Category: 1964

 John Hill Fitzgerald III of Zebulon, Ga. died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale, Ga. following surgical complications. He was the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fitzgerald Jr. of Lincolnton. Johnny was a member of the Lincolnton High School graduating class of 1960.

He attended Davidson College, Florida Presbyterian College and received a Bachelor of Arts from Clayton State University in Morrow, Ga.

Johnny was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Zander Fitzgerald and is survived by five daughters, two sons and 15 grandchildren.

Upon receiving his commercial pilot’s license, Johnny became a pilot for Eastern Airlines where he rose to captain of a Boeing 757. Johnny’s name is included on the Eastern Airline’s bronze memorial in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. This memorial includes a representation of over 6,700 pilots who flew for Eastern Airlines from 1928 until the company’s dissolution.

When Eastern folded, Johnny attended a police academy in Clayton County, Ga. and served on police forces in Peachtree City, Palmetto & Fairburn, Ga.

Johnny spent his life in service to his fellow man.  He was engaged to Barbara Johnson Carter, also formally of Lincolnton.

William Edward Dole, Jr. ’64, of Fresno, Calif., died Nov. 28. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Jan Dole, 4750 N. Sunset Ave., Fresno, CA 93704.

On Sept. 14, 2012, Michael Alan Nemir ’64 passed away. Nemir was the beloved father of three daughters, MaryLou Hauver, 10821 Lincoln Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740-7722, Christina Nemir, and Andrea Nemir, and is survived by four siblings. He also is survived by his long-term companion, Diane Estep, and her grandson, Michael. Nemir practiced pediatrics in Hagerstown with Dr. Ron Keyser and Dr. Albert Strauss from 1977 to 1993, when he was forced to retire after a car accident. He will be remembered for his great devotion to and fine care of his patients. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Arlington, Va., Nemir was a lifelong Episcopalian, who graduated from St. Stephen’s School. He then attended Davidson, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the soccer team. He received an M.S. degree from American University and an M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1971. Nemir served in the U.S. Army in Karlsruhe, Germany. Gifted with a wonderful sense of humor, Nemir enjoyed golf, bridge, and gardening. He was an accomplished pianist, who loved both classical and contemporary music. He was an excellent photographer and discovered his gift for oil painting later in life. Most of all, he was devoted to his family, both immediate and extended.

Thomas Harrison Whitley, Jr. ’64 passed away on Jan. 29, 2012, at Danville Regional Medical Center (Danville, Va.). Whitley was born March 2, 1942, in Wadesboro, N.C., the son of the late Thomas H. and Robbie Jean Whitley. He grew up in Yanceyville, N.C., and was a graduate of Davidson and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He played baseball at Davidson and was a lifetime, avid baseball fan. He did an internship and residency at Vanderbilt University, followed by endocrinology fellowships at the UNC and Vanderbilt University. He was board certified in endocrinology and metabolism. He was a major in the U.S. Army, serving in South Korea and Madigan Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. He moved to Danville in 1975 and was in private practice in endocrinology until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, 183 Fairmont Cir., Danville, VA 24541; his daughter, Carson Beckemeyer (Jim); his sons, Harrison, Tim (Valerie), and Rob; grandchild, Graham; and brother, Bob Whitley (Denice). Whitley loved sharing stories and quotes with his children and took pride in their accomplishments.

William Edward Dole, Jr. ’64, of Fresno, Calif., died Nov. 28. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Jan Dole, 4750 N. Sunset Ave., Fresno, CA 93704.