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Subject: Obits From The Oak Ridger 18 Nov 2004
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:28:21 EST
From the Oak ridger 18 Nov 2004
John Wilson Thomas Dabbs, 82, a retired physicist at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory,
Ardyce Gregor Lee, 80, of Oak Ridge,
Antonino Flores, 28, of Oak Ridge,
John Wilson Thomas Dabbs, 82, a retired physicist at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, died of cardiac arrest Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at NHC Healthcare of
Oak Ridge after a brief illness. He had been a resident of Oak Ridge since
1946, except for a period of residence in Karns from 1952 to 1961. Dr. Dabbs was
the son of John W. T. and Ruth Fuqua Dabbs, of Donelson, and graduated from
Donelson High School in 1939. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in
1944 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. At UT, he was a member
of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. After working on the Manhattan Project in
Chicago during 1944 and 1945, he married the former Betty Jane Hicks of Fountain
City in 1945. He served in the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and in Oak
Ridge from 1945 to 1947. He obtained his doctorate in physics from UT in
1955. Working with other scientists, he briefly held a world record for the lowest
temperature ever achieved. As a participant in scientific exchange programs,
he led his family to periods of residence in Argentina in 1961 and in France
in 1967 and 1968. He was a member of the Physics Division at ORNL for most of
his career, and worked on technology transfer prior his retirement in 1986. Dr.
Dabbs was also active in the growth of two local technology-based companies,
ORTEC and Elographics, both of which created significant numbers of jobs in
Oak Ridge, as well as Oak Ridge Development Corporation. In the 1970s, he
unsuccessfully promoted the establishment of a small airport for Oak Ridge. He
served as the president of Elographics in 1976 prior to its sale in the early
1980s. He was an active member of the United Church, Chapel on the Hill, and,
throughout his life in Oak Ridge, participated in many social, civic and hobby
organizations, including the Let's Dance Club and the Mobile Steam Society/Steam
Automobile Club of America. He was preceded in death by his wife and his eldest
son, Richard, as well as his sister, Anne Dabbs Stockell. Dr. Dabbs is
survived by two children, Carol Dabbs of Arlington, Va., and David Dabbs of
Richmond, Va.; five grandchildren, John Michael Dabbs of Oak Ridge, Elizabeth, Emily,
and Amy Dabbs of Richmond, and Lily Dabbs of Knoxville; one great-grandson,
Cameron Dabbs of Oak Ridge; and by his sister, Ruth Dabbs Regan of Nashville.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at the United Church,
Chapel on the Hill, with the Rev. R. Boyd Carter officiating. Burial will be
at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m.
Sunday at the church and from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Weatherford
Mortuary.
Ardyce Gregor Lee, 80, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 at
Briarcliff Health Care Center. Born Oct. 20, 1924, in Baker, N.D., she was the oldest
daughter of Arnie and Gertrude Gregor. Mrs. Lee graduated from Concordia
College, Moorhead, Minn., in 1945 with a degree in music. While in college, she
studied voice at Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She was also awarded
a voice scholarship to study abroad in London. Mrs. Lee was a featured soloist
in the renowned Concordia College Choir, directed by Paul Christiansen, and
performed in concert halls across the United States, including Carnegie Hall.
Mrs. Lee taught private voice and piano for 58 years in her music studio on
Pasadena Road. During those years she touched the lives of countless aspiring
musicians. These six decades were filled with concerts, recitals, state
competitions, and college scholarship winners. She was a lifetime member of the Music
Educator's National Conference and was awarded the prestigious Tennessee
Governor's School for the Arts Outstanding Teacher Award. Mrs. Lee also taught music
at Robertsville Junior High for 15 years, where she was recognized for her
excellent choral groups. She was a choir director at Grace Lutheran Church and
First United Methodist Church for many years. Mrs. Lee was also active in the
Girls Scouts of America. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by her brothers, Curtis Gregor, Boyd Gregor and John Gregor. Mrs. Lee is
survived by her six children, Patricia Arnett and husband, David, of Miami, Rebecca
Szymanski of Oak Ridge, Deborah Ice and husband, William, of Amarillo, Texas,
Joseph Lee and wife, Julie, of Oak Ridge, Catherine Lee of McPherson, Ky.,
and Ardyce Lura Lee, of Oak Ridge.She is also survived by six grandchildren,
Stephanie Arnett of San Francisco, Laura Szymanski of Bethlehem, Pa., Elizabeth
Arnett of Galway, Ireland, Gregor Lee of Asheville, N.C., and Lindsay Lee and
Loren Lee, both of Oak Ridge. In addition, Mrs. Lee is survived by two sisters,
Gertrude Berg and husband, Larry, of North Dakota, and Kathryn Christen of
Pennsylvania. A memorial service celebrating Ardyce Lee's life will be held at 3
p.m. Dec. 26, 2004, at First United Methodist Church. The family will receive
friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, at 98 E. Pasadena Road.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the Oak
Ridge Civic Music Association, P.O. Box 4271, Oak Ridge TN 37831-4271.
Antonino Flores, 28, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at the
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville. Mr. Flores was born on July 3,
1976, in Mexico. He had lived and worked in the United States for the past six
years. His dream was to build his family a nice home in Mexico and then return
there. He had achieved that dream and had planned to return home to his
family and his new home in Mexico later this month. Mr. Flores is survived by his
parents, Marcelino and Catarina Flores of Mexico; his special cousins,
Germencio Aguilar, Anna Aguilar and Delfino Aguilar, all of Oak Ridge; and by many
other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at Jones Mortuary in Clinton. Burial will be at Llano
Perdido Cemetery in Guerrero City, Mexico.
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