FRANCIS JAMES (Frank) LONG Entered into eternal peace on May 19, 2004. A decorated veteran of two wars, Frank was the sixth of nine children born to the late John Douglas and Julia Rebecca Long. He was born on November 4, 1923, in Eutawville, S. C., but grew up and attended schools in the Charleston area. Frank spent the early years of World War II as an apprentice electrician at Charleston Naval Shipyard. There he built and repaired naval vessels, including those damaged in the war zone. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1943, and served in the Aleutian Islands aboard the U.S.S. Trenton. After WW II, Frank was selected for the V-12 (NROTC) program at Auburn University, where he earned a degree in Naval Science and Tactics as well as a degree in Electrical Engineering. He did post-graduate work in physics and engineering at the University of New Mexico, Iowa State University, and M.I.T., earning a Masters in Nuclear Physics. Frank was a pioneer in both the naval and civilian nuclear power programs. After completing special nuclear training at Sandia National Lab, he became the Pacific Fleet's first Special Weapons Officer during the Korean War. He was responsible for the storage, inspection, maintenance, and security for the nuclear missiles on board the famed aircraft carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, and for overseeing and reporting the status of nuclear weapons for the entire Seventh Fleet. After serving in the Navy on active duty for 9 ô years and later with the reserves, Frank retired with the rank of Lt. Commander. After leaving the Navy, Frank continued to work with the Navy's nuclear program as a civilian. He spent ten years at Westinghouse in the design and development of the first nuclear naval vessels. Frank became involved in civilian commercial nuclear power at its inception. While he was at Westinghouse, he contributed to the design, construction, and operation of the nation's first nuclear-powered electric station in Shippingport, PA. He then joined the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as one of the country's first nuclear power plant safety inspectors. After a year in the Washington D.C. office, he was assigned to open a regional office in Atlanta, and was responsible for developing a comprehensive program for NRC inspections of the construction, operation, and testing of nuclear power plants. Frank subsequently held numerous technical management positions at NRC, including serving as Acting Regional Administrator during the accident at Three Mile Island. Frank was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and served on the National Nuclear Quality Assurance Committee. In 1983 he received an award for Meritorious Service. Following retirement from NRC, he was a consultant in Nuclear Plant Management and Quality Assurance. Frank was also very active in his church and community. He was a member of Living Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (formerly St. Matthew Lutheran Church) since 1965, where he served on the Church Council and was chairman of the committee to construct an educational building. He was a member of the Atlanta Kiwanis Club, an advisor to the Atlanta Metro Area Boys and Girls Clubs, and a Director of Hillside Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents. He was active in local and state Citizens for Good Government, the World War II Veterans Roundtable, and Volunteer Handyman Services for the Aged. He was particularly devoted to Boy Scouts of America. Frank was an Eagle Scout, and was recently recognized for 50 years service as Scoutmaster to troops in five major cities. In 2001, Frank received a special award for fifty years of service to the Masons. Frank is survived by his wife, Mary Anne Phillips Long, with whom he recently celebrated their 50th anniversary; daughter, Rebecca Long (Phillip) Wolfe; sons, John Phillips Long and his fiance Karen Adams, and James Thomas (Wendy) Long; grandsons, Christopher Long and his mother Lynn Rountree Long, and John Wolfe; brothers, Thomas B. Long, Robert C. Long, and Lewis P. Long. Funeral services will be held at Living Grace Lutheran Church at 2:30 pm on Friday. Interment Floral Hills Memory Gardens.