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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dunwoody paid more than $400,000 for legal services to address personnel matters within its police department that were brought to light in 2020. Invoices from Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson show the city paid the law firm about $407,000 for employment matters within the Dunwoody Police Department from May 2020 to November 2021. An internal report released by the city in July 2020 alleges internal strife within the department had been going on for years and cited nearly 50 allegations of sexual harassment and professional misconduct against senior officers. Many of the allegations centered around former Lt. Fidel Espinoza, who resigned before the probe concluded. Some officers said Espinoza had been harassing them for years. Determining the legal costs to the city wasn’t cheap. Most of the legal invoices, obtained through an open records request initially filed by Reporter Newspapers, are heavily redacted and do not specify whether the costs are related to cases involving Espinoza. The city charged Reporter Newspapers $115 for the redacted invoices. The city and Espinoza have faced two lawsuits from former officers since the probe, the first filed in July 2020 by Roger Halstead and the second filed Feb. 17, 2022 by Bryan Castellanos. Castellanos’ suit alleges that Espinoza repeatedly sent unsolicited and sexually explicit messages to him on “countless occasions.” It alleges the city “condoned,
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Dunwoody invites their electronics DUNWOODY, Ga.— Dunwoody residents can register now for the city’s electronics recycling event Sunday, March 27, at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 1978 Mt. Vernon Road, from 1 to 4 p.m. This free event is for Dunwoody residents only. They can find a link to register at www.dunwoodyga. gov/electronics. “Recycling is a priority for our City Council, and events like these allow us to meet the needs of our community,” Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “This is a great and convenient way to support the environment.” Items accepted for recycling include monitors, desktops, laptops, smart phones, tablets, keyboards, mice, servers, networking gear, circuit boards, RAM & CPU, wires & cables, hard drives & memory cards, digital cameras, GPS units, speakers, copiers, ink & toner, scanners, projectors, game consoles, phone systems, lab & medical equipment, point of sale systems, microwaves, DVD players and barcode scanners. Items that will not be accepted
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Catalytic converter removed from vehicle DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Police were dispatched to a larceny call on Chamblee Dunwoody Road Feb. 22. The victim and her boyfriend told police they had been alerted by a neighbor that a group of people wearing all black had jacked up the victim’s car and had removed a wheel. By the time the victim went outside to inspect the vehicle, the thieves were already gone. The victim noticed that the catalytic converter had been cut off and removed. Police issued a case number to the victim.
Tab: Continued from Page 1 adopted and ratified” Espinoza’s behavior by failing to intercede. Halstead’s lawsuit was dismissed in federal court on Feb. 23, 2022. Another officer, Brian Bolden, is currently on administrative leave after he alerted news media about the arrest of Sgt. Robert Parsons for DUI on Jan. 26, 2022. Bolden had also spoken out against Espinoza during the probe. Parsons resigned a day after the DUI arrest. City of Dunwoody spokeswoman Jennifer Boettcher said the city has so far been reimbursed $98,900 of the legal fees by its insurance carrier, and that “reimbursement efforts continue.” She said the city could not comment further on the cases.
Man discovers business operating in his name DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Dunwoody police responded to a fraud call Feb. 28 on Fontain Bleau Drive. The victim stated that a person was using his name and address to open up a business account. He stated that on Feb. 25 he received four posted envelopes by mail that he has been operating a company by the name of Nutwood Engineering. But he said he doesn’t own sthe company. The only thing that he is aware of was his name being used to make the business name and address to get mail.
Man arrested for theft of three bottles of wine DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Shoplifting was reported March 1 at Kroger on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. The suspect exited the Kroger with three bottles of wine without paying for them. When police arrived, store officials
said the suspect was last seen crossing the street and going behind the Bank of America. Police located the suspect, identified as Andrew Ridge Cockrell. After he was identified, he was handcuffed and transported back to Kroger, where he was charged with shoplifting. Loss prevention stated that the stolen wine bottles had a total value of $52.67.
Owner reports fraud on T-Mobile account OSWELL, Ga. –– A Roswell man reported fraudulent access to his T-Mobile account March 6. The victim received a phone call from T-Mobile and was told that two phones had been purchased on his account at a T-Mobile store on Memorial Drive in Atlanta. He confirmed that the purchase was not authorized and changed the PIN to his account. After the PIN number was changed, he said there were 10 attempts to access his account. He was not concerned of any other fraudulent activity because he had frozen his credit.
Editor’s note It is common practice in the news industry to cite the reporting of another outlet when you are unable to obtain the source material yourself. For example, if OU Daily interviews Baker Mayfield after the National Championship and The Red & Black is unable to get ahold of him, the Athens paper could report that “Mayfield told The Daily that his childhood dream was to beat UGA.” The Crier received its own copy of the documents cited in “Records show Dunwoody has spent $400,000 on police legal issues,” and is therefore under no obligation to reference an earlier story from Reporter Newspapers. We decided to still cite their work for two reasons: First, as a courtesy to the reporter, editor and publisher who produced the story; and second, because the City of Dunwoody charged Reporter Newspapers more than $100 to fill the records request. We think it’s important to note that the City of Dunwoody racked up a $400,000 bill in 18 months to address personnel matters within its police department, then charged a local newspaper $100 for a copy of the receipt.
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A map from the Sept. 24, 1931 edition of the Atlanta Constitution shows configuration of county lines before Milton County became part of Fulton County.
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Sandy Springs wandered for years before calling Fulton County home Buford Dam was built in 1957. (“The Writings of Jim Perkins,” by Jim Perkins and compiled by Bill Drury) A notice in the January 26, 1926, Atlanta Constitution outlined the intention to apply for a change in the county line between Fulton and Milton counties, including “the whole of Grogan’s District in Milton County, Georgia and containing approximately 6,000 acres.” On Oct. 14, 1931, Fulton County voted on a potential merger with the remainder of Milton County. The General Assembly had already approved the merger and the citizens of Milton County had already cast their votes in favor. The following day, the Atlanta Constitution headline read “Fulton-Milton Union Approved 1,939 to 1,078 Merger of 3 Counties Effective January 1.” The third county was Campbell County, which also became part of Fulton County by vote. Once Milton and Fulton counties merged, the Cobb County town of Roswell also became part of Fulton County, connecting the upper and lower sections of Fulton. All that was necessary was for the grand juries of Cobb and Fulton to be in favor. To review, the area that was once considered by many to be part of Dunwoody and is now often referred to as the Sandy Springs corridor was in the counties of Henry (1821), DeKalb (1822), Milton (1859), and Fulton (1926). You can email Valerie at pasttensega@ gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.
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The land in Sandy Springs between Dunwoody and the Chattahoochee River has at one time or another been part of Henry County, DeKalb County, Milton County, and now Fulton County. VALERIE DeKalb County BIGGERSTAFF was created from portions of Henry, Fayette and Gwinnett counties in 1822. Fulton County was established in 1853, however the land between the Chattahoochee River and Dunwoody Club Drive (then known as Martin’s Ferry Road) remained in DeKalb County. In 1857, the area north of the Chattahoochee River, which included Alpharetta, became Milton County. DeKalb County gave the strip of land south of the river and known as Grogan’s District to Milton County in 1859. The 1860 census confirms that families such as the DeLongs, who lived along presentday Spalding Drive, resided in Grogan’s District of Milton County. Local historian Jim Perkins speculated why the strip of land became part of Fulton County in 1926 rather than returning to DeKalb County. He believed, “It was virtually a wilderness, unsuitable for farming due to the rough terrain. It was also a long way from Decatur over dirt roads mostly.” Flooding along the Chattahoochee River was common before
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The right way to start Pine Log Creek Trail I went outside a few minutes ago to take Ellie the Wonder Dog for her midmorning perambulation¬¬, and (lo and behold) I felt warm sunshine again. two days in a STEVE HUDSON That’s row, and in my mind Get Outside Georgia, that’s enough to make aa4bw@comcast.net this declaration: Spring fever is just around the corner. My response to spring fever is usually to think about the great out-of-doors. I’ll dig out all the guidebooks and maps, spend hours reading and dreaming, and probably start considering (at least in theory) the possibility of grand adventure. An epic hike? Maybe so. These are the voyages of the adventurer known as Steve! My continuing mission: to explore strange, new places, to seek out new trails, to boldly explore where no one has explored before! “Fascinating,” says Ellie the Wonder Dog. “Now let’s get back to perambulating, for a little dog can only wait so long.” Pretty soon, perambulating completed, I succumbed to spring and decided on the spur of the moment that hiking time was here. So I tossed some maps into the car and set off to see what I might see. But where? I remembered a place I’d seen on Highway 140 west of Waleska – the Pine Log Creek Trail, an offering of the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department. In my book, “creek” plus “trail” equals “great hiking potential,” so I put it into the GPS and pretty soon found myself pulling into the gravel parking lot at the trailhead. The Pine Log Creek trail system tempts hikers with two loops, one to the east and one to the west, which traverse a scenic 240-acre tract. You access the loops via an approach trail which starts at one corner of the parking area near a large sign which maps out the trails. That sign is worth some attention. It shows you the trail routes, of course, but it also gives you an idea of how rugged the hiking is going to be. On the map, various sections of trail are colorcoded. Green is “easy,” while yellow is “moderate.” Red means “strenuous,” and I found those descriptors to be spot on. Most of the site’s red-marked trail was on the northwest portion of the West Loop, a route which is “more of a mountain trail,” in the words of Greg Hight,
Bartow County’s director of Parks and Recreation. And he’s right. Since I’d gotten a late start, I decided to forego the rigors of the west and head for the East Loop instead. The hiking would be a bit less strenuous there, the map told me. Besides, there was a neat destination at the far end of the loop – an old Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) quarry, now flooded. It’s always nice to have a destination, isn’t it? Looking at the trail map again, I saw that I’d still be challenged by a couple of sections of “red” trail. The shortest was at the far end of the loop, while the second and somewhat longer strenuous stretch was at the East Loop’s western end. The topo map on my GPS revealed the lay of the land and told me I probably wanted to go clockwise. I’d still have to deal with the strenuous stretch, but by going that way it would be uphill. My knees have told me time and again that, in rugged terrain, they would rather climb than descend. So clockwise it would be. “Thanks,” said the knees in unison. From the parking area, the trail enters the woods and immediately crosses a small creek. Several large stones let you cross feet-dry, but you can also splash your way through the water. A ways beyond that is a wooden footbridge over a larger flow, Pine Log Creek. This section of trail can be muddy if there has been recent rain. After crossing Pine Log Creek, you’ll eventually intersect the southern portion of the West Loop. Turning left there would quickly put you on the “strenuous” part of the west loop. But I’d already decided to turn right, following the southern (and easy) portion of the West Loop toward the east and the East Loop. It was pleasant hiking, and I found myself stopping frequently to take photos or to look for wildflowers near the trail. It didn’t take me long to spot the first of several Dimpled Trout Lilies blooming just a yard or so off the trail -- the first wildflower spotting of the year. Continuing on, I eventually came to the intersection with the other end of the West Loop. A left turn there would put me on that loop, but the day’s destination lay to the east. So I turned right instead. A short connector trail soon took me to the East Loop, and I had no trouble
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Return of The Leaky Bathtub
In the 1970s, Scott Burns was a newspaper columnist and financial editor at the Boston Herald. He released a book in 1971, “Squeeze It Till The Eagle How to LEWIS J. WALKER, CFP Grins: Spend, Save, and Enjoy Your Money.” The tome was a self-help investment guide for middle-class readers with annual incomes over $9,000, the median income at the time. The decade that dawned in 1971 was noted for an inflationary surge. Financial historians may remember with some amusement President Gerald Ford’s WIN buttons. “Whip Inflation Now” attempted to corral the public into combating American inflation by encouraging personal savings and disciplined spending habits along with support for federal measures. In “Squeeze It Till The Eagle Grins,” Scott Burns focused on what he called a family’s “leaky bathtub.” As he diagramed the concept, families were burdened with “unfavorable liquidity flow.” For most people, the main source of money flowing into a family’s “financial bathtub” was wages. But the tub had two major leaks at the bottom: federal, state and local taxes plus rising inflation rates, both of which eroded net buying power. When Gerald Ford left office in January, 1977, the annualized inflation rate was 6.50%. When Ford’s one-term successor, Jimmy Carter, departed the White House in 1981, trailing one-year inflation was running at 10.32%. Flash forward to the present as surging inflation rates again make news. On Feb. 10, 2022, MarketWatch reported, “U.S. inflation rate climbs to 7.5% after another sharp increase in consumer prices.” Today’s leaks in your family’s “buying power bathtub” grow ever larger. When Burns targeted middle class families in 1971, the median annual income was $9,000. Adjusted for inflation, $9,000 in income in 1971 today equals $62,477 in 2022. According to zippia. com, the median U.S. household income is $61,937. This signals that the idea of the leaky bathtub still survives and about half the country’s households are not keeping up. Advice Burns proffered then is worthy of consideration now. Tax strategies are always of interest to those seeking to bolster net worth over time. The current migration of achievers from high tax states to those with no state income taxes, or lower rates of taxation, is a form of tax planning. Working with a savvy financial advisor and CPA
looms as ever more financially prudent as talks of federal tax increases play into the battles for political leadership in Congress. Advice Burns proffered in 1971 about taxes and investment strategies involving stocks, real estate, and other assets likely to appreciate over time net of taxes and inflation, is timely today as inflation rates accelerate. “Heads up” Class of 2o22. Zippia.com positions itself as “the career expert.” Your personal “human capital” is as important as financial capital strategies, in that your earning power is the engine that drives capital accumulation, along with savvy investment and tax strategies. This idea is highly relevant given the drag of college loans on your net after tax and inflation adjusted spending power. Explore jobs by college major and cities. Understand the cost of living in your targeted city. Be realistic. Around the country the costs for apartment rentals are soaring (good for investors, tough on recent graduates and other renters). After taxes, debt payments, and costs of living, how much will you have left to invest for the future in stocks, other inflation hedges, perhaps, your own business? For those heading for college or graduate school, along with “bill paying
parents,” understand the earning power of graduates with certain degrees vis-àvis costs of living and other obligations. The earning power inherent in some degrees is not matching up with reality and inflationary trends, thus making the quest for financial independence a tougher slog. Costs for gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, and bunker fuel for ships, are soaring. Oil has been weaponized, underscoring the need for America to once again become energy independent, with oil and gas being produced at home by American workers and American companies. Rising energy costs will seep into costs for virtually all goods and services. “How much and for how long?” is subject to debate. The solution for soaring inflation at the end of Jimmy Carter’s term was a nasty credit crunch recession precipitated by sky high interest rates on borrowed money, something the Federal Reserve bank would like to avoid. Nevertheless, interest rates are set to rise. “How fast, how soon?” is another guessing game plaguing market strategists. Take advantage of a booming job market if you desire to advance career
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Orpha (ID# 49244996) - For such a petite pup, Orpha has the mightiest ears. And she’s using them to listen to all of the wonderful things we have to say about her. Orpha is such a beautiful and unique dog. She is 2 years old and, while on the shy side, very gentle and sweet. Our team has endless compliments about her leashwalking skills and top notch cuddles. We think this brindle beauty will make the best companion. Won’t you come meet Orpha? Head over to DeKalb County Animal Services to learn more and to meet this sweet girl. Don’t work from home alone; expand your family by 4 furry little feet, meet Orpha and have a loving friend forever. All adoptions include spay/neuter, vac-
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Garden Club is finalizing plans for its Annual Card Play on April 26, which includes a card party, luncheon, fashion show and silent auction. The event is slated from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dunwoody United Methodist Fellowship Hall.
As the club’s only fundraiser, the Annual Card Play allows the club to continue to support the Dunwoody community. This year, ticket sales are limited to 200. To purchase tickets, go to DunwoodyGardenClub.com or call 770639-3510.
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Development authorities deserve closer monitoring By TOM BAXTER SaportaReport One of the most mind-boggling things about economic development authorities in Georgia is just how many of them there are. Few people have studied the subject as closely as Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, but in testimony before a House subcommittee Monday morning, even she couldn’t say precisely how many economic development authorities there are in the state — the number is somewhere between 700 and 900 — or even exactly how many there are in her county of DeKalb — around 30, she said. We don’t know, either, how much debt all the authorities have generated in bonds. Even the question of who has the responsibility for that debt if an authority defaults is somewhat fuzzy. In Georgia, “development” and “transparency” are concepts that have had an uneasy relationship with each other. Development authorities can engage in negotiations with private companies, issue bonds to pay for their projects and pass out tax breaks to developers, with much less scrutiny than other governmental bodies. The substitute bill which Oliver spoke for before the subcommittee combines elements of three bills she introduced earlier in this session, all aimed at bringing these concepts into closer alignment. They apply only to Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb and DeKalb counties because that’s where the most problems have come to light and because Oliver represents part of DeKalb. But that doesn’t mean the authorities in the other 150 counties couldn’t use some more transparency as well. One section of the bill would set a cap on the per diem expenses authority board members can claim so that it could not exceed the expenses members of the Legislature can claim, which currently is $16,200 a year. That is likely to be the easy part. Only the big four metro counties can pay authority members for their expenses, and Fulton is the only one that does so. This came to light last year when an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 investigation revealed that Fulton authority members were being paid by the agenda item at each meeting, resulting in hundreds of thousands in expenses, some of which involved payments to companies in which members had a financial interest. J. Scott Trubey, who broke that story, reported later on an internal investigation of the financial dealings between a member of the authority, JoAnna Potts, and a
company seeking to do business with the Development Authority of Fulton County. Potts resigned before the report was made public, but Oliver pointed out at the hearing that under current law she wasn’t required to do so. Her bill establishes a formal procedure for a board member to be removed and makes development authorities subject to ethics oversight by local governments. The hardest sell is likely to be the requirement that all local governments that could be affected when a development authority gives developers a tax break must be given seven days’ notice. Currently, only county governments must be notified, and a legal notice in the local paper is considered sufficient. Oliver said she believes the legislation will combat the growing practice of developers “shopping” their proposals around to different authorities so that they can get a deal with the easiest requirements on issues such as affordable housing. Kevin Shea, president of the Georgia Economic Developers Association, said the notification provisions could “stifle” economic development. His group also opposes the bill, he said, because of “concerns about local politics being injected into the process” in the removal of authority directors. Oliver wasn’t successful last year in passing legislation that had some elements of her current bill. She said Monday she thinks she’s making progress. The problems in Fulton County and the $700 million fiasco surrounding the Stonecrest Development Authority in DeKalb County have focused public attention on the shadowy workings of development authorities so that legislators are under greater pressure to address the problem. Oliver is a Democrat, however, and although her bill has Republican co-signers, its fate still lies in the hands of the legislature’s Republican leadership. When a local government raises taxes, it gets people’s attention. When an economic development authority gives developers a tax break, everybody else pays a greater share of the tax burden, but the pain is veiled while the development is celebrated. And to repeat, there are a lot more development authorities in Georgia than governments that can tax directly. That’s why every taxpayer, not just those in the four metro counties addressed in the legislation, has a stake in what happens to this bill. This column was originally published on SaportaReport.com.
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OBITUARIES Robert William Taylor, 85, of Dunwoody passed peacefully March 4, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was an Air Force Veteran and Airman 1st Class of the 340th Bomb Wing Group (SAC) and Air Police Squadron at Whiteman AFB in TAYLOR Missouri. Airman Taylor was a resident of the Mill Glen community in Dunwoody for 43 years and is survived by his wife Susan, daughters Leslie Watson and husband Tony, of Conway, South Carolina; Allison Shaheen of Jasper, Georgia; Jennifer Foster and her husband Jeff, of Dunwoody; and his grand-daughters Morgan Taylor of Sandy Springs, Georgia and Makenzie Hardin of Dunwoody; and his furry little buddy Hercules. Mr. Taylor was pre-deceased by his parents Alice and William Taylor; and his two sisters, Mary Pine and June Taylor. Mary lived a long life and Bob was with her for her 95th birthday last year along with his nieces Patricia Krnich and Lorrie Dacri and his nephew Gene Pine. His grand-daughters drove him to Pennsylvania for the surprise party and the video made People Magazine’s digital edition! Bob Taylor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1936 and was a member of the 1954 graduating class at Northeast Catholic High School. He joined the Air Force after high school and later studied Economics at La Salle College in Philadelphia where he graduated in 1963. Known as a diligent student and a practical joker, he was also an oarsman for the University’s rowing team. An avid reader and student of history, Mr. Taylor was frequently called “the smartest man I know” by his peers and his wit and sarcastic sense of humor were evident to all who were lucky enough to know him. After college graduation he relocated to San Francisco where he worked for the California Packing Company which later became Del Monte Foods. His professional life began in 1965 at CDI Corporation as an employment recruiter for the defense industry. He retired as Vice President in 2000 after a successful 35-year career working with clients such as NASA, Boeing and Lockheed. Mr. Taylor moved to CDI’s regional office in Atlanta in 1968 and in 1971 he married the prettiest girl in town, Susie Shaheen, becoming a family of four with Leslie and Allison. He chose the Virginia-Highlands area in Atlanta for his new family’s home. From Virginia Avenue the family moved to Redwood Street in Doraville where, in 1973, they welcomed their first and only child together, Jennifer, who blessed him later in life with two beautiful grand-daughters, Morgan and Makenzie. In 1979
he moved his family to their current residence Dunwoody. Airman Taylor was a proud patriot and military supporter. He was a man who loved his freedom and his country. He shared this love to anyone who would listen as he frequently lamented about watching the slow demise of both during his lifetime. In addition to supporting freedom and individual rights, he also held strong to his Catholic faith and enjoyed listening to the old hymns, chants and classical compositions every Sunday. During the remaining week he enjoyed music from the 1950s, Buddy Holly, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. His children fondly remember watching his favorite television program with him every week, M.A.S.H., and his youngest was with him for the memorable final episode. Aside from enjoying all things military, Mr. Taylor was an avid downhill skier who offered to share his corporate Lodge in Park City, Utah every year to his family and close friends who loved to snow ski as much as he did. The group was never less than 10 at the Lodge and the memories of those ski vacations over the years and the people he included are dear to many, and the stories became grander and more special as time passed. The ski trips eventually ended and the beach vacations became the focus as the family enjoyed annual trips to his favorite place, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Cherished memories were made at the beachfront Holiday Inn and visits to Coligny Plaza with his favorite bar and restaurant, the WW2 Pacific Island tiki-themed Big Bamboo. Later years saw the grandchildren enjoy the same places as the children enjoyed over the years. Anyone who stopped by the house also noticed that Bob enjoyed cooking. Everyone remembers his homemade spaghetti recipe and his master chef style seafood gumbo. He donned the apron, wooden spoon in hand and 2 Buck Chuck in the wine glass. At first, his little buddy Spike would help with the cleanup and after Spike left it was Hercules who was honored with the job. Sometimes Jimmy Buffett would be heard on those gumbo nights as he enjoyed his creation from a large gumbo bowl direct from Margaritaville in Key West. A closet “Parrot Head” he eventually took his wife, Sue, for a week in Key West to experience it for themselves and both came back with tattoos! His was the Jolly Roger and hers was a butterfly. They were henna tattoos that eventually washed off, but not before giving his children a shock by telling they were real! One of the daughters was in on the gag and managed to keep their secret until it became obvious the tattoos were temporary. Airman, Son, Father “Dad”, Grand-
father “Paw Paw”, Husband, Uncle, Brother, Friend: Bob Taylor means something to those whose lives he touched and memories he leaves behind in those who were better for knowing him. Bob’s funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on March 21st at St Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, 705 Spalding Drive, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328.
SouthCare Crematory and Funeral Society in Alpharetta handled the arrangements and the family kindly requests, in lieu of flowers, that donations be made in his name to the Alpha-1 Foundation at Alpha1.org or through the SouthCare online donation link within the obituary at Southcare.us/obituaries.
Henry “Hank” Kalbach, age 84, of Savannah and formerly of Dunwoody, GA passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022. Mr. Kalbach was born on February 17, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Henry Charles and Frances Viergutz Kalbach. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He worked with GEC-Marconi in Atlanta, retiring after 21 years of service as Vice President of Operations. Before moving to Savannah, Hank and his wife Constance enjoyed their retirement years at Lake Sinclair in Eatonton, GA. Hank enjoyed crossword puzzles and was an avid reader, having read over 2,500 books over 20 years.
Mr. Kalbach was preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Constance Kalbach and his sister, Kathryn Mott. He is survived by his son, Kurt (Holly) of Savannah; daughters, Karen of Seminole, FL, Kristen (Chad) of Panama City Beach, FL, and Kimberly (Paul) of Flower Mound, TX; brother, Karl Kalbach (Barbara) of Woodstock, GA; sister, Norma Klisch of Tucson, AZ; and six grandchildren, Ansley, Charles, Thomas, James, Parker, and Preston. Baker McCullough Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with a private funeral service. (912)927-1999
Leona Rebecca (Becky) Harris Guynn passed away March 4, 2022 surrounded by her family and into the loving arms of Jesus after a courageous two-anda-half-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Known for her oneGUYNN liners, she wanted this to lead with “Becky died.” She was born at home on July 5, 1944, and raised on a family farm in the loving care of her parents. She was the daughter of Claude and Gladys Harris (“Momma and Daddy”) of Greenville, Virginia and was the youngest sibling of Louale Harris Almarode, Judy Harris, and Larry Harris all who preceded her in death. Becky attended college in Virginia then dedicated her life to raising her three children. She gave of her time selflessly and wholeheartedly as a volunteer as a Girl Scout leader, PTA member and president, room mom for all 3 of her children and team mom many times over during her child rearing years. Later, Becky served as a long-standing, valuable member of The Assistance League of Atlanta and so much more. She did countless acts of kindness throughout her life including making her famous poppy seed cakes for mailmen, garbage
collectors and schoolteachers. She kept her children and grandchildren’s mailboxes full of handwritten letters, more often than not, with a piece of money and a lot of glitter. No special occasion, no matter how small, was missed by a note from their Grammy. She also treasured her special friendships with the Red Hats, ALA buddies, her neighbors, and enjoyed lunch dates and any excuse to share a glass of wine and fellowship. Becky is survived by her three children Robyn Guynn Mitchell (Doug), Michael Guynn (Jennifer) and Shawn Guynn Eckard (Jay). She was a loving Grammy to eight grandchildren who were her love and light; Cameron Mitchell, Jacob Mitchell, Madison Mitchell, Grace Guynn, Caroline Guynn, Henry Guynn, Bevin Eckard and Mitchell Eckard. The grandchildren will especially miss their famous Christmas stockings, Grammy “whispers” and their frequent and loving conversations and outings with her. There will be a celebration of life and remembrance held at a later date when all can gather and share memories, laughs and stories of this amazing woman, friend, Mother and Grammy. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Assisted League of Atlanta in memory of Becky Guynn, P.O. Box 920250, Peachtree Corners, GA 30010.
Peggy Berry Kynoch, 87, of Dunwoody, GA passed away March 6, 2022. Peggy was born on October 16, 1934 in Roxboro, NC to the late Joyce and James Berry. Peggy graduated from Watts School of NursKYNOCH ing in Durham, NC, in 1955. She became a Registered Nurse and served in various capacities over her 50+ year career – from ER Nurse to Head RN for an OB/GYN practice, to Director of Nursing for a Home Health Care agency and last worked for a Hospice Care Agency. Peggy met her future husband, Kirk, when she was just 13 – they were married 8 years later in 1955 and lived in Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC before moving to Dunwoody, GA in 1969. Peggy was an “energizer bunny” her entire life. While raising her children she was the ultimate volunteer, serving as Cub Scout and Girl Scout Leader, Team Mom for numerous baseball, football and cheerleading teams and PTA President, to name a few. In her “spare time”, she picked up a few “bag tags” playing on many winning ALTA tennis teams, enjoyed monthly Bridge Clubs and even had an interior decorating business with her daughter, Lisa. Peggy was also the ultimate entertainer, not just for her and Kirk’s friends, but for her children and their friends as well. There were many celebrations at the Kynoch home, and Peggy was known for being able to host a dinner for 20 or more with only an hour’s notice. She’d say “Oh, I can make the house look beautiful in just a few minutes, but don’t ever look in my closets!” When Peggy and Kirk became “empty nesters” they traveled in the US, Europe and the Far East. But “Family” was always her #1 priority, so she organized an annual Kynoch Family Summer Vacation for 30+ years. Her children continue this tradition to this day. Peggy is preceded in death by her parents, James and Joyce Berry, her sister, Betty Stox and her husband, Kirk Kynoch. She is survived by sons Brent and Kevin (Ann Marie), daughter Lisa (Mark), grandchildren Lindsay (Matt), Matthew, Lucas, Ian, Cole, River, Mackenzie and Kendall and great grandchildren Palmer, Kirkland, Ali and one on the way. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in memory of Peggy to the National Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org). A Celebration of Life will be held on May 7, 2022, with a service at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, Dunwoody, GA, at 11am followed by a reception at Marlow’s Tavern, Dunwoody, GA.
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