Aldus Claude Myers Jr.

A.C. was born on May 5, 1932, to Aldus Claude Myers Sr. and Flora Anna Myers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

At the age of 15, A.C. met Alice Ann Schenck in Port Orange, Florida. They married seven years later on August 27, 1955, and went on to raise two children, daughter Susan Alise and son Aldus Claude Myers III (“Dus”). Alice preceded A.C. in death on September 10, 2023.

A.C. enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in January 1950 at the age of 17. He served for four years as a senior jet aircraft engine mechanic, providing technical service to the Convair B-36 Peacemaker. He was honorably discharged in early 1954 and went on to earn a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1958.

After graduating, A.C. began a professional career that spanned 40 years, holding electrical engineering positions at Martin Marietta in Orlando, Florida; EMR (a subcontractor for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) in Greenbelt, Maryland; Dickens and Associates in Daytona Beach, Florida; and McDonnell Douglas (a subcontractor for Kennedy Space Center) in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

A.C. was a remarkably skilled craftsman, proficient in heating and air conditioning, carpentry, metalwork, electrical work, plumbing, and mechanics. He took great pride in his ability to build and repair almost anything.

He was also an avid vegetable gardener who devoted considerable time and care to his crops and enjoyed sharing the harvest with family and friends. He had a lifelong love for animals, especially dogs and cats, whose companionship brought him great joy. His pets held a special place in his heart.

A.C. is survived by his daughter, Susan Alise Edison (Ken); son Aldus Claude Myers III (Jan); seven grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his beloved rescue cat, Gracie, who has now been adopted by Dus and Jan.

A service to honor A.C.'s life will be held on Monday, October 12, 2026, at noon at Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services, 500 Harbins Road, Lilburn, Georgia, 30047. A viewing and visitation will be held immediately beforehand at 11:00 a.m.

Interment will be at Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Drive, Canton, Georgia, 30114. The date and time of interment are to be determined.

A Life Fully Lived

Ninety-four years of a life fully lived,

of a calloused old hand who gave all he could give.

Aldus Claude Myers Jr., outspoken and true,

who always stood firm in what he knew.

He championed the underdog, carried their weight,

a protector of those who were dealt a hard fate.

With the mind of an engineer, sharp and precise,

he could fix any engine or offer advice.

A mechanic, a farmer who enjoyed working the soil,

found his true peace in the grease and the toil.

Amid the hum of his tools and the sawdust in flight,

he turned simple wood into something just right.

With an Almanac close by, always within reach,

he gathered the facts and the wisdom they’d teach.

He had a soft place for the quiet and small,

his cats and his dogs, as you may recall.

Yet we know he was tough, stubborn and proud,

a man who refused to just blend with the crowd.

He passed down his strength; his legacy stands

in the family raised by his hardworking hands.

Through his namesake, his son, and Susan Alise,

and his grands and great grands, his nephews and nieces.

And beneath all the grit of a near-century’s stride,

was the profound devotion he carried inside

for his beautiful Alice, the love of his life, his anchor, his partner, his beloved wife.

The workshop is silent; the fields are at rest.

His work here is finished. He gave us his best.