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Posts Tagged ‘1970s’

Jamie Haines James (1967)

Feb 7th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Jamie Haines James, of Loudon, TN, died February 3, 2012. She earned a bachelor’s degree (1967) and a master’s degree (1973) from the University of Tennessee, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Mrs. James was a retired teacher, having educated children in the Loudon County School System for more than 23 years.



Robert “Bob” Edward Alley (1971)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Edward Alley, of Knoxville, died December 26, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He served in the Air Force Reserves before embarking on a career in aviation at Eastern Airlines. He had a variety of business ventures that ultimately [...]



Donald M. Johnson (1972)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Donald M. Johnson, of Draper, UT, died April 27, 2011. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. He made his love of flying into a career, first in the U.S. Air Force and then as a commercial airline pilot.



Ronald W. Brown (1973)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Ronald W. Brown, of Newport, NC, died August 6, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



James A. Fritts (1967)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

James A. Fritts, of Lenoir City, TN, died May 24, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1967) and a master’s degree (1974) both from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.



Henrietta Marian Houston Harper (1975)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Henrietta Marian Houston Harper, of Knoxville, died December 5, 2011. She earned the Educational Specialist Degree from the University of Tennessee and a master’s degree from Tennessee State University in Nashville. Mrs. Harper was a retired educator, having taught in both the Alcoa and Knoxville City School Systems.



Robert Lynn “Bob” Goddard, II (1974)

Jan 30th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Robert Lynn “Bob” Goddard, II, of Elizabethton, TN, died December 8, 2011. He attended the University of Tennessee on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. He was an educator and coach, retiring with more than 35 years of service.



Sufi W. Ahmad (1970)

Jan 30th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Sufi W. Ahmad died December 4, 2011. He grew up in Lahore, Pakistan and earned a bachelor’s degree in art at the Government College in Lahore, a Master of Fine Arts at the University of the Punjab in Pakistan, and a second master’s degree (1970) from the University of Tennessee, College of Arts and Sciences. He [...]



Jerry A. Bush (1971)

Jan 23rd, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Jerry A. Bush, of Knoxville, died November 27, 2011. Jerry was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1971) and a master’s degree (1976) both from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. He retired from the Knoxville City and Knox County Schools with more than 30 years of service.



Waddell Cummings, Sr. (1974)

Jan 23rd, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Waddell Cummings, Sr., of Memphis, died November 28, 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee A&I State University and a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.