Boynton C. Emerson ’51

Jack was born May 9, 1929, the son of William A. and Laura Cole Emerson.

He prepared at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., and matriculated with us in the fall of 1947. He was active in crew and a member of Court Club. He left after our sophomore year, transferring in good standing to Emory University in his hometown of Atlanta, where he completed his undergraduate work in history.

In November 1951 he joined the Navy, was stationed in Korea, Eniwetok, and Alameda, and separated in 1955. He returned to Emory to earn a law degree and was admitted to the bar in 1958. After a year practicing tort law (in his case, automobile accidents), Jack entered the federal civil service, where he was with the Social Security Administration in the Baltimore area until his retirement in 1988. He and Teresa Lamarche were married in 1961 and divorced in 1984.

Jack died July 17, 2010, after a brief but fierce battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his daughter Mary Ann (Mrs. Raymond Nissen). Interment was in Saters Baptist Church Cemetery in Timonium, Md.. His brother, William A. Jr., and his sister, Claire Thornwell predeceased him.