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Alva Lines

Alva Lines, 97: Filmmaker, coastal preservationist

A native of Savannah, and a lover of the Georgia coast, Alva Lines told people there was saltwater in his veins. So in the ’70s, when developers wanted to encroach on the shoreline in front of the coastal home he bought from his parents, Lines sprang into action. He was ...

Clyde Burnette started painting, as a child, with house-paint and wood from his parent’s barn.

Clyde Burnette, 89: BBDO ad man, portrait artist

When Clyde Burnette’s children say their father was an artist his whole life, they are not painting with a broad brush. He started when he was 5, his daughter said, using whatever material that was around. At that time, it was house paint and wood from his parents’ barn. “If ...

Mildred Hill

Mildred Hill, 83: Owned The Little Shop in Phipps Plaza

Adults who visited Mildred Hill’s The Little Shop usually wanted to chat with the shopkeeper and find something special for the children in their lives. The children, however, were often looking for Harvey, Hill’s West Highland Terrier.Hill and Harvey could be found at the children’s clothing shop, which moved from ...

John M. Farrell was a 34-year employee of the Coca-Cola Co. At the time of his death he was the company’s vice president and chief strategy officer.

John M. Farrell, 58: Coca-Cola Co. vice president and chief strategy officer

The way John Farrell’s mind worked made him an invaluable member of the Coca-Cola Co. executive management team, his colleagues said. That same quality made him an extremely fun dad, according to his daughters.In an e-mail to company associates across the world, Muhtar Kent, Coca-Cola’s chairman and chief executive officer, ...

Wayne Langford, 75, longtime director of Central Fulton Mental Health Center

The Central Fulton Mental Health Center at Grady Memorial Hospital is one of the largest and most comprehensive facilities of its type in the Southeast. Colleagues of Wayne Langford, who served as its director for 20 years, say he deserves a significant portion of the credit for making it so. ...

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Alexandra Jackson

Maynard Jackson's daughter to perform at Atlanta Jazz Fest this weekend

Jazz vocalist Alexandra Jackson will be gracing the main stage at the festival her father established.

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

Atlantans react to Boy Scout decision on gay scouts

Interviews with several Atlanta area Scout leaders found that most leaned against lifting the ban on gay Scouts and more strongly opposed accepting gay leaders

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Church and State? One metro county moves all graduations out of churches

In a break from past years, all 26 DeKalb high school commencements are in secular venues this year