[Bristol-Birds] Officia Obit: Howard P. Langridge
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:34:16 -0500
Howard P. Langridge, 81, 339 Airport Road, Elizabethton, died Sunday,
November 14, 2004, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
Mr. Langridge was born and reared in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was a son of the
late H.R. and Winifred Milburn Langridge. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his wife, Mable Sharp Langridge, a daughter, Patsy
Langridge, and a grandson, Billy Ollmann.
Mr. Langridge served in the U.S. Navy for over three years during World War
II. He graduated from ETSU with BS and MA degrees, and completed some graduate
studies at Florida State University. He taught six years at Unaka High School
and 23 years in Pal Beach County, Fla. After retiring he led nature tours for
years in Florida, including the Dry Tortugas.
Mr. Langridge was an ornithologist. He published over 50 short articles about
birds in various sources. He contributed an article annually for American Birds
for 12 years and was an associate editor for the Florida Naturalist for seven
years.
Mr. Langridge is survived by daughter, Susan Ollmann, Gainesville, Fla.; one
son, Howard Langridge II, Sopchoppy, Fla.; daughters, Jane Farmer, Pensacola,
Fla., and Daphne Robin Mahagan, Dade City, Fla.; four grandchildren, Bobbie
Jean Mason, Patty Sherline, Howard Langridge III and Chris Ollmann; one
great-grandson, Jarod Mason; and one brother, Ray Langridge.
A Celebration of Life memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday,
November 20, in the Garden Room of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton.
Interment will be done privately at a later date. Online condolences may be
sent to the family through the Tetrick Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of
arrangements.
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