, Text 51, of Cowpens, S.C., on Nov. 9. Mr. Compton was a retired textile engineer. A Navy veteran, he was a former volunteer for Mobile Meals and a craftsman who built looms for weavers. Clarence Donald Cone Jr., ChE 54, a resident of Yorktown, Va., on Dec. 27. After retiring from civil service, he performed research in cell division control, cancer targeting, nerve cell repair and the aging process under the aegis of the Glenn Medical Foundation. He authored dozens of scientific papers and held several patents in cell division control. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a member of Tau Beta Pi at Georgia Tech, Dr. Cone earned a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Virginia and a PhD in biophysics from the Medical College of Virginia. With NASA from 1956 to 1973, he researched low-speed aerodynamics and began investigating cancer. Dr. Cone continued his biophysical research at the Eastern Virginia Medical School and at the VA Medical Center. Benjamin P. Cordell Jr., EE 57, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 11. Mr. Cordell retired from Florida Power & Light, for which he worked as an electrical engineer for 31 years. A graduate of the Tennessee Military Institute, Mr. Cordell served in the Air Force from 1950 to ’54. Richard Anderson “Dick” Cox, IE 50, of Dunwoody, Ga., on Nov. 12. He was a Navy ROTC member at Tech. Following service in the Navy, he worked for Westinghouse Electric Corp. for 37 years and later for ABB, retiring as vice president for Southern region utility sales in Atlanta. 36 In Memoriam William Floyd Daniel Jr., CE 53, MS CE 67, of Atlantic Beach, Fla., on Oct. 25. Upon retirement from the Navy in 1980, Mr. Daniel started several real estaterelated companies in Brevard, N.C. He sailed oil tankers as a merchant mariner in the last years of World War II. Following graduation from Tech, he served 27 years in the Civil Engineer Corps of the Navy. While stationed at the China Lake Naval Weapons Center in California, he managed the concept development of the second largest geothermal resource in the United States at Coso Hot Springs. He is survived by his son, William F. Daniel III, Phys 76. William E. Dempster, ME 50, of Satellite Beach, Fla., on Oct. 18. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Dempster joined Chrysler Corp. and the team at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., during the space program’s infancy in the late 1950s. In 1963, he relocated to Cape Kennedy, now the Kennedy Space Center, and was instrumental in the success of the Gemini, Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab and space shuttle missions. In retirement, Mr. Dempster volunteered with Meals on Wheels and Holmes Regional Medical Center. He was named the Brevard County Volunteer of the Year in the early 1990s. John Horace “Jack” Doran Sr., CE 51, of Stone Mountain, Ga., on Dec. 6. Mr. Doran retired from a long career as a structural engineer at the age of 75. During World War II, he served in the Navy aboard the USS Dragonet. An avid reader and a camera buff, he enjoyed biweekly gatherings with the Curmudgeons. Survivors include his son, John H. Doran Jr., Arch 76. Roger Dysart, ChE 52, of Wilton, Conn., on Dec. 24. A specialist in the area of synthetic fibers, Mr. Dysart worked for such companies as DuPont, Fiber Industries and Chemtex and retired as general manager of Celanese Acetate. From 1988 to 1990, he lived in Nantong, China, where he oversaw the construction and startup of a synthetic fiber plant. A Navy ROTC member at Tech, he served in the Navy aboard the USS Johnston DD821 during the Korean War. Memorials in his name may be made to the Georgia Tech Foundation. William Elmore Gardner Sr., MS Chem 56, a resident of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., on Nov. 13. He retired as a pharmaceutical research chemist from Monsanto. An Army veteran, Mr. Gardner received a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University and an MBA from Fairleigh-Dickinson University. He was a fisherman and gardener. Herbert Edwin Goodman, IM 51, of San Diego, on Oct. 29. He retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1966. Mr. Goodman worked on the original production computer at UNIVAC and was a senior consultant at Litton Industries, Collins Radio and Science Applications International Corp. A World War II and Korean War veteran, he received a Victory Medal and an Army of Occupation Medal. As a ham radio operator, he volunteered his time to Air Force MARS radio for emergency communications. A founding member of the San Diego Computer Society, he and his wife edited, published and mailed publications for various groups. LeRoy W. Gross Jr., CE 53, a resident of Richmond, Va., on Nov. 30. He was an engineering designer with American Engineers. Mr. Gross served in the Army from 1945 to 1948. Leroy McCurry “Lee” Hair, AE 59, a resident of Huntsville, Ala., on Dec. 31. He had worked with several engineering firms in Huntsville since 1973. Mr. Hair also did consulting work for NASA and the Army as a specialist in aeronautical propulsion and design. At Tech, he was president of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, a member of Tau Beta Pi and worked at Redstone in the wind tunnel facility as a co-op student. He also served in the Air National Guard. Mr. Hair earned a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Stanford University while working full time at Lockheed in missile design and testing. He later worked with the Lockheed Missile and Space group in Huntsville and with McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis. A fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mr. Hair participated in numerous Volunteer in Mission projects in Central and South America and Habitat for Humanity projects in Alabama. Lorenz August Heinze, EE 50, of Santa Maria, Calif., on Nov. 2. Mr. Heinze retired from Lockheed in 1990. During his career with the company, he worked on the design of the guidance systems for the space shuttle and the Hubble space telescope. He entered the Navy after high school and attended college on the GI Bill. Upon graduating from Tech, he worked as an engineer with Dow Chemical. He later lived and worked for nine years on a Strategic Air Command base in Taiwan. Frank James Hurt Jr., Text 54, of Anderson, S.C., on Oct. 13. Mr. Hurt worked with Burlington Industries for 31 years, retiring as an executive vice president. He served in the Marine Corps from 1946 to 1949 and attended the Navy School of Music. He later was a captain of the Georgia Tech marching band. Mr. Hurt was a president of the Youth Council of Monti- TechTopics | Spring 2009
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