Frank Hudson Obituary (1941 – 2022) Atlanta Journal-Constitution

On Friday, Could 6, 2022, Frank “Beau” Raiford Hudson of Atlanta, Georgia, suffered a stroke and handed away on Sunday, Could 8, on the age of 81 after a multi-year battle with dementia.

Beau was born in Decatur, Georgia, on January 25, 1941, to James Franklin and Mary George Raiford Hudson. Beau grew up in Decatur and graduated from the Georgia Navy Academy. He attended the College of Georgia and graduated with a level in chemistry.

After faculty, Beau joined the army as an Military Ranger. He was very proud to have served as a First Lieutenant within the 82nd Airborne Particular Forces Division, the place he engaged in extremely tactical parachute missions. He thought-about this to be considered one of his biggest accomplishments. He jumped out of over 50 airplanes and was deployed on particular missions to Latin America.

Quickly after honorably serving his nation, Beau started his lifetime profession as a monetary advisor. He began his profession at Merrill Lynch, and later based and managed the primary Atlanta workplace for Raymond James, the place he fortunately and efficiently served as govt vp for over 18 years.

Beau’s love for nature, animals, and the nice open air was past epic. He started fishing, squirrel and rabbit looking, and exploring the woods as a younger boy; he turned an eagle scout earlier than graduating highschool. He continued his love of looking and fishing all through his life, and printed articles about a number of of his adventures. He traveled the world looking together with his pals, and all the time made extra pals alongside the way in which. He beloved and honored his looking trophies and loved recounting the tales of how every of them got here to him. He was an early member of the Burge Plantation Looking Membership in Mansfield, GA, and all the time stated that was the one nation membership he would ever be a part of. His favourite place to be was the farm he owned together with his spouse, Robin, situated in Eatonton, GA, close to Burge Plantation. He and Robin have been married on the farm, hunted on the farm, and shot clays collectively at Burge.

Beau’s kindness, ease, and humorousness have been evident to all who knew him.. He was a relaxed, quiet, and powerful man, magically in a position to join with anybody. He was the embodiment of a real southern gentleman and a patriot.

Beau was an encyclopedia of information on the Civil Battle. He was very pleased with being a member of the Sons of Accomplice Veterans. He was an avid reader and historian, and a collector of forgotten treasures, antiques, and antiquities. He loved understanding the historical past of each little bit of land he walked upon and was invested in understanding each place he went. He all the time beloved Georgia most of all. Though perceived as quiet, Beau beloved to entertain and dance to rock and roll music..

He’s survived by his spouse of 17 years, Robin Howell Hudson, and his two daughters: Taylor Buffington Hudson Weston of White Salmon, WA, and Raiford Buffington Hudson Hyde of Tryon, NC. He’s survived as nicely by his grandchildren, Lucy Boone Hyde and Warner Hudson Hyde, additionally of Tryon, NC.

Companies might be held on Friday, Could 13 at 11:00 at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Highway, Atlanta, GA, 30305. In lieu of flowers, donations in Beau’s honor could also be made to Operation Therapeutic Forces at OHF.org, or to any trigger near your coronary heart.