was born in Birmingham, Alabama to the late M. Jarvis Aldridge, Sr. and Mildred Aldridge. He was
preceded in death by a brother, Harry Aldridge. He received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the
Georgia Institute of Technology and Master's of Business Administration from Central Michigan
University. He served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, with assignments at NORAD, US Central
Command, and the Joint Staff, and retired after 24 years as a Lieutenant Colonel. His military
decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star. Mr. Aldridge went on to a
career with the Fulton County (GA) Department of Information Technology, retiring after 10 years as
Assistant Director. He was an active member, a past Treasurer, Elder and an adult Sunday School
teacher at Kelley Presbyterian Church, as well as a Cub Scout leader. Survivors include his wife Alice
Aldridge of Kelleytown; children Clinton (Lynda) Aldridge of Smyrna and Jennifer (Cory) Richards of
Forsyth; grandchildren Connor Richards, Chace Richards, Troy Aldridge; brother William (Judy) Aldridge
of Tuscaloosa, AL; nieces and nephews Tamara (Marc) Wong, William Stuart (Meagan) Aldridge and
Jonathan (Melissa) Aldridge. Funeral services, livestreamed from Haisten 's Facebook, will be held Saturday, May 30, 2020 - 1pm at Kelley Presbyterian Church. Reverend Millicent Thomson will officiate. Friends may visit the family from 3:00pm - 7:00pm on Friday, May 29, 2020 at Haisten Funeral Home in McDonough.
Due to the restrictions mandated by the CDC, services may be viewed by live stream via the Haisten Funeral Home Facebook page on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 1:00pm. Please follow the link below: https://www.facebook.com/HaistenFuneral
* You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch the Live service. Please know that the live service will appear on our Facebook page when the service begins.
