Albert L. McAulay ’40

Albert L. McAulay ’40 of Mt. Gilead, N.C., died Jan. 14, 2006. He attended Davidson where he was a member of Beta Theta Phi. A U.S. Army World War II Veteran, he held artillery training responsibilities in the United States after serving in North Africa. He returned to his hometown to manage family interests and entrepreneurial opportunities. With his brother and a friend, he founded Jacobs Creek Stone Company and served as its president for many years. He also served as national treasurer of the Allied Stone Association. He was president of the Mt. Gilead Insurance Agency and the Mt. Gilead Savings & Loan. He was an active member of the board of directors of the Bank of Mt. Gilead and later a local Board member of its successors, Southern National Bank and BB&T. He was a deacon and an elder of First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Gilead. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner and a member of the Mt. Gilead Civitan Club. He served for almost thirty years as a Mt. Gilead town commissioner and a Montgomery County Commissioner. Survivors include his wife of fifty-eight years, Johnnie, 403 W Allenton St. Mt. Gilead, N.C. 27306; and their children and spouses: Al McAulay and his wife, Lil of Charlotte, N.C., George McAulay and his wife, Debra of Raleigh, N.C., Betsy McAulay McQuade and her husband, Bob ’79 of Westfield, N.J., and Chip McAulay and his wife, Carol of Albemarle, N.C.; nine grandchildren, Mac McAulay, Smith McAulay, Matt McAulay, Will and Elizabeth McAulay, Amanda and Rebecca McQuade, and Cameron and Boone McAulay.