Elizabeth (Libby) Drum Love, age 92, passed away on December 4, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Libby was a “people person” who never knew a stranger. She was equally at ease with people from all walks of life: the little boy down the block, a U. S. senator or two (political science was a main interest of hers), even two Supreme Court justices. With considerable charm and wit, she made a lasting impression on everyone she met, even though she stood barely five feet tall. Libby was born on November 7, 1920, in Evanston, IL, to Alice and Stuart Drum. She was raised in the village of Glencoe, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago. After graduating from New Trier High School in Winnetka, she attended Northwestern University and Wheelock College. She moved to Atlanta in 1943 as one of Delta Airlines’ first stewardesses, eventually becoming a Chief Stewardess. She retired from Delta in 1951 to co-found Atlanta’s first temporary agency, “Temporary Talent.” She met her future husband, Frank Love, Jr., on the 4th of July, 1953. They were engaged on Labor Day, married the following Memorial Day, 1954, and spent 58 wonderful years together. Following her business career, marriage, and birth of her children, she became a dedicated “professional volunteer” for many civic and nonprofit organizations: the Atlanta Voters Guild (a founder, President, VP, and board member), Georgia Legislative Forum (VP and President), Georgia Easter Seals (State Board member), Atlanta Ballet Guild, Delta Clipped Wings Club (founder, President, VP and Board Member), and the Rabun Gap Nacoochee School Board of Visitors. She also served as PTA president and Girl Scout leader, as well as helping raise funds for a number of causes; but her most cherished roles were those of wife, mother, and grandmother. Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Cynthia (Cindy) Love Jernigan (Dr. Ben W. Jernigan Jr.), and their two children, Elizabeth “Lizzy” and Ben III, of Atlanta; a son, Frank “Chip” Love, III, (Amrita) and their two sons, Shivi and Neal, of Fairfax, VA; her sister, Rosemary Drum Lewis of Dahlonega and sister-in-law Elaine Drum Vandemann; a niece, Nancy Lewis Denham; and six nephews, Ken, Scott, and Jeff Lewis, and Jim, Dave and Steve Drum. She was preceded in death by her brother, Stuart Drum of Bellbrook, Ohio. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 1:00 pm, at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, 3110 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., in Atlanta. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the charity of the donor’s choice.
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