A memorial service for Rodney D. Eaton Jr., 67, of Washington will be held at the Washington Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2010, with a celebration of life at his home following the service. He died Monday, April 26, at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital in Augusta.
Mr. Eaton was the eldest son of the late Annie and Rodney D. Eaton of Ridgefield, Connecticut, where he was born and reared along with four other siblings. Before coming to Washington-Wilkes in 1980, he was working in Atlanta in the Architectural Department of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He met his wife Pamela in Atlanta and they began their lives together in the neighborhood of Inman Park where they were not only restoring an old house but revitalizing with others the whole neighborhood. After moving to Washington with Pamela and son Ulysses to restore another old home, he also became involved in the community and was responsible for getting the Fitzpatrick Hotel along with The Square listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He was also instrumental in starting the Main Street Program and Downtown Development Authority in Washington. For the past 20 years he had been a rural mail carrier in Taliaferro County where he had many beloved customers and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Eaton; daughter Mistyc; son, Ulysses; five grandchildren; a brother; and a sister.
Hopkins Funeral Home of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Oh dear!! So glad you began your blog, William!! I worked with Rod at Ga. Tech. back in the architectural dept. at facilities there. My name is Rose White and I worked with Rod when we were doing manual drawings! I am an interior designer and just had Rod and Pam on my mind. I'm on vac. this week and going through some books, found a note with their new address on it when they moved away from Atlanta northeastward.
ReplyDeleteIf you are in contact with Pam, please give her my balated condolences. The family information is interesting because Rod and Pam just had one sone when they lived here in Atlanta.
So sorry, just curious how he died, obviously he was hospitalized. So sorry I didn't know of his passing that year in 2010. Too young, such a nice couple and he was a sweet guy to be a friend to and to work with. My home email is whiteint@bellsouth.net and my G.T. email is rosemarie.white@gtri.gatech.edu.
I left GT Facilities while Rodney was still there I think, in 1978 and worked with arch/design firms for 30 years, then returned to GT to work for GTRI the research arm of GT and have been there since 2006.
I am also on Facebook as Rosemarie White. Would love to see the kiddies and gee, grandkiddies too!! Give my best to the whole family. Take care and thanks again for your blog!! All the best, Rose White.