PEEBLES, E. B.
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December 17, 1918-August 31, 2005. Born in Mobile, A.L. Citadel Class of 1939. Emory Bush Peebles, Jr. was one of the first two inductees into the Arland D. Williams Society, a group of Citadel graduates honored for community service. He was a retired chairman and C.E.O. of Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring and senior vice president of Dravo Corporation. His accomplishments include the Delaware Charity Run, the American Red Cross, Bay Area Food Bank, past president of America's Junior Miss Pageant, Chairman of Mobile Arts and Sports Association, and Boy Scouts of Mobile. He was a volunteer for 50 years with the Senior Bowl games in Mobile. (Sources: Citadel Office of Public Affairs, press release, November 2, 2000; Obituary) (HN, DH & EC)
