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Espy worked in countries devastated by war, disasters of poverty, such as Iraq, Haiti and the Balkan countries during the war there." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Woodstock First Baptist Church,</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/goodman-espy-delivered-babies-and-hope-worldwide-dies-at-89/TOOJMJZIFZBG5FDSSQNILTDDFI/" class=" trending-tease-story">Goodman Espy, delivered babies and hope worldwide, dies at 89</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/sports/atlanta-braves/former-braves-star-rico-carty-dies-at-age-85/LH6U5XATDZBBBJG7BACWALANGU/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OBA5OVCQE4OAFHWOQPXWGSZ6PY.jpg?auth=2860ef60de78ef51872022cfe58a7ae8c483c18b4b53792c609d25c2c96960aa&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Braves outfielder Rico Carty was the National League batting champion in 1970. AJC file photo" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/sports/atlanta-braves/former-braves-star-rico-carty-dies-at-age-85/LH6U5XATDZBBBJG7BACWALANGU/" class=" trending-tease-story">Former Atlanta Braves star Rico Carty dies at age 85</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/ken-lindahl-who-taught-a-generation-of-thespians-dies-at-77/7O2UX6V4WBFZHLRC6BCTYRBIYA/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XAYF54O7FBCILBPJJJEH3W35SI.jpeg?auth=c7ce966488397ac690cfc81a5dc1dcd21ac1cfcf95896db65afdaaede97e6e9e&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Ken Lindahl grew up in MIchigan, where he and his wife Patty produced dozens of community theater productions. The family moved to Snellville in 1983, and the Lindahls began their three-decade long yoked careers in the performing arts at Brookwood High School." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: courtesy of family</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/ken-lindahl-who-taught-a-generation-of-thespians-dies-at-77/7O2UX6V4WBFZHLRC6BCTYRBIYA/" class=" trending-tease-story">Ken Lindahl, who taught a generation of thespians, dies at 77</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/honey-gfroerer-compassionate-friend-to-many-strangers-dies-at-88/HE2ZHSPJG5H4JCCGAQR3NXQ2WU/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/F2CXD46EZVGPDA2QG3NGM2FJHQ.jpg?auth=5636bc384f76d228f99578227037bbda6a1d2639a170376eab9d1b284f748048&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Honey Gfroerer (right) with husband George. Her compassionate heart led her to bring pregnant teenagers, foster children and refugees into her home and help them get better starts in life, even while raising her own five children. George was always "all in" on her endeavors." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: courtesy of family</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/honey-gfroerer-compassionate-friend-to-many-strangers-dies-at-88/HE2ZHSPJG5H4JCCGAQR3NXQ2WU/" class=" trending-tease-story">Honey Gfroerer, compassionate friend to many strangers, dies at 88</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="HP01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="MP01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div></div></div><div class="c-sectionHome b-sectionHome-padding b-sectionHomeMaxWidth with-rightRail"><div class="c-contentElements"><div data-fusion-lazy-id="f0f9CI68HRcpaEc"><div class="c-ttd-feature"><div class="c-homeLeadContainer left-photo-display-class three-columns"><div class="column-1"><div class="home-headline "><a href="/news/reg-murphy-the-atlanta-editor-who-was-kidnapped/OM3NIZ5TMFDUBICUZLKCPPFXH4/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ILKF4DSXEMXYFZF65V6LANERFA.jpg?auth=31aed2100d7f53f68f5e66855a535157482b5970a5d4e26961055588d46d4ae4&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Atlanta Constitution editor Reg Murphy speaks after being released about his kidnapping on Feb. 23, 1974." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="headline-box"><div class="c-headline-label">OBITUARY</div><a href="/news/reg-murphy-the-atlanta-editor-who-was-kidnapped/OM3NIZ5TMFDUBICUZLKCPPFXH4/" class="headline">Reg Murphy, the editor who was kidnapped in 1974, has died</a></div></div></div><div class="column-2"><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/things-to-do/north-georgia-honor-guard-provides-invaluable-service-for-military-heroes/YMBVDG7SOBCLBGFDQ76IWDQURU/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZK5IH6SB7JBWTIWGI4G4VXJOCU.jpg?auth=885257a7c9641594950be84bb137cfa179aab7b5b84bba8a3a448822588ea493&width=220&height=220&smart=true" alt="Richard Thomas (left) and his brother, Charlie Thomas, leaders of the White County Color Guard, prepare to demonstrate how to fold a ceremonial flag for military funerals. (Courtesy of White County Color and Honor Guard/Tom Johnson)" width="220" height="220" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:13.75rem;max-height:13.75rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Photo courtesy of White County Color and Honor Guard/Tom Johnson</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/things-to-do/north-georgia-honor-guard-provides-invaluable-service-for-military-heroes/YMBVDG7SOBCLBGFDQ76IWDQURU/" class=" trending-tease-story">North Georgia honor guard provides ‘invaluable service’ for military heroes</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/paul-zucca-helped-save-historic-grant-parks-look/KTO2S33YNJDHNDG2UPXRN76SZE/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/BDXV7M5VNBBAXD6SGZZVO4UMM4.jpg?auth=0875a0e49241dbe13bf760f6a10250dd7f0937004461fa780d4a85bfc0987090&width=220&height=220&smart=true" alt="Paul Zucca in Grant Park where a larger newly built house dwarfed a smaller historic Craftsman home. Zucca, a businessman, served on many city advisory committees, was active in local politics and a fighter for keeping Grant Park's historic homes intact. He helped the intown neighborhood gain a historic status that protects it many old homes. He died earlier this month. HW.A. BRIDGES JR./STAFFF)" width="220" height="220" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:13.75rem;max-height:13.75rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AJC staff</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/paul-zucca-helped-save-historic-grant-parks-look/KTO2S33YNJDHNDG2UPXRN76SZE/" class=" trending-tease-story">Paul Zucca helped save historic Grant Park’s look</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/business/arthur-blank-expected-to-speak-at-home-depot-cofounders-memorial-service/BX2UXSKIZVEYNLU45NPENGHNYM/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/BHWSWIDX75GDNYXZE3IPGL232Y.jpg?auth=de75119a6da44d0c2660e6f45e5318f3350a25f0b925944c2139b4a6ab8d0f94&width=220&height=220&focal=1048,212" alt="Businessman Bernie Marcus, who co-founded Home Depot, watched the Atlanta Hawks play the Orlando Magic in a NBA basketball game on Saturday, October 26, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com" width="220" height="220" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:13.75rem;max-height:13.75rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: ccompton@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/business/arthur-blank-expected-to-speak-at-home-depot-cofounders-memorial-service/BX2UXSKIZVEYNLU45NPENGHNYM/" class=" trending-tease-story"> Funeral for Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Atlanta-based Home Depot, will be Thursday in...</a></div></div></div></div><div class="column-3"><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/billionaire-business-leader-philanthropist-had-major-impact-on-atlanta/2DDWR6S7G5H2LLRSYMDO7WOBV4/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZHEX63A45FUTXBKXUOWKWE7QQM.jpg?auth=58abe96f559e178cd49db696083ed204cb15955c38275c55d43695dae9c3914d&width=220&height=220&smart=true" alt="At a news conference in Atlanta in 2005, Bernie Marcus, benefactor of the Georgia Aquarium, announces that the aquarium will open as the largest in the world. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC File)" width="220" height="220" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:13.75rem;max-height:13.75rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AJC file photo/Brant Sanderlin</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/billionaire-business-leader-philanthropist-had-major-impact-on-atlanta/2DDWR6S7G5H2LLRSYMDO7WOBV4/" class=" trending-tease-story">Bernie Marcus: A timeline of his life</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/atlanta-news/bernie-marcus-billionaire-cofounder-of-atlanta-based-home-depot-dies-at-95/HBKKVBNKIBACPK7W4K5XHFXMIA/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2FEQE2KEBNUNLGOUGW5BAT4QJE.jpg?auth=8285ef2cbbf935e1473ff5d792b0e69ab26f2d451d7b437394285fa61de51467&width=220&height=220&smart=true" alt="Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus became one of Atlanta's richest men and a leading philanthropist. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM" width="220" height="220" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:13.75rem;max-height:13.75rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/atlanta-news/bernie-marcus-billionaire-cofounder-of-atlanta-based-home-depot-dies-at-95/HBKKVBNKIBACPK7W4K5XHFXMIA/" class=" trending-tease-story">Bernie Marcus, cofounder of Home Depot, dies</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/georgia-news/georgia-sheriff-who-served-for-a-half-century-dies-in-office-at-age-92/KS5O5RQI6JH45HBIQJTC5DO2WI/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/KROVA3THGXSADBPZDO2LQ4U5FU.JPG?auth=64694306c9269f86ede14d0088f76f97f5344d08484067f2d1fcfe5b81de2f7a&width=220&height=220&smart=true" alt="Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton — who rarely wore a badge or toted a gun — died Saturday, Oct. 19. Talton, 92, was believed to be the longest-serving sheriff in American history. (Natrice Miller/AJC 2024)" width="220" height="220" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:13.75rem;max-height:13.75rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/georgia-news/georgia-sheriff-who-served-for-a-half-century-dies-in-office-at-age-92/KS5O5RQI6JH45HBIQJTC5DO2WI/" class=" trending-tease-story">Nation’s longest-serving sheriff, elected in Georgia in 1972, has died</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-LeftPhotoNoPhotoWrapper" data-sectiontitle="Left Photo No Photo Row"><div class="row"><div class="c-LeftPhotoNoPhotoRow"><div class="row"><div class="LeftPhotoNoPhoto "><div class="c-homeLeadContainer left-photo-no-photo-display-class one-column"><div class="column-1"><div class="c-homeList false left-photo "><a href="/news/joy-evilsizor-a-passionate-advocate-for-animals-has-died/2YOFTHJIOBBQTLNV4KGSLC22P4/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EFF2L24RXVERBCPOPZWZVHLRRE.jpg?auth=fa365ddbdc40235c1e9c4f735f97e6a517b2b7c0a7abbb4ad2a75685097e19cb&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Joy Evilsizor, the former executive director of the Humane Society of Cobb County and chair of the county’s Animal Services Board, was a passionate advocate for animals. 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style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy photo</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/rev-bowers-legacy-lives-on-in-atlanta-ministries-and-services/MSBTNQZWFFFLTO23KUXPX2S4QU/" class=" trending-tease-story">Rev. Bowers’ legacy lives on in Atlanta ministries and services</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/bernice-johnson-reagons-songs-moved-a-nation/45UQIBEZOZCTTPEIUWTG7SXMNQ/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VCMULPOGVJFJNEF7C5CEZPHBBE.jpg?auth=bb2a4878cb0510947d4d8351ef190ad750b95eac869ff804a1c6a7f77b39e96b&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Bernice Johnson Reagon, used her voice and music to play a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement and went on to become a noted musicologist. Reagon died this week." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Sharon Farmer</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/bernice-johnson-reagons-songs-moved-a-nation/45UQIBEZOZCTTPEIUWTG7SXMNQ/" class=" trending-tease-story">Bernice Johnson Reagon’s songs moved a nation</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/attorney-led-fight-for-georgias-poor/NALBULB6RBA63CVDZV4HH7DR2E/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HFEQVK26P5EIJP4BBGW3Y4IZ4I.jpg?auth=bdb7847f15859eb90db37adb0a2ac9db8cbddf71ddf7c5a1b9940440702c9ed7&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Phyllis Holmen was a committed legal advocate for poor and disenfranchised Georgians." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy State Bar of Georgia</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"><div class="c-headline-label">OBITUARY</div></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/attorney-led-fight-for-georgias-poor/NALBULB6RBA63CVDZV4HH7DR2E/" class=" trending-tease-story">Attorney led fight for Georgia’s poor</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/bill-allen-brought-development-flair-to-his-work/DEPMUJEWVZGG5CKTIHZTK6QXBI/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HUGIY2JFX5BI5EVRQIZ4W76DTU.JPG?auth=ff1fd6a4107630d7ad3c00bb95dc4b317e2d7c16dcb103ce8e7b4b869597aa7d&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="DeKalb entrepreneur Lecester "Bill" Allen" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/bill-allen-brought-development-flair-to-his-work/DEPMUJEWVZGG5CKTIHZTK6QXBI/" class=" trending-tease-story">Bill Allen brought development flair to his work</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/fred-taylor-began-civil-rights-work-as-a-child/ZJUQ5MASUFFTJA3RBEL3IAKFEM/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2EFQU5TWNVFNVDQSB3WX5EG3MQ.jpg?auth=8a64a237825eea60eb9a4e723f595609c81bd3e732dd93218fcc381e4fd0d1b2&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="The Rev. Fred Taylor worked for decades for the SCLC. He was involved in the Civil Rights Movement from childhood." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: NICK ARROYO</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/fred-taylor-began-civil-rights-work-as-a-child/ZJUQ5MASUFFTJA3RBEL3IAKFEM/" class=" trending-tease-story">Fred Taylor began civil rights work as a child</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/abit-massey-oversaw-rise-of-georgia-poultry-industry/UMLERI7C4BGWPGB6G47H7J5ZDQ/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/K7R376LRMFBRJE2M75OLFFC2NE.jpg?auth=c30ac04740518a403f87cd427fa2575075c6839860f5e97d1e58ca54bb36239d&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="The always immaculately dressed and well-coifed Capitol lobbyist Abit Massey (right) buttonholed then-Rep. Bill Health outside of the House chamber in this 2004 photo. Massey helped grow the Georgia poultry industry into a multi-billion dollar business in Georgia. (BEN GRAY/STAFF" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: ajc staff</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/abit-massey-oversaw-rise-of-georgia-poultry-industry/UMLERI7C4BGWPGB6G47H7J5ZDQ/" class=" trending-tease-story">Abit Massey oversaw rise of Georgia poultry industry</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/georgia-news/georgia-poultry-industry-icon-abit-massey-dies/UDD2MDAWYNAAXEAE3V3JVRWMGQ/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LSMPBWDXJFDVRDU5WTUX55RQI4.jpg?auth=e12504eedc9ce4d366fcf073e0a8e1aa427729f71eb4599e31e9588671b8a4de&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Abit Massey (right) president emeritus of the Georgia Poultry Federation and legendary poultry industry lobbyist, died Saturday. This photo was taken in 2004 outside the House chamber with then-State Rep. Bill Heath of Bremen. (BEN GRAY/ AJC File)" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: ajc staff</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/georgia-news/georgia-poultry-industry-icon-abit-massey-dies/UDD2MDAWYNAAXEAE3V3JVRWMGQ/" class=" trending-tease-story">Georgia poultry industry icon Abit Massey dies</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/georgia-writer-rose-from-poverty-in-columbus/CNAJVITXP5ELXA3RZIJ3OAQHXY/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GH7LKMA6FVF7XJKQKE3PJJK4GA.jpg?auth=568683b91d7070571a40c8bacba7285a6ca18de8d3b310c7cabf2aa5b6b85eaa&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Playwright Shay Youngblood rose from poverty in Columbus to become a prize-winning author. The strong Black women who raised her came to life in her works. Youngblood died from cancer on June 11." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Horizon Theatre</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"><div class="c-headline-label">OBITUARY</div></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/georgia-writer-rose-from-poverty-in-columbus/CNAJVITXP5ELXA3RZIJ3OAQHXY/" class=" trending-tease-story">Georgia author’s background found life in stories</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-topPhotoNoPhotoRow" data-sectiontitle="Top Photo No Photo Row"><div class="row"><div class="topPhotoNoPhoto"></div><div class="topPhotoNoPhoto"></div><div class="topPhotoNoPhoto"></div></div></div><div data-fusion-lazy-id="f0f0IvQzx44mcpQ"><div class="c-list-feature b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><div class="c-homeListContainer four-columns top-photo-display-class"><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/dr-edward-leader-helped-thousands-taught-for-nearly-half-a-century/WKK6Y3O7KBFULNRY7TKXBB7R6A/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HHWO6MOR5NFSHGXNMKRRZUD3IM.jpg?auth=2c9efadf168fd9d38b484805a74300bc2e849c61f780535702853def26be4ffc&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Dr. Edward Leader, in the center, with his wife Mary Wool Leader. Dr. Leader was a noted Atlanta psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who also taught at the Emory University School of Medicine and worked with soldiers for Veterans Affairs." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: courtesy of </p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/dr-edward-leader-helped-thousands-taught-for-nearly-half-a-century/WKK6Y3O7KBFULNRY7TKXBB7R6A/" class=" trending-tease-story">Dr. Edward Leader helped thousands, taught for nearly half a century</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/manning-pattillo-stabilized-and-grew-oglethorpe-university/EHIIA6TELJB33FXSI2BQ7GQ2KQ/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/A7ZWLQS3EKGA7ALUJAW5TFWFFY.jpg?auth=ea9ca74198fa3d01af110825be36fc9dcc4860142d5fc80fe15f43964629a4b8&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Manning Pattillo, a former Oglethorpe University president, was 102 years old when photographed waiting for the start of the Class of 2022 commencement ceremony. Pattillo helped stabilized the university during his tenure and remained active in supporting it and in many community affairs after his retirement. He died earlier this month. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Steve Schaefer</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/manning-pattillo-stabilized-and-grew-oglethorpe-university/EHIIA6TELJB33FXSI2BQ7GQ2KQ/" class=" trending-tease-story">Manning Pattillo stabilized and grew Oglethorpe University</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/sports/ken-sugiura/remembering-miller-pope-an-indispensible-member-of-atlantas-sports-community/R2GZJ4777JBFRNRVUFRM725SVQ/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IAXZDXOKTZB4VDE3VULKM2CDTI.jpg?auth=e4f3b85f2b4c32693998fa437b5e29b3b3176384e43bcb2268fee94a9e7b3291&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Atlanta radio engineer Miller Pope died Monday, May 27, 2024 at the age of 65. An independent contractor, Pope engineered broadcasts for Georgia, Georgia Tech, the Falcons, Hawks and Atlanta United in a career that spanned more than 40 years. In this photo, Pope was engineering the radio broadcast of a Tech men’s basketball game at McCamish Pavilion on February 20, 2019. (Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics)" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech AThl</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/sports/ken-sugiura/remembering-miller-pope-an-indispensible-member-of-atlantas-sports-community/R2GZJ4777JBFRNRVUFRM725SVQ/" class=" trending-tease-story">Remembering Miller Pope, an indispensable member of Atlanta’s sports community</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/georgias-first-female-appellate-judge-blazed-trails-on-and-off-the-bench/CCSW6X7RBZBQJHGEX4A2DUM4UM/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Y2GP5LRSZRHDDGTO476FW5EV5Q.jpg?auth=142fde903764ab81fbb2b960a0a96968c53495b17943c648361306b51986c861&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley, the court's first female judge and female chief judge, stands in front of the court's motto – to which she added the words "and women" – in her official portrait. Beasley, who died May 19, was Georgia's first female appellate judge." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: court</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/georgias-first-female-appellate-judge-blazed-trails-on-and-off-the-bench/CCSW6X7RBZBQJHGEX4A2DUM4UM/" class=" trending-tease-story">Georgia’s first female appellate judge blazed trails on and off the bench</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/eddie-jacksons-career-turned-to-helping-children/WETTZV7Z7VCDBEH47HFHDM4QB4/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WIKXWKWUFZE7LGVKI7CFA3E4BA.jpg?auth=74a4445ccac91523db9c774a7859bff8f922ab182719173e54ef8a1fbb863f33&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Eddie Jackson worked for Marietta City Schools. He died unexpectedly earlier this month, becoming the second employee this year at Marietta Middle School to die." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy of </p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/eddie-jacksons-career-turned-to-helping-children/WETTZV7Z7VCDBEH47HFHDM4QB4/" class=" trending-tease-story">Eddie Jackson’s career turned to helping children</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/cnns-alice-stewart-dies-at-58/IOOYC4TTKZASDCHOM4YQZR7K7E/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WCDMAGMAWJBSRK5BXPV2ECGIW4.jpg?auth=75f1110d04902c4f9ce41fc751d175d05e9d058870b5fb954619c6e64dddea78&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Alice Stewart, shown in 2005 when she was the press secretary for Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, has died at age 58. The CNN political commentator was a University of Georgia alumna. (AP file photo / Mike Wintroath)" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Mike Wintroath/AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/cnns-alice-stewart-dies-at-58/IOOYC4TTKZASDCHOM4YQZR7K7E/" class=" trending-tease-story">Alice Stewart, CNN political commentator with Georgia roots, dies at 58</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/radio-host-ralph-from-ben-hill-started-as-a-call-in-commentator/B5HVZ7FDS5HJDDPKRVLX3MFVGE/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LSKGENWDKVGRPH6DGQYT2HCUWA.jpg?auth=4ba278d80f47fd45735d914cb7c52619db8ba1d9875864f718e024da467a8ca8&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Former WGST radio talk show host Ralph from Ben Hill (Calvin Miles Smith) in one of the recording studios at the station. Hill died at age 74. (Frank Niemeir/AJC staff) 1990." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AJC Staff</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/radio-host-ralph-from-ben-hill-started-as-a-call-in-commentator/B5HVZ7FDS5HJDDPKRVLX3MFVGE/" class=" trending-tease-story">Ralph From Ben Hill, former WGST radio host, dies at 74</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/black-atlanta-culture/atlantas-entertainment-elite-support-frank-ski-as-oldest-son-jarrett-rodriguez-dies/CQTMTZE4FBFC5DXKUVO53Z4MIU/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OZSTEP7SSLFASXZZGY47RDBAKM.jpg?auth=bb241912e70b8d8592f4670a89f5817b5dbb8ded438c5e23a32997ca0f6558d3&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Frank Ski and his songs Blake, Harrison, Jarrett and Franklin (L to R)." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jennifer Brett</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/black-atlanta-culture/atlantas-entertainment-elite-support-frank-ski-as-oldest-son-jarrett-rodriguez-dies/CQTMTZE4FBFC5DXKUVO53Z4MIU/" class=" trending-tease-story">Atlanta’s entertainment elite support Frank Ski as oldest son Jarrett Rodriguez dies</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/bill-paul-brought-artists-to-the-state-and-challenged-the-status-quo/GFEBLPEYIND4XO2VYIF4AFDHCY/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/JFIYET33IRHMXCUUFOLU6X6BQU.jpg?auth=fb914ab6f11f4769e43385330aa625de627d60b996b9f41a2b1ca9a196f1fc23&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Bill Paul was an artist, museum director and professor at the University of Georgia. He supported new artists and he was unafraid to challenge the status quo with his own works." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy of family</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/bill-paul-brought-artists-to-the-state-and-challenged-the-status-quo/GFEBLPEYIND4XO2VYIF4AFDHCY/" class=" trending-tease-story">Bill Paul challenged the status quo with his art</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/don-leebern-influenced-higher-education-in-georgia/7UYVXXSTKFE4VO3JWMFMRMT5LE/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OFZ4UFBFRVCM5LNSVNO22UO45M.JPG?auth=9986ee2c50aafedc891bb0ccbb20f83df16b070f18ed96023c6f5de1166ace18&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Donald M. Leebern, Jr. was a successful businessman and long-time member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: bandres@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/don-leebern-influenced-higher-education-in-georgia/7UYVXXSTKFE4VO3JWMFMRMT5LE/" class=" trending-tease-story">Don Leebern influenced higher education in Georgia</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/atlanta-news/rico-wades-funeral-set-for-friday/JSQQDSHPJBFLVDSALTST2ZMVEE/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fd1fegwn2wjh0cs.cloudfront.net%2F04-26-2024%2Ft_f72dc15756a84cc68e858f1f8c0c491b_name_file_960x540_1600_v4_.jpg?auth=d2da7105524b584fd4eb9e627228adb1c534817e2e9138ab07b9b78c5d6afbc7&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="ajc.com" width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/atlanta-news/rico-wades-funeral-set-for-friday/JSQQDSHPJBFLVDSALTST2ZMVEE/" class=" trending-tease-story">Funeral for hip-hop pioneer Rico Wade today in Atlanta</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/obituaries/he-believed-in-everybody-the-everlasting-legacy-of-atlantas-rico-wade/47YZEAWSMRDBBE2YHM6K4MUR24/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3ANDSZWDZBH3LF3ZRBO6JQAZ3I.jpg?auth=6f85ef6675d058ab05c3cee2410c5b1eab9974558003514b5e86803bfbabd6c7&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Rico Wade photographed in Piedmont Park in the 1990s. Photographer Shannon McCollum spent time documenting Wade and the rise of Dungeon Family." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: File photo/Shannon McCollum</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/news/obituaries/he-believed-in-everybody-the-everlasting-legacy-of-atlantas-rico-wade/47YZEAWSMRDBBE2YHM6K4MUR24/" class=" trending-tease-story">‘He believed in everybody’: The everlasting legacy of Atlanta’s Rico Wade</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/things-to-do/appreciation-j-wayne-baughmans-sustained-vision-for-johns-creek-symphony/VHONWK5CLFEYRDPZVZUGLJHDWM/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PVSY3OLIHNE7FIZGWP7HM7OK6E.JPG?auth=49d266e34b913afd794a8e9946818a32d490d67e583bb4342a1224c74724e449&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="J. Wayne Baughman led the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra from 2007 to 2023." width="1000" height="560" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.7857142857142858;max-width:62.5rem;max-height:35rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy of Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/things-to-do/appreciation-j-wayne-baughmans-sustained-vision-for-johns-creek-symphony/VHONWK5CLFEYRDPZVZUGLJHDWM/" class=" trending-tease-story">Appreciation: J. Wayne Baughman’s sustained vision for Johns Creek Symphony</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/black-atlanta-culture/former-ajc-music-reporter-sonia-murray-remembers-rico-wade/QMCIFMRWIVALZBJVHQFLXSED4E/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ISIYPO4ZQ5FF5I47OVX3YXK4ZU.jpg?auth=f1cda7482b13e1fda7610a87c6b6e2fc3ea543520c39a80ae5af305e8638c923&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Music producers Rico Wade (front), Ray Murray (left) and Pat 'Sleepy' Brown bring upbeat attitude to the mixing board. 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JUDE</p></div></div></div></a><div class="homeList-text"><div class="label-row"></div><div class="c-label-wrapper"></div><div class=" headline }"><a href="/things-to-do/allman-brothers-guitarist-dickey-betts-dies-at-80/LLNSJJ3KD5DFTC5CCUIHA2NTMQ/" class=" trending-tease-story">Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80</a></div></div></div><div class="c-homeList false "><a href="/news/atlanta-news/one-in-a-million-glenn-mccutchen-former-editor-of-ajc-dies/UPGRPBFOGJEXDHIRHEYUHJL3HY/" class="homeList-image"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WPUGN5LCEZGG7NBWTQXJSK4Q3Q.jpg?auth=fcaaf6f63a3b9d3629bbb6c6ba041143bca97fd3d1ed9f3736ffa627115d1b83&width=1000&height=560&smart=true" alt="Glenn McCutchen was a journalist with Cox Enterprises for 42 years, including roles as executive editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and publisher 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The men didn’t live with the Gfroerers, but Honey and George supported them financially and Honey helped them get settled."},{"_id":"GRCN2Y7F6BGEHOLSXPXU72WPNE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731517274805},"type":"text","content":"After the older Gfroerer children left for college, Honey earned a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University of New Orleans and became a social worker for Fulton County’s Division of Family & Children Services. “That was a perfect job for her,” says Tim Gfroerer. 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Losing her husband of 64 years, “was just too much for my mom,” says Tim. “She just couldn’t go on without him.”"},{"_id":"PJJORRX2IBBIVGKCQ3PDLXAN2I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731517274809},"type":"text","content":"In addition to Marne, Gaylan, and Tim, Honey Gfroerer is survived by her sister, Molly King, two additional sons, Giff and Terry, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and other relatives. A celebration of life will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King Dec. 6, at 10 a.m., with a reception following. 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He recounted how they raised money for firefighters after 9/11 and victims of Hurricane Katrina. He recalled how she helped V-103 fans get passports when the station took 200 of them on a trip to South Africa."},{"_id":"6PF6QD35KVHHNOXVK647N6LDQA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1728876110600},"type":"text","content":"Although they drifted apart after she lost her job at V-103 in early 2019, he said they reconciled last year. In fact, he said they were about to reunite on Kiss 104.1 but then she fell ill."},{"_id":"YR76MHGORZCFFAVCVJOW62KECY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1728876110601},"type":"text","content":"“She didn’t want anybody to know,’ Ski said. “She was public for everybody else and private inside. She was beautiful. I miss you babe. 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We got to make everybody else know why this is a hit’,” she says. “He never wavered on his excitement or his intentionality.”"},{"_id":"WRKV627UWZEBRGHYAFZMAAO5JM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477914},"type":"text","content":"“When I met Rico, he was this humble guy from southwest Atlanta before they had received the notoriety, the success and the accolades, and he was still the same person to this day,” she says."},{"_id":"PALWL77MIFCLTDHRSUDBOJ4A2I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477915},"type":"text","content":"As they grew older, the two co-workers turned friends kept in contact because Wade loved to talk on the phone. “Rico would talk to you on the phone like y’all were in high school; you might be on the phone with Rico for an hour or two and just get lost in the conversation,” she says."},{"_id":"DDKDTUHYQRCHPIGIWMFOKNQ674","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477917},"type":"text","content":"One of those conversations came a few weeks before Wade died, and Das hasn’t stopped thinking about it. “We were just talking about life and we were talking about health challenges that we had both experienced and the importance of eating healthy and taking care of ourselves at our age,” says Das who is one year older than Wade at 53. “I can’t believe that he’s not here.”"},{"_id":"CEELIYW4JFG2DPJAVRR3OMDU6A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477918},"type":"text","content":"<b>Picture me rolling</b>"},{"_id":"4BMUXVRK75FX5KV3C2HU5DYLKM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477919},"type":"text","content":"Next to the <a href=\"https://www.xxlmag.com/organized-noize-producer-rico-wade-dead-obit/\" target=\"_blank\">image of Wade holding his forearms stacked</a> to show case off corresponding “DUNGEON” and “FAMILY” tattoos, there is probably no visual more synonymous with his legend than one captured by longtime Atlanta music photographer Shannon McCollum. The photograph shows Wade sitting atop his Range Rover in Piedmont Park, wearing a University of Michigan basketball jersey, his long hands and fingers stretched outward."},{"_id":"XC6T7VVRB5BLPJYXFCUBNQAGGY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477920},"type":"text","content":"In the early ‘90s, McCollum was a sophomore at Clark Atlanta University when he was hired by Black-owned entertainment magazine, Tafrija, to photograph the Dungeon Family. After meeting the crew at Wade’s house on Adams Drive in southwest Atlanta, McCollum spent the next five years documenting their rise. Wade paid him $500 a week starting out. 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Wade talks about the importance of timing, staying motivated despite life’s stalls."},{"_id":"5DTBMVXD3VDZBEDGUAU4YSEUEE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477929},"type":"text","content":"<i>“I just think timin’ is everything/ Like [expletive], this it, this, this one right here/ That ain’t easy/ Stay motivated, stay inspired/ I owe it to myself, stay down on it/ And it ain’t been hard throughout the journey/ It’s been a journey.”</i>"},{"_id":"4VQJCDH3HVGULI3HMLU63FUAI4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477930},"type":"text","content":"Wade’s comments stem from an argument the two men had years ago over the name Killer Mike. The latter set out as a solo artist, and when a meeting with label execs headed south, Wade pulled Killer Mike out into a hallway. “They don’t want to support ‘Killer Mike.’ And that’s [expletive] up and that’s wrong. So we got to figure something else out. 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Rather than keep fighting, Wade told Killer Mike he believed in him, and supported his vision, even if they saw it differently. “He never let me forget that you made the decision and now that you made the decision, you’re going to see this [expletive] all the way through.”"},{"_id":"G33ABTR3VNG77IGAIV77YWOMEI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477932},"type":"text","content":"“Rico helped me understand that their fear was going to inhibit me,” he says. “So even when the struggle came, it was just a part of the journey.”"},{"_id":"RIBEJIPOXZAOLC4ED7HZ4LYRFM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477933},"type":"text","content":"Nearly two decades later, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/grammy-awards-2024-killer-mike-sweeps-rap-awards-more-atlanta-winners/3XWMETSMTFEUVCL3MCB3EHZIWE/\" target=\"_blank\">when Killer Mike won three Grammys </a>earlier this year, it was Wade who called to congratulate him. 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Only days before, The Sesh advertised an Organized Noize tribute following Wade’s death, featuring a set from KP and performances from Dungeon Family members."},{"_id":"JH5QFRFM5ZBGRF5EHJGM4SK76Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477939},"type":"text","content":"As he stood behind the turntables, KP was honest about his emotions. “This is one of the hardest ones I’ve ever had to do,” he tells the crowd."},{"_id":"FPNAFSXMNRCQPHEWYAGZIW6RSM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714006477940},"type":"text","content":"From there, KP takes the audience on a journey through the soundtrack of Wade’s life, opening with “You May Die,” the intro from OutKast’s sophomore album, “ATLiens.” KP’s set is an homage to Wade and Dungeon Family’s catalogue, but also songs he loved like Nirvana’s “Come As You Are,” “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and the “Golden Girls” theme song."},{"_id":"CVII3R7CTBDUJEYZRGEQO3DQUY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1714014000388},"type":"text","content":"Dungeon Family members join KP on stage. Backbone talks about “Reek neck,” the movement Wade made in the studio when he heard beats he liked before going into his record, “5 Duce-4 Tre.” With KP as their guide, Dungeon Family members cycle through staples “SpottieOttieDopaliscious,” “Black Ice,” “Cell Therapy,” and “Crumblin’ Erb.” The set then transitions to Mista’s “Blackberry Molasses,” the R&B group’s biggest hit, which Organized Noize produced."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"© 2001 Atlanta Journal-Constit","address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"d05c7e6077bd73810bc5f1f915a0b22a1af30c4113e7af6df425d1c317cef148"},"caption":"Rico Wade (from left), rapper 'Backbone' and Backbone's manager Bernard Parks rat a party Sunday, April 22, 2001, at Wade's Atlanta home to wrap up a weekend of Universal Records showcasing it's Southern acts. 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Family was always first for maestro Baughman, but after that came the symphony and advancing the cause of cultural arts in our community.”"},{"_id":"WFGOSJVVONDFTOQPTX4ZG77DSM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1709901233475},"type":"text","content":"Those admiring words fall short of fully encapsulating the man: Family and orchestra were one and the same."},{"_id":"JDLDHHGSDNGMFPSJSDOLBHG7S4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1709901233476},"type":"text","content":"“He had the most amazing personality,” said eldest daughter and violinist <a href=\"https://www.edgewoodstringquartet.com/meet-the-musicians\">Adelaide Federici</a>. “He was so charismatic but really sincere and seemed to know everybody. He had this great quality of stoicism. 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His musical interests developed in tandem with a love of sports, and his career in classical music came at the cost of pursuing a career in baseball. “He was an amazing baseball player,” said Federici. “We all played baseball. He was a great baseball coach and just a really, really fun dad.”"},{"_id":"GYK27XPLQRD2DMYLRV2IATSBEA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1709901233481},"type":"text","content":"Maestro Baughman studied choral and orchestral conducting at the University of Alabama, where he earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees, followed by studies in advanced conducting at the University of Michigan. He arrived in Atlanta in 1974, where he quickly became involved with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses as bass-baritone vocal soloist and frequent collaborator with ASO Director Robert Shaw. 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Within a week of her death, he began discussing plans for what would become the JCSO with his daughters. “We talked about how to get that started because it was important to us that mom should also have a legacy,” explained Edelman."},{"_id":"XFWNVJDYTFHDVBHL6RRQF3574E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1709901233483},"type":"text","content":"A memorial concert in Lynn Baughman’s honor raised money for the JCSO concertmaster chair that bears her name. The seat is held by Federici."},{"_id":"YNJOL3YTGVGRVGZFJ66N5GDRG4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1709901233484},"type":"text","content":"In mid-July 2023, Baughman suffered a stroke. 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The Allman Brothers Band would reunite for the band’s 20th anniversary in 1989. Members would come and go in the years that followed, and there was often tension and infighting, but a final break with Betts came in 2000. 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