Dan Philen

Dan Lassiter Philen, 66, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on Monday April 15, 2013 of natural causes. He was born in Sheffield, AL, June 25, 1946, to Georgia Lee Lassiter and Ernest Arvil Philen. Dan graduated from Landon High School in Jacksonville, FL, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Auburn University in 1968. After 2 years in the army, Dan attended graduate school at Texas AandM University where he earned his PhD in Physical Chemistry in 1975. This was followed by post-doctoral work at Rice University and the University of Maryland. He joined the staff of the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station in 1976, and later worked for ATandT Bell Laboratories in Norcross GA for 22 years, during which time he published many technical papers and shared in several patents. After retirement from ATandT Dan taught Chemistry at several local colleges and universities, including Emory and Auburn, where he was always a favorite of his students. Dan was an ardent antique car enthusiast, amateur photographer, and dog lover, among his many avocations. Dan is survived by his daughter, Dana Ross Philen, his son, Glenn Walker McElroy Philen, and his former wife, Rossanne McElroy Philen. A memorial service will be held at First Metropolitan Community Church of Atlanta, on Friday April 26, at 2 pm. A visitation will be held at Greenlawn Funeral Home in the chapel from 2:00pm -2:55pm. Interment will be held immediately following at 3pm. Please leave condolences at: www.greenlawnjacksonville.com.

Arrangments by: Greenlawn Funeral Home