Dekalb-Irwin County GaArchives Obituaries.....John Fletcher, Jr. September 1 1996 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Music http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00028.html#0006826 January 9, 2003, 11:27 am The Ocilla Star Sept11,1996 John Fletcher, Jr. John S. Fletcher, Jr. of Avondale Estates, GA died suddenly at his home on Sunday, September 1, 1996. Mr. Fletcher graduated Avondale High School and the Georgia Institute of Technology where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He earned his MBA at Georgia State University. Mr. Fletcher served as mayor of Avondale Estates, GA from 1973 to 1983, was chairman in 1978 of the Dekalb County Board of Education, and served on the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners from 1984 to 1992. A graduate of Leadership Georgia and Leadership Atlanta, he was named one of Atlanta's Five Outstanding Young Men in 1975 and in 1976 was proclaimed the Outstanding Young Man of the Year in DeRalb County. His career in public relations included ownership of The Rainbow Tree Corporatidn and,later, John Fletcher & Associates, rec, At his death,Mr. Fletcher was executive vice president of the Atlanta office of Golin Harris Communications Inc. Included in his client service is a I5-year relationship with the Greater Atlanta McDonald's Operators' Association for which he received from McDonald's Corporation two Marketing Achievement Awards and the most prestigious Al Golin Award.. An Eagle Scout, Mr. Fletcher was involved in charitable and civic work, including, most recently, helping raise in excess of $1 million for the construction of a second Atlanta Ronald McDonald House and serving on the board of directors of Camp Twin Lakes. A memorial service was held Friday, September 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Decatur First Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife,Emily Tyler Fletcher, formerly of Ocilla; his daughters:Maribeth Bell and Holly Fletcher; his mother: Daizye Belle Fletcher; and a brother Thomas. File size: 2.2 Kb