A new era, a new 'do...
...and sadly, the passing of my sweet Grandaddy
John Dudley King, 88, died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at his Atlanta home. The youngest of six children, he was born December 27, 1920 in Denton, Texas to the late Otis Morrison King and Anne Clare Parks King. Dudley, as he was known to family and friends, graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with pre-medical studies in 1941 and graduated from the Medical School of the University of Texas in Galveston in 1945. He was a member of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity as well as Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary fraternity for the top ten members of the class. During his third year of medical school, he married his sweetheart Bea Church to whom he was devoted and happily married for 63 years. After medical school Dudley spent four years at the Cleveland City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio where he completed his internship and residency. He and Bea then moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1949 when Dudley was offered a position by Dr. Wadley Glenn at Crawford Long Memorial Hospital where he was the hospital's only radiologist for about three years. During the Korean War Dudley served as a Captain and was sent to Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii to work in the Radiology Department. Luckily, his growing family was able to accompany him. After his military service, Dudley returned to Crawford Long Hospital, where he spent the remainder of his medical career. In addition, Dudley was a past president of The Atlanta Clinical Society, The Atlanta Radiological Society, The Georgia Radiological Society, The Southern Radiological Society, and a member of The Radiological Society of North America. He was also a founding member and the fourth president of Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta and served on the board of Fulton National Bank. Upon retirement, Dudley and Bea fulfilled Dudley's long-time dream of moving to a farm in North Fulton County where he tended a small herd of Black Angus cattle and a large vegetable garden. They also traveled extensively and included their children and spouses on several special trips. Dudley was predeceased in 2007 by his wife Bea and is survived by their five children: a daughter Christy King Davidson of Atlanta and four sons, J. Dudley King, Jr. and wife Rita of Hilton Head, South Carolina, Thad D. King and wife Suzanne of Atlanta, Marsh B. King and wife Mary Gossett of Atlanta, and Robert C. King and wife Betty of Atlanta. Dudley was also known as 'Granddaddy' and was greatly loved by his seventeen grandchildren, Dudley, III (Tricia), Lindsey (Bob), Michael (Brantley), Stephanie (Aaron), Tait, King, Hunter (Glen), Virginia (Dave), Denton, Chase, Dalton, Brice, Blake, Wilson, Abbie (Ryan), Carter and Parker and his fifteen great-grandchildren, Bennett, Ellie, Katie, Charlie, Cooper, Ryan, Ellis, Grayson, Parks, Will, Carson, Kelsey, James, Brooks and Smith. Dudley loved and appreciated his wonderful caregivers for the past several years: Beverly Danvers, Coraine Bent and Rena Blakeney. A private family service was held on Monday, June 1, 2009. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in his honor to the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association Georgia Chapter, 1925 Century Blvd. NW, Suite 10, Atlanta 30345 or the Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road, Atlanta 30309.
...and sadly, the passing of my sweet Grandaddy
John Dudley King, 88, died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at his Atlanta home. The youngest of six children, he was born December 27, 1920 in Denton, Texas to the late Otis Morrison King and Anne Clare Parks King. Dudley, as he was known to family and friends, graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with pre-medical studies in 1941 and graduated from the Medical School of the University of Texas in Galveston in 1945. He was a member of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity as well as Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary fraternity for the top ten members of the class. During his third year of medical school, he married his sweetheart Bea Church to whom he was devoted and happily married for 63 years. After medical school Dudley spent four years at the Cleveland City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio where he completed his internship and residency. He and Bea then moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1949 when Dudley was offered a position by Dr. Wadley Glenn at Crawford Long Memorial Hospital where he was the hospital's only radiologist for about three years. During the Korean War Dudley served as a Captain and was sent to Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii to work in the Radiology Department. Luckily, his growing family was able to accompany him. After his military service, Dudley returned to Crawford Long Hospital, where he spent the remainder of his medical career. In addition, Dudley was a past president of The Atlanta Clinical Society, The Atlanta Radiological Society, The Georgia Radiological Society, The Southern Radiological Society, and a member of The Radiological Society of North America. He was also a founding member and the fourth president of Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta and served on the board of Fulton National Bank. Upon retirement, Dudley and Bea fulfilled Dudley's long-time dream of moving to a farm in North Fulton County where he tended a small herd of Black Angus cattle and a large vegetable garden. They also traveled extensively and included their children and spouses on several special trips. Dudley was predeceased in 2007 by his wife Bea and is survived by their five children: a daughter Christy King Davidson of Atlanta and four sons, J. Dudley King, Jr. and wife Rita of Hilton Head, South Carolina, Thad D. King and wife Suzanne of Atlanta, Marsh B. King and wife Mary Gossett of Atlanta, and Robert C. King and wife Betty of Atlanta. Dudley was also known as 'Granddaddy' and was greatly loved by his seventeen grandchildren, Dudley, III (Tricia), Lindsey (Bob), Michael (Brantley), Stephanie (Aaron), Tait, King, Hunter (Glen), Virginia (Dave), Denton, Chase, Dalton, Brice, Blake, Wilson, Abbie (Ryan), Carter and Parker and his fifteen great-grandchildren, Bennett, Ellie, Katie, Charlie, Cooper, Ryan, Ellis, Grayson, Parks, Will, Carson, Kelsey, James, Brooks and Smith. Dudley loved and appreciated his wonderful caregivers for the past several years: Beverly Danvers, Coraine Bent and Rena Blakeney. A private family service was held on Monday, June 1, 2009. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in his honor to the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association Georgia Chapter, 1925 Century Blvd. NW, Suite 10, Atlanta 30345 or the Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road, Atlanta 30309.
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Death is hardest on the ones left behind. So sorry for your loss, Dear friend. He left quite a legacy! Much love and comfort sent to you....
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