Roy Marshall Judson

Roy Marshall Judson, 75, of Gainesville, Ga., died at home on Monday the seventh of October.

Born May 24, 1938, in Gainesville, Ga., to Roy Gradess and Clara Maness Judson, Marshall was christened in and was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, Ga. He attended Candler Elementary and Gainesville High schools, graduating Gainesville High in 1956 and began studies at The Georgia Institute of Technology. There, Marshall was a member of the Alpha Nu Chapter, Theta Chi Fraternity.

In 1960, he graduated from Tech with a Bachelor Of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering, was commissioned Ensign in the U.S. Navy and served tours in The Philippines and in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, he pursued graduate studies at Georgetown University. In 1964, he returned to Georgia Tech to teach and earn a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1965 and to join the Atlanta, Ga., architectural firm, Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild and Pascal. In 1968, Marshall earned a Master of Architecture degree and joined The Georgia Power Company as a commercial engineer specializing in lighting. In 1976, he received his Doctor of Business Administration degree from Harvard thru Georgia State University.

While living and working in Atlanta, Marshall was active nationally in Boy Scouts of America, The Illuminating Engineering Society and The Edison Electric Institute. He served as board member, Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, and Adjunct Professor, Georgia Tech, Guest Lecturer to the University System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Education. He retired in 1989 and returned to Gainesville and First Presbyterian Church, where, over the years he served as deacon and elder. Marshall formed and led FPC's Mere Christianity Sunday School Class and served as a volunteer in the church office. He taught classes leading to a high school equivalency diploma and tutored students in college and high school privately and in Special Education programs at Brenau University and Brenau Academy. He served on the board of The Georgia Mountains Museum, now The History Center at Brenau University. Toward the end of his life Marshall renewed his hobbies of cooking, reading and gardening.

He is survived by cousins, Carol Snelling, Gainesville; John C. Rogers Jr., Yorba Linda, Calif.; Ronald Judson, St. George Island, Fla., and Sylvia Judson Smallwood, Fort Smith, Ark.

A Celebration of life will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20.

Memorials may be made to Mere Christianity Sunday School Class, First Presbyterian Church,Gainesville; and to the Judson Scholarship Fund at Eagle Ranch, Chestnut Mountain, Ga.

SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society, Marietta, Ga.