John C. Huskisson, Jr. Obituary

Savannah Morning News
Obituary John wrote for himself several years ago

SAVANNAH – John C. Huskisson, 86, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital under the care of Hospice Savannah.
A native of Tampa, FL, he attended public schools in Florida and was a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
He flew 18 combat missions as a B-26 pilot with the Ninth Air Force in Europe during World War II.

In 1951, Mr. Huskisson joined the Advertising and Sales Promotion Department of the General Electric Co. where he guided preparation of parts catalogs, instruction books, and maintenance manuals for industrial and military equipment as well as editing an internal sales promotion newspaper. He worked for advertising agencies in Florida and Georgia and was formerly Executive Vice-President of Pidcock & Company, a Savannah agency. He also operated Huskisson Advertising for fifteen years. His work included many well known advertising campaigns in the Savannah area. After his retirement, he enjoyed a fifteen year career with Publix Supermarkets.

He was a charter member and president of the Advertising Club of Savannah, and in 1959 and 1972 was awarded the Hadley B. Cammack Award, given each year by the club for excellence in advertising. In 1960 he was awarded the Advertising Federation of America Silver Medal for exceptional service to his profession.

He joined the Kiwanis Club of Savannah in 1957 and later served as club president and Lieutenant Governor of the Eighth District, Georgia Kiwanis.
Mr. Huskisson was past chairman of the United Way Public Relations Division. He was a Six-Gallon blood donor at the Red Cross and for thirteen years was a member of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire. He was the founder of the "Great Savannah Clean-up," and a member of the "Keep Savannah Beautiful Committee."

In 1976 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Armstrong State College Alumni Association. In 1997, he was elected to the Armstrong Atlantic State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Mr. Huskisson was a charter member of White Bluff United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Murphey; a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Thomas Swinford of Savannah; a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Jackie Huskisson of Atlanta; his sister, Jane Smith of Charleston, SC; three grandchildren, Meredith Swinford, Scott Swinford, and Sarah Huskisson; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Friday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at White Bluff United Methodist Church.

Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.

Remembrances may be made to White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd., Savannah, GA 31419.