Harry G. Dulaney
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Family, friends, and colleagues of Dulaney remember him as kind, generous, gentle, funny, and brilliant. His life-long friend and fellow alum Bill Collins, BME 57, IM 62, recalls how much he enjoyed Dulaney’s friendship over the years, especially playing basketball and taking road trips during the early college days. More recently, Dulaney enjoyed joining Collins in his box at Georgia Tech home football games.
Dulaney’s reluctance to be the center of attention sometimes led to awkward and humorous situations. He delayed the oral defense of his PhD dissertation for a long time. Finally, the administration set up a “surprise meeting” of the committee, and he was led to their room unaware of the true purpose of the meeting. When was told what was happening, he became extremely nervous and could hardly speak. After several minutes, though, he calmed down and delivered a long and thorough PhD dissertation defense. When he would tell this story, he would say: “I realized that I had them captive and decided that I was going to make it as uncomfortable for them as possible in return for playing a trick on me.”
Dulaney is survived by his wife of 43 years, Anna Hale Dulaney of Marietta, Ga., sister Virginia Dulaney Berg of Chapel Hill, N.C., three children: Harry (Lane) G. Dulaney III, EE 81, of Arlington Heights, Ill., David H. Dulaney, APhys 91, of Atlanta, and Julie Dulaney Carson of Johns Creek, Ga., six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlene Barrett Dulaney, parents, and brother William Dulaney.
