Howard Martin McMahon ’50, 81, passed away the morning of October 5, 2008. He was a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech for 25 years after receiving a Ph.D. from CalTech. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada on July 29th, 1927, Howard became a US citizen in 1969. A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Howard loved entertaining friends with fine wine, good banjo music, political savvy and a sharp wit. He was very active in Catholic education, serving on the Archdiocesan Board of Education and the Our Lady of the Assumption school board. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Fran; his daughter, Pat; daughter, Helen; son, Paul and wife, Laura; son, Michael and wife, Becky; son, Sean and wife, Tabatha; as well as six grandchildren. They will miss him dearly.