Agee, Mel b. November 22, 1968 d. June 15, 2008 Professional Football Player. He played at the defensive end and defensive tackle positions for five seasons (1991 to 1995) in the National Football League with the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons. A star player during his collegiate years at the University of Illinois, he achieved first-team All-Big Ten status. He was selected by the Colts in the 6th round of the 1991 NFL Draft and appeared in 54 career games. In addition to the NFL, Agee played in the Arena Football League with Tampa...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Cause of death: Heart attack Gwinnett Memorial Park, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Brand, Charles Hillyer b. April 20, 1861 d. May 17, 1933 US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and opened a private law practice in Athens, Georgia. From 1894 to 1895, he was a member of the Georgia State Senate and was a Georgia Superior Court judge, 1906 to 1917. In 1917, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative, Samuel J. Tribble. He was reelected to the Sixty-sixth Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Shadowlawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Heyward, Craig 'Ironhead' b. September 26, 1966 d. May 27, 2006 Professional Football Player. A native of Passaic, New Jersey, he played as a running back for the New Orleans Saints from 1988 to 1991, Chicago Bears from 1993 to 1994, Atlanta Falcons from 1995 to 1996, St. Louis Rams from 1997 to 1998, and the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. Originally selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft, he was a star player out of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Heyward died after battling cancer for almost...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Gwinnett Memorial Park, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA