Alan McCrary Johnstone, 95, died Jan. 13, 2006, in Orangeburg, S.C. Services were held Monday at the First Presbyterian Church of Orangeburg and the family graveyard in Newberry, S.C.
An electrical engineer, he worked with the Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities from 1937 until his retirement as general manager and chief engineer in 1977.
During this time he spearheaded successful efforts to bring new industries to the Orangeburg area, stimulating the fading agricultural economy. He served on area development boards for 27 years and helped establish the county technical education college.
A native of Newberry, he was the second Eagle Scout in the county and remained active in BSA.
As a student at Clemson College he served on the honor council, Tiger Brotherhood, and helped start the Clemson golf team. President of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honorary society, he received his degree and military commission in 1932. In 1934 he became a charter member the IPTAY, Clemson's athletic booster club.
In 2004 the Clemson golf team made him their honorary captain and later won the national championship. In 2005 he was honored as an Outstanding Clemson Alumnus.
During World War II heserved with the United State Army Signal Corps, earning a Bronze Star during service in the South Pacific. He retired as a major from the Army Reserves in 1970.
A member of numerous professional organizations, he was honored as "Professional Engineer of the Year" for 1971-1972 by the S.C. Society of Professional Engineers. The American Water Works Association awarded him the Herman Wiederman Award in 1970.
Officer in many civic organizations, he was honored as "Citizen of the Year" and named a Paul Harris Fellow.
A lifelong Presbyterian he served as a deacon, elder, treasurer, and clerk of the session o the First Presbyterian Church of Orangeburg and a commissioner at synod and general assembly.
He married Benetta Dorrity Aug. 18, 1934. She predeceased him Oct. 2, 1980. He married Eva Dorrity Welling March 12, 1982.
He is preceded in death by his first wife; an infant son; sister Brantly Leavell Johnstone Alexander of Easley, S.C.; his brothers Thomas Kennerly Johnstone, Jr. (Tommy) of Greenville, S.C.; and Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone (Bye) of Charlotte, N.C.
Survivors are his wife Eva of Orangeburg; daughter Lilla Johnstone Jones and husband T. Dale Jones of Lubbock; son, Alan Johnstone of Orangeburg; stepdaughters Eve Welling Brown and husband Bobby of Charleston; Patricia Welling Stanley of Dallas; sisters Lilla Johnstone Breazeale of Laurinburg, N.C.; and Jeanne Pelham Johnstone Hancock of Easley, S.C.; and 4 grandchildren, including Angela Pelham Simek of Dallas and Travis Alan Jones of Lubbock.
The family suggests memorials to the First Presbyterian Church, 536 Stanley St., Orangeburg, S.C. 79115 or the Alan McCrary Johnstone Scholarship Fund (in electrical engineering), c/o Clemson University Foundation, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, S.C. 29633.
(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Sunday, January 22, 2006)
An electrical engineer, he worked with the Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities from 1937 until his retirement as general manager and chief engineer in 1977.
During this time he spearheaded successful efforts to bring new industries to the Orangeburg area, stimulating the fading agricultural economy. He served on area development boards for 27 years and helped establish the county technical education college.
A native of Newberry, he was the second Eagle Scout in the county and remained active in BSA.
As a student at Clemson College he served on the honor council, Tiger Brotherhood, and helped start the Clemson golf team. President of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honorary society, he received his degree and military commission in 1932. In 1934 he became a charter member the IPTAY, Clemson's athletic booster club.
In 2004 the Clemson golf team made him their honorary captain and later won the national championship. In 2005 he was honored as an Outstanding Clemson Alumnus.
During World War II heserved with the United State Army Signal Corps, earning a Bronze Star during service in the South Pacific. He retired as a major from the Army Reserves in 1970.
A member of numerous professional organizations, he was honored as "Professional Engineer of the Year" for 1971-1972 by the S.C. Society of Professional Engineers. The American Water Works Association awarded him the Herman Wiederman Award in 1970.
Officer in many civic organizations, he was honored as "Citizen of the Year" and named a Paul Harris Fellow.
A lifelong Presbyterian he served as a deacon, elder, treasurer, and clerk of the session o the First Presbyterian Church of Orangeburg and a commissioner at synod and general assembly.
He married Benetta Dorrity Aug. 18, 1934. She predeceased him Oct. 2, 1980. He married Eva Dorrity Welling March 12, 1982.
He is preceded in death by his first wife; an infant son; sister Brantly Leavell Johnstone Alexander of Easley, S.C.; his brothers Thomas Kennerly Johnstone, Jr. (Tommy) of Greenville, S.C.; and Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone (Bye) of Charlotte, N.C.
Survivors are his wife Eva of Orangeburg; daughter Lilla Johnstone Jones and husband T. Dale Jones of Lubbock; son, Alan Johnstone of Orangeburg; stepdaughters Eve Welling Brown and husband Bobby of Charleston; Patricia Welling Stanley of Dallas; sisters Lilla Johnstone Breazeale of Laurinburg, N.C.; and Jeanne Pelham Johnstone Hancock of Easley, S.C.; and 4 grandchildren, including Angela Pelham Simek of Dallas and Travis Alan Jones of Lubbock.
The family suggests memorials to the First Presbyterian Church, 536 Stanley St., Orangeburg, S.C. 79115 or the Alan McCrary Johnstone Scholarship Fund (in electrical engineering), c/o Clemson University Foundation, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, S.C. 29633.
(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Sunday, January 22, 2006)
Alan McCrary Johnstone, 95, died Jan. 13, 2006, in Orangeburg, S.C. Services were held Monday at the First Presbyterian Church of Orangeburg and the family graveyard in Newberry, S.C.
An electrical engineer, he worked with the Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities from 1937 until his retirement as general manager and chief engineer in 1977.
During this time he spearheaded successful efforts to bring new industries to the Orangeburg area, stimulating the fading agricultural economy. He served on area development boards for 27 years and helped establish the county technical education college.
A native of Newberry, he was the second Eagle Scout in the county and remained active in BSA.
As a student at Clemson College he served on the honor council, Tiger Brotherhood, and helped start the Clemson golf team. President of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honorary society, he received his degree and military commission in 1932. In 1934 he became a charter member the IPTAY, Clemson's athletic booster club.
In 2004 the Clemson golf team made him their honorary captain and later won the national championship. In 2005 he was honored as an Outstanding Clemson Alumnus.
During World War II heserved with the United State Army Signal Corps, earning a Bronze Star during service in the South Pacific. He retired as a major from the Army Reserves in 1970.
A member of numerous professional organizations, he was honored as "Professional Engineer of the Year" for 1971-1972 by the S.C. Society of Professional Engineers. The American Water Works Association awarded him the Herman Wiederman Award in 1970.
Officer in many civic organizations, he was honored as "Citizen of the Year" and named a Paul Harris Fellow.
A lifelong Presbyterian he served as a deacon, elder, treasurer, and clerk of the session o the First Presbyterian Church of Orangeburg and a commissioner at synod and general assembly.
He married Benetta Dorrity Aug. 18, 1934. She predeceased him Oct. 2, 1980. He married Eva Dorrity Welling March 12, 1982.
He is preceded in death by his first wife; an infant son; sister Brantly Leavell Johnstone Alexander of Easley, S.C.; his brothers Thomas Kennerly Johnstone, Jr. (Tommy) of Greenville, S.C.; and Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone (Bye) of Charlotte, N.C.
Survivors are his wife Eva of Orangeburg; daughter Lilla Johnstone Jones and husband T. Dale Jones of Lubbock; son, Alan Johnstone of Orangeburg; stepdaughters Eve Welling Brown and husband Bobby of Charleston; Patricia Welling Stanley of Dallas; sisters Lilla Johnstone Breazeale of Laurinburg, N.C.; and Jeanne Pelham Johnstone Hancock of Easley, S.C.; and 4 grandchildren, including Angela Pelham Simek of Dallas and Travis Alan Jones of Lubbock.
The family suggests memorials to the First Presbyterian Church, 536 Stanley St., Orangeburg, S.C. 79115 or the Alan McCrary Johnstone Scholarship Fund (in electrical engineering), c/o Clemson University Foundation, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, S.C. 29633.
(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Sunday, January 22, 2006)
An electrical engineer, he worked with the Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities from 1937 until his retirement as general manager and chief engineer in 1977.
During this time he spearheaded successful efforts to bring new industries to the Orangeburg area, stimulating the fading agricultural economy. He served on area development boards for 27 years and helped establish the county technical education college.
A native of Newberry, he was the second Eagle Scout in the county and remained active in BSA.
As a student at Clemson College he served on the honor council, Tiger Brotherhood, and helped start the Clemson golf team. President of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honorary society, he received his degree and military commission in 1932. In 1934 he became a charter member the IPTAY, Clemson's athletic booster club.
In 2004 the Clemson golf team made him their honorary captain and later won the national championship. In 2005 he was honored as an Outstanding Clemson Alumnus.
During World War II heserved with the United State Army Signal Corps, earning a Bronze Star during service in the South Pacific. He retired as a major from the Army Reserves in 1970.
A member of numerous professional organizations, he was honored as "Professional Engineer of the Year" for 1971-1972 by the S.C. Society of Professional Engineers. The American Water Works Association awarded him the Herman Wiederman Award in 1970.
Officer in many civic organizations, he was honored as "Citizen of the Year" and named a Paul Harris Fellow.
A lifelong Presbyterian he served as a deacon, elder, treasurer, and clerk of the session o the First Presbyterian Church of Orangeburg and a commissioner at synod and general assembly.
He married Benetta Dorrity Aug. 18, 1934. She predeceased him Oct. 2, 1980. He married Eva Dorrity Welling March 12, 1982.
He is preceded in death by his first wife; an infant son; sister Brantly Leavell Johnstone Alexander of Easley, S.C.; his brothers Thomas Kennerly Johnstone, Jr. (Tommy) of Greenville, S.C.; and Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone (Bye) of Charlotte, N.C.
Survivors are his wife Eva of Orangeburg; daughter Lilla Johnstone Jones and husband T. Dale Jones of Lubbock; son, Alan Johnstone of Orangeburg; stepdaughters Eve Welling Brown and husband Bobby of Charleston; Patricia Welling Stanley of Dallas; sisters Lilla Johnstone Breazeale of Laurinburg, N.C.; and Jeanne Pelham Johnstone Hancock of Easley, S.C.; and 4 grandchildren, including Angela Pelham Simek of Dallas and Travis Alan Jones of Lubbock.
The family suggests memorials to the First Presbyterian Church, 536 Stanley St., Orangeburg, S.C. 79115 or the Alan McCrary Johnstone Scholarship Fund (in electrical engineering), c/o Clemson University Foundation, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, S.C. 29633.
(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Sunday, January 22, 2006)
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