Judson Black

Jud was born to the late Olive Gregory and Lewis C. Black in Greenville, South Carolina, in March of 1944. A 1962 graduate of Greenville High, he was the sports editor of the school newspaper, which was the top-ranked high school paper in South Carolina at the time. He attended Emory University and graduated in 1966. He then began his medical career at the Medical University of South Carolina. After graduating in 1970, he started his internship and continued with residency at the University of Birmingham from 1971 to 1973. In 1973, he was accepted to the Mayo Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, for a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism. He joined his first practice in 1975 at the West Paces Ferry Medical Clinic, where he served as Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Board. He remained there until he started his own practice in Atlanta in 2001, retiring in 2020. He was board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a fellow of the American College of Clinical Endocrinology, a member of the Endocrine Society, and a member of the American Diabetes Association. For 40 years, he served as president of the Atlanta Clinical Society.

He enjoyed fishing trips, model trains, Mustang cars, good food and wine, and family vacations. But what he loved most was his family. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Marion Christian Black; his son, Judson Black Jr.; his daughter, Christina Sciegaj; his granddaughter, Claire Sciegaj; and his brother, Lewis Black Jr., of Greenville, South Carolina.

A visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, and funeral services will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 23, followed by a burial service at Arlington Cemetery. All services will be held at the Sandy Springs Chapel in Sandy Springs, GA.