Renate was born in Mannheim, Germany the youngest of three daughters. She moved to the United States in 1949. Renate had a very successful career as a General Manager for the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) that lasted thirty-two and a half years. Her job enabled her travel the world. She retired from her job in the fall of 1990. After retirement, Renate enjoyed several decades of leisure traveling, participation in her retiree group and spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by her husband Edgar Atkinson and her son George Rhea Jr. She is survived by her daughters Celia Hudson, Jeanette Williams, Barbara Richardson, Debra Dickerson as well as many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, Ca.
