George Berry
Description: The man responsible for expanding Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, the world's busiest and most efficient airport in the world
Born: July 5, 1937
Died: September 7, 2019
Birthplace: Union County, GA
Resting Place: Union Memory Garden, Blairsville, GA
Occupation: Chief Administrative Officer of City of Atlanta; Atlanta Airport Manager; Commissioner of Industry, Trade and Tourism; Board Chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Olympic Games Authority; Vice-President of Cousins Properties
Spouse(s): Jeannine Barrett Berry
Children: Mark Jefferson Berry; Jennifer Berry Hudgins
Parents: William Cautus Berry; Lorena Crawford Berry Penland O'Neil
Awards: 2003 Chairman's Award by the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
Facts of Interest: 1. He was part of the 1955 Union County High School basketball team that became the program's and the school's first ever region/district championship team in school history. He was known as 1 of the seniors known as the "Fighting 5 of 55".
2. He once ran his step-father's furniture store business known as "Penland's Furniture" following his step-father's sudden and unexpected death. The store occupied the space where Rebecca's On The Square sits today.
3. He was Chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Olympic Games Authority(MAOGA) for the 1996 Centennial Olympics where he was over govermental and financial oversight for the planning and management of the event(s).
4. He served as Vice-President of Cousins Properties, LLC. out of Atlanta. One of the cities largest and most famous property firms.
5. He was one of the few who welcomed Nelson Mandela when he came to visit the City of Atlanta.
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