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Mr. James Richard “Rick” Roberts III, MDiv ’00, aged 72, of Johns Creek, GA passed away on October 23, 2019. Rick grew up in Atlanta, GA, attended Southwest High School and was a proud Eagle Scout. He graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology in 1970 with Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management. Later in life, he also received a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Rick was an active member of the National Ski Patrol for nearly 50 years and was very involved in the Georgia Tech community. He was most proud of his work related to international missions, as well as his three grandchildren. Rick is preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Calhoun Roberts, and is survived by his son, Richard Roberts; his daughter-in-law, Lindsay Roberts; and his three grandchildren, Kathryn Grace, Luke Thomas and Noah James.
Joel R. Taylor, MDiv ’86, aged 66, went into the arms of the Lord he loved, Monday, October 21, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born in Searsmont, Maine, November 26, 1952, the son of Richard and Dorothy Brolin Taylor, he had resided his early life in Vietnam, and returned to the states and graduated from high school in Springville, New York. Joel was a graduate of Canadian Bible College in 1977, and received his Masters of Divinity from Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1986. He did his Doctoral work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Joel was a missionary his entire life. For the past 20 years, Joel poured his heart into ministry on the Island of Cuba. If he couldn’t be in Cuba, then he was talking about Cuba. He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife Jo-Anne Kopetz Taylor of Canisteo, his daughters Lindy (Luke) Campbell of Washington, DC, Kara Taylor of Canisteo, one son, Ian (Nina Petteys) Taylor of Brockport, his sisters Lois (Wayne) Henry of East Concord, NY, and Esther (Jerry) Kirk of Wellsville, and his brother Kenneth (Marcell) Taylor of Hamburg, New York, as well as one grandson, Owen Campbell, and nieces and nephews.
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Published Date: November 1, 2019
Dr. Alvin Benton (Ben) Broderson, MA in Religious Studies ’86, aged 79, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Dr. Broderson grew up in Franklin, Kentucky. He attended The University of Kentucky where he earned a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. Later, he earned another MS degree in Philosophy and Theology from Asbury Theological Seminary. While at The University of Kentucky, he worked for five years in NASA-sponsored research on the effects of space flight at the Wenner Gren Research Lab. That experience led to a four-year career in the U.S. Air Force, where he worked on the Manned Orbiting Laboratory project. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force upon that project’s cancellation and began a 40-year career as an environmental and consulting engineer for a wide variety of projects and companies, including his own “Spectrum Engineering.” He also taught at Asbury Theological Seminary and St. Catharine College, on subjects from Physics, Thermodynamics, Acoustics, Logic, Philosophy and Statistics. He authored over 50 technical papers and publications. He and his wife, Ann attended Centenary United Methodist Church in Lexington. Dr. Broderson was preceded in death by his brothers Lee, Joe and John Paul, and his daughter, Elizabeth Benton. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Ann, his son, Steven, daughter-in-law Julie and grandchildren Alaina and Maura.
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. “Buck” Camp Jr., US Army Retired, aged 80, a resident of Jasper, GA, formerly of Huntsville, AL passed peacefully at home October 2, 2019. Buck attended McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN and graduated from LSU with a degree in Electrical Engineering, while enjoying the Kappa Alpha Fraternity brotherhood. Later he went on to receive a Master’s degree from the University of Alabama Huntsville.. Mr. Camp retired at the end of 2005 from Eagle Support Services Corporation, a company he co-founded in 1996. His military career spanned 35 years as US Army Active, Army Reserve and Alabama National Guard. Flying helicopters and private aircraft was a joy for him. Buck achieved the rank of Brigadier General in the Army and retired as Deputy Commander of a National Guard Support Command. Buck enjoyed keeping track of his many old friends via email. He was a doting grandfather, loving, kind and generous. A Mensa member, passionate about genealogy research, he even published a 500 page autobiography. He attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL to deepen his understanding and faith. He is survived by his wife, Linda Goulding Camp; by his former wife, Elizabeth Camp of Huntsville, AL; by his son and daughter-in-law Pierce and Renee Camp of Hernando, MS; his son Ferris Camp of Leadville, CO; his grandchildren Parker Camp of Memphis, TN, Gray Camp of Hernando, MS and Alma Camp of Asheville, NC. He is also survived by his step-son and step daughter-in-law, Tony and Emily Stewart of Charleston, SC; step daughter and step son-in-law, Suzanne and Jeff McWhorter of Suwanee, GA; and grandchildren Madison, Katie and Max McWhorter of Suwanee, GA. Lawrence “Larry” W. Hodge, aged 75, of Conklin, went to be with the lord on September 29, 2019. He is predeceased by his parents Merle and Alice Hodge. Larry grew up in Ames, NY. He graduated from Houghton College and attended Asbury Theological Seminary from ’67-’70 . He was a long-time radio engineer for many local radio stations around Broome County, NY. He was the pastor of numerous local churches. He was the Conklin Youth Commissioner for several years. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years Patsy Hodge; his children Thomas Hodge, Timothy (Kelly) Hodge, Deborah Hodge; 3 grandchildren Linda Hodge, Collin Hodge, Morgan Hodge; family friend Marylee Whittling; lifelong friend Dale Smith ; godson John Whittling.
Mr. James Richard “Rick” Roberts III, MDiv ’00, aged 72, of Johns Creek, GA passed away on October 23, 2019. Rick grew up in Atlanta, GA, attended Southwest High School and was a proud Eagle Scout. He graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology in 1970 with Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management. Later in life, he also received a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Rick was an active member of the National Ski Patrol for nearly 50 years and was very involved in the Georgia Tech community. He was most proud of his work related to international missions, as well as his three grandchildren. Rick is preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Calhoun Roberts, and is survived by his son, Richard Roberts; his daughter-in-law, Lindsay Roberts; and his three grandchildren, Kathryn Grace, Luke Thomas and Noah James. Joel R. Taylor, MDiv ’86, aged 66, went into the arms of the Lord he loved, Monday, October 21, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born in Searsmont, Maine, November 26, 1952, the son of Richard and Dorothy Brolin Taylor, he had resided his early life in Vietnam, and returned to the states and graduated from high school in Springville, New York. Joel was a graduate of Canadian Bible College in 1977, and received his Masters of Divinity from Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1986. He did his Doctoral work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Joel was a missionary his entire life. For the past 20 years, Joel poured his heart into ministry on the Island of Cuba. If he couldn’t be in Cuba, then he was talking about Cuba. He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife Jo-Anne Kopetz Taylor of Canisteo, his daughters Lindy (Luke) Campbell of Washington, DC, Kara Taylor of Canisteo, one son, Ian (Nina Petteys) Taylor of Brockport, his sisters Lois (Wayne) Henry of East Concord, NY, and Esther (Jerry) Kirk of Wellsville, and his brother Kenneth (Marcell) Taylor of Hamburg, New York, as well as one grandson, Owen Campbell, and nieces and nephews.
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