Christopher Allen Nisbet Rankine Jr.

Chris was born on April 8, 1945 at Emory University Hospital in Decatur. Chris grew up in Buckhead and graduated from North Fulton High School in 1963. He attended and graduated from Mercer University in 1967. He then entered Emory University School of Dentistry and graduated in 1971. He went into the U.S Army Dental Corps upon graduation in 1971.

After Army service, Chris returned home and he was in the Practice of General Dentistry in Buckhead from 1973 to 1977. In 1977, he went to New York University and received his certificate in Pediatric Dentistry in 1979. He continued his studies at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine in Boston in 1979. He received his certificate and a Master’s Degree of Orthodontics from Harvard’s Forsyth Center in 1982.

For three years, Chris taught orthodontics at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX and had a practice there. Then he moved to New Orleans, LA where he taught orthodontics and he had a practice at Louisiana State Univ. School of Dentistry in New Orleans for 15 years. After retiring from LSU, he returned to Texas to a private orthodontics practice in Ft. Worth, Texas.

He has over fifty publications and abstracts in orthodontics. He was a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthodontics. He was a cofounder of The Harvard Society of Advancement of Orthodontics.

Chris achieved the rank of Colonel in the U.S Army and Army Reserves. While on reserve active duty training, Chris taught over Reserve medics and nurses on dental procedures to use in emergencies. He retired with a total of 34 years of service in the U.S Army and Army Reserves. Chris felt his Army Service was his greatest achievement in life.

He loved playing golf and he was a very good golfer. He loved sailing his boat both up in New England and on Lake Pontchartrain. He and his son won many races in their boat class. Chris was an avid lifelong fan of Georgia Tech,

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Brown Rankine; a daughter, Michelle Rankine Ramirez; a grandson Dante Ramirez, and granddaughter, Mia Ramirez. He is also survived by his two brothers, Richard Rankine (Suzy), and James Rankine, and a sister, Jeanne Rankine Lunsford. Chris was the son of Dr. Christopher (Scotty) Rankine, Sr. and Mary Francis Mize Rankine who preceded him in death. A daughter, Renee Rankine Bidegain, and a son, Christopher A.N. Rankine, III, also preceded him in death. Chris was a member of Dunwoody United Methodist Church.

Due to Covid restrictions a private family grave side service will be observed. If you desire to make a memorial donation in Chris’s name, send to: American Parkinson’s Disease Assoc., 135 Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY. 10305 ATTN: Research