He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict having served as a Ranger in the United States Army. He is survived by his sister, Catherine Wittkamp Young of Savannah; niece, Amanda Young, two nephews, Trey Young and Matthew Young all of Savanah. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Luther E. Wittkamp and nephew, Andrew W. Young. Julia Ann (“Judy”) Jeffords Krulic died in Savannah, Georgia, on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at age 79.
She graduated from Mercer University in Macon in 1968 with a BA degree in education. Dianna began her career in Savannah, GA as an elementary school teacher, first at Juliette Low Elementary School and later at White Bluff Elementary, where she was loved by her students and fellow teachers. She received a Master’s in Elementary Education from Armst ... Frankie was born in Mullins, SC on October 15, 1932 to the late John Richard and Nina Owens Bolt. Frankie was an active member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church where she served in various roles in the church.
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Inocencio “Big Petto” Bustamante passed in peace at the age of 55. He is survived by his wife , daughter (Sanita S. Bustamante), two sons (Freddie & Petto Bustamante), and his nephew (Ronald Louis Jr.). Big Petto is a beloved husband, father, Uncle, and Grandfather.
Born in Savannah, Georgia he was the son of the late William Colie Purvis and Ruth Radford Purvis. College and graduated in 1973 receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration. Patricia JoAnn Canady, age 88, passed away in her home in Savannah, Georgia on August 4, 2022.
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Judy was born in Sylvester, Georgia, on February 27, 1943, to the late Mary Cromley and David George Jeffords, Jr., and grew up there, graduating in 1961 from Worth County High School. She then attended Huntington College in Montgomery, Alabama, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in 1965. She moved to Savannah in 1976, and she spent her career helping children and families in need through her work at the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, until she retired i ... Patrick Kelley passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of June 11, 2022. He lived in many locations over the years, but he fell in love with Savannah when he visited with his wife 23 years ago.
He graduated high school from The Choate School in Wallingford, CT. and went on to attend The Citadel in Charleston, SC, graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1953. Reed was a First Lieutenant in the Army during the Korean War. Angel Gabriel Carino Garcia, Vitin to family and close friends, was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on November 21, 1948. In the late 1970s, he moved to Savannah, GA. Vitin worked hard, including at a number of odd jobs, meeting many local residents with whom he established life-long friendships. Not long after arriving in Savannah, he obtained employment with Chatham County, where he worked until his retirement in 2009. In 1983 he married Pamela Lynn Sauls, which whom he fathered two children, Elizabeth and Sergio.
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She grew up in Gordonston during the height of the Great Depression. After graduation from Savannah High School in 1947, she attended Armstrong College for a year before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History, a subject in which she maintained a lifelong inter ... Peter O. Bannon said his last “I love you” to his daughter Jennifer on June 16, 2022 as he held her hand. Peter was born July 2, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY to Anne Peters Bannon and Thomas Donald Bannon.
At a brief run at the Paramount in New York he drew small audiences. At the Desert Inn in Las Vegas he performed to half-filled houses of wildcatters and ranchers. At a concert at Chez Paree in Chicago, only 150 people in a 1,200-seat capacity venue turned up to see him. By April 1952 he was performing at the Kauai County Fair in Hawaii. Sinatra's relationship with Columbia Records was also disintegrating, with A&R executive Mitch Miller claiming he "couldn't give away" the singer's records.
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Susan Gillenwater Thrash, 76, of Wilmington Island, passed away unexpectedly November 14. Born in Saltville, Virginia, on March 14, 1946 to Mack and Bernice Gillenwater, she grew up in Marion and Bristol, VA, graduating from Virginia High School and later Virginia Intermont College, with a degree in art. She married Leland “Slick” Thrash in 1966 and shortly thereafter they moved to Savannah. Susan became well known in the community through jobs at Armstrong State College and Robinson-Humphrey, and she was a member of the Savannah Jaycettes. Mark Baldassare is president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California, where he holds the Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Public Policy. He is a leading expert on public opinion and survey methodology, and has directed the PPIC Statewide Survey since 1998.
Patricia “Sue” Rossiter Homans died peacefully at home on May 29, surrounded by her loving family. Born April 27, 1938, in Savannah, Sue was a lifelong Catholic. She graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy in 1956, and from Armstrong College in 1958. In 1959, Sue married her high school sweetheart, Jules Homans, who remembers her still as “the nicest girl I ever met.” Sue was a kind and sweet wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She devoted her life to her family, including raising four sons with Jules, and doting on her nine grandchildren and f ... Emma Jo Harn Shearin, age 77, passed away September 22, 2022 with Linda Myers Harn, sister-in-law and Wanda Hannaman, niece, by her side.
He initially had great success, and performed on the radio on Your Hit Parade from February 1943 until December 1944, and on stage. Columbia wanted new recordings of their growing star as quickly as possible, so Alec Wilder was hired as an arranger and conductor for several sessions with a vocal group called the Bobby Tucker Singers. These first sessions were on June 7, June 22, August 5, and November 10, 1943. Of the nine songs recorded during these sessions, seven charted on the best-selling list. Sinatra released "You'll Never Know", "Close to You", "Sunday, Monday, or Always" and "People Will Say We're in Love" as singles.
She was predeceased by her husband, William Edward Dickey. One of eight children, she is survived by her brother, Allen Marks; her four children, Cheryl Smith , Janet Hendrix , Loretta Crystal Boyd (Ga ... James Francis Cullina, Jr., 61, passed away Friday, August 12 after a short illness and now resides in Heaven with his wife, the love of his life, Rimma. James was born on Saint Patrick’s Day 1961 in Fort Huachuca Arizona to James Francis, Sr. and Myrna Foshee Cullina. James is preceded in death by his wife Rimma Ivragimova Cullina of Russia, his mother Myrna Cullina of Savannah, his sisters Kitty Risher and Peggy Sims of Dothan Alabama, and his brother Sean Cullina of Pinckard Alabama. He is survived by his father James Francis Cullina, Sr. of Madison Alabama, his sisters Terri Cu ...
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