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Posts Tagged ‘1950s’

John Francis Byrne (1956)

Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

John Francis Byrne, of Oak Ridge, TN, died April 15, 2011. He served three years in the U.S. Army during WWII. Following his military service, he graduated from the University of Massachusetts and earned a doctor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Byrne joined the Oak Ridge Mental Health [...]



Owen Douglas Hornby (1957)

Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Owen Douglas Hornby, of Knoxville, died April 15, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering and also served in the U.S. Army Reserve. Owen was employed by the Knoxville Utility Board (KUB) as an engineer for forty-nine years.



Harry Luther Bailey, Sr. (1957)

Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Harry Luther Bailey, Sr., of Clinton, TN, died April 13, 2011. He served in the U.S. Navy in Naval Aviation during the Korean War. Following his military service, he graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. Harry then began his career with Union Carbide, Y-12 Plant, in [...]



John Phillip Ascher, Jr. (1953)

Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

John Phillip Ascher, Jr., of Knoxville, died April 15, 2011. At age 15, he began working for the Maine Central Railroad, embarking on a career that would span six decades. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. After college, his role as a conductor and [...]



Philip E. Shelley (1958)

Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Philip E. Shelley, of Las Vegas, NV, died April 11, 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree (1958) and a master’s degree (1961) from the University of Tennessee, College of Engineering, and a doctor’s degree from Virginia Tech. Prior to retirement, Dr. Shelley was president and general manager of EG&G Science Support Company. Earlier assignments with [...]



John S. Culpepper, Jr. (1953)

May 27th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

John S. Culpepper, Jr., of Jacksonville, FL, died March 15, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He proudly served his country in the Korean War. After being honorably discharged, he graduated from Duke University Law School and returned to Jacksonville where [...]



Allen Jack Newcomb (1958)

May 27th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Allen Jack Newcomb, of Nashville, TN, died December 31, 2010. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration.



Billy Crawford Brooks (1951)

May 27th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Billy Crawford Brooks, of Cedar Hill, TN, died March 24, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Brooks was a WWII veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. He worked 17 years with Pet Milk Company and retired from [...]



Douglas R. Carter (1951)

May 27th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Douglas R. Carter, of Marietta, GA, died February 16, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration.



Harlen Painter (1956)

May 27th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Harlen Painter, of Cleveland, TN, died April 16, 2010. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree from the College of Law.