{"49956":{"#nid":"49956","#data":{"type":"news","title":"In Memory:  Olen Reid \u0022Reid* Ashe III","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Stewart School of ISyE is sad to report the passing of one of our students, Olen Reid \u0022Reid* Ashe III, 23.who died in a sport parachute malfunction on July 26, 2008.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EReid was an undergraduate student at Georgia Tech majoring the industrial and systems engineering.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Reid found happiness in our School of Industrial and Systems Engineering after facing doubts in another School at GT,* said Patti Parker, ISyE undergraduate program manager.  \u0022After going through some rough times, Reid seemed optimistic about School and content and at peace in his personal life.  I feel fortunate to have known him.  He was a delightful breath of fresh air.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EReid was a native of Miami, Florida, and grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and Tampa, Florida.  He attended Wichita Collegiate School and, in Tampa, St. Mary\u0027s School and Berkeley Preparatory School.  He moved to Richmond with his family in 2001 and enrolled in the Collegiate School, where he graduated in 2004.  At Collegiate, he was on the swim team and active in the theater.  He also enjoyed indoor wall-climbing.  He took up skydiving after enrolling in college and joined a team that performed formation maneuvers in flight.  He came one short of his 300th jump on Saturday.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWherever he lived, Reid enjoyed strong friendships.  He pursued his interests with passion and shared it with those around him.  Following advice that one of the best ways to find yourself is through service to others, he sought opportunities with the Atlanta YMCA. He became a counselor at the Atlanta\u0027s Cherokee Outdoor YMCA, where he taught climbing. Some of his Georgia Tech friends joined him there on the staff.  There Reid found a part of himself that he didn\u0027t know * a pleasure in working with children and teaching skills.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo honor Reid, the Cherokee Outdoor Family YMCA at Lake Allatoona in Woodstock named its climbing tower for Reid. The 60-foot structure will become the Reid Ashe Memorial Climbing Tower.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EToby Bramblett, YMCA executive director, described Ashe as a \u0022rock for this facility\u0022 in his role as action learning coordinator. For the past two summers Reid managed the YMCA\u0027s climbing towers and lead off-site climbing trips. \u0022This is a way for us to remember him,\u0022 Bramblett said. \u0022He made an impact on that wall. That\u0027s a way for us to continue the tradition of Reid.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EReid leaves his parents, Lisa Fye Ashe and Olen Reid Ashe Jr, of Richmond; a younger brother, David, who is a student at the College of Charleston; and a grandmother, Imogene H. Fye of Galax, Virginia.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMemorial donations are suggested to the YMCA of Greater Richmond or the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Stewart School of ISyE is sad to report the passing of one of our students, Olen Reid \u0022Reid* Ashe III, 23.who died in a sport parachute malfunction on July 26, 2008.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In Memory:  Olen Reid \u0022Reid* Ashe III"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2008-08-07 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:56","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7953","name":"Obit"},{"id":"7954","name":"Reid Ashe"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}