Tuesday July 8, 2025 Meeting

Our next meeting:

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Colonnade Energy Center Auditorium
3535 Colonnade Parkway
Birmingham, Alabama 35242

Time:
11:00 a.m. to 12 Noon – Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – General Meeting
2:00 p.m. – Door Prizes and Adjourn

Speaker: David Crawley – PIM Program Manager

David is the PIM Program Manager at Southern Nuclear. He is responsible for the management of the pooled inventory program serving the U.S.
Nuclear Generating Fleet that maintains the equipment needed for Emergency response and coordinates its transportation to affected sites.

David has held this position since January 2017 and serves all the nuclear generating facilities in the U.S. He will be speaking on the SAFER Program that is a national program developed to enhance the nuclear industry’s ability to respond to severe external events at nuclear power plants.

Hope to see you there!

Bryant Frye

William Bryant Frye, 77, passed away on May 8, 2025. Born in Hamilton, Alabama, on December 12, 1947, Bryant was raised and spent most of his life in Birmingham. He attended the University of Alabama where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering. In 1970, he married Linda Crumley; together they lovingly raised a daughter, Elizabeth. A proud engineer and project manager, Bryant retired from Southern Company Services after forty-two years. He was a longtime member of Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham. His later years were spent in Austin, Texas, where he enjoyed time with his family, dogs, neighbors, and tai chi group.

Preceded in death by his parents, James Turner Frye and Fleeta Mae Frye (Shotts), and his brother, James Gary Frye, Bryant is survived by his wife, Linda Crumley Frye, daughter, Elizabeth Bradford Frye, and son-in-law, Coleman James Hutchison.

Bryant was a great friend to many and was widely known for his generosity, warmth, and good humor. He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed.

A memorial service will be held in the fall of 2025. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to the Greater Birmingham Humane Society.

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Bob Smith

Robert “Bob” Hayes Smith, age 84, of Hoover, Alabama. He passed away peacefully on Friday, May 16, 2025, spending his final days surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on January 28, 1941. He was dearly loved by his family and was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

Bob grew up in Huntsville, Alabama spending many summers in Tennessee. After graduation from Huntsville High School, he earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Alabama. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He met his wife of 59 years, Alice Hamilton Smith, at the University of Alabama. He also earned a Master of Business Administration Degree from Samford University.

Bob was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. His professional career spanned 37 years at Southern Company Services as a Project Engineer.

Bob loved to travel. He and Alice spent a lot of time experiencing different cultures and learning the histories of many places around the world. He would research each destination and develop his own itinerary being his own tour guide. He said once, “Half of the fun going to different countries is to read about them ahead of time.” He traveled to all 50 States, 38 countries, and six of the seven continents.

He also had a love for the garden. He was a Master Gardener and a past member of the Board of Directors at Aldridge Gardens. He donated a bronze statue featuring seven ducks at Aldridge Gardens. The ducks represent his seven grandchildren. He was a wonderful grandfather and great-grandfather, and was very involved in their activities.

Bob was an avid fan of any kind of sport, especially University of Alabama sports. He played tennis when he was younger and was an accomplished tennis player. He had many trophies for local singles and doubles tournaments.

He was a faithful Christian and is leaving a legacy of faith behind him. He was a member of Riverchase Church of Christ and a past member of Homewood Church of Christ. Many of his and Alice’s friends are from their lives attending these two churches.

Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Irmagene Smith; his father, Robert Theron Smith; and a brother-in-law, Barry Burney. His is survived by his wife, Alice Hamilton Smith, to whom he was married on July 31, 1966; one son, Brent Smith (Mandy) of Melbourne, Florida; one daughter, Ashley Stockard (Mike) of Vestavia Hills, Alabama; grandchildren, Mary Kate Smith, Abby Smith, Emmy Smith, Michael Stockard (Sophie), Drew Stockard, Gracie Priestley (Richman), and Ellie Stockard; great-grandchild, Joy Priestley; and sister, Betty Burney.

Visitation was Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Ridout’s Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama from 12 noon to 1 p.m., followed by A Service of Celebration for Bob’s Life at 1 p.m. at Ridout’s Southern Heritage, 475 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham, AL 35124. Burial was at Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham. Dewayne Spivey officiating.

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Bob Schleusner

Robert Adam Schleusner Jr., 84, passed away May 18, 2025. Born in Birmingham on February 21, 1941, the oldest son of Elizabeth Blackmon and Robert Adam Schleusner, Bob grew up in Roanoke, Alabama and graduated from Handley High School as Valedictorian of the class of 1959. He attended the University of Alabama where he enjoyed membership in Delta Tau Delta fraternity and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. While a student, he met Alice Herren in chemistry lab. They married after graduating in 1964 and enjoyed 60 wonderful years together. Bob served three years in the US Army in Europe and obtained the rank of Captain. They then moved to Birmingham where Bob was employed by the Southern Company. He spent several years in school outside of work hours to earn a Master of Business Administration at Samford University, and was awarded membership in Phi Kappa Phi scholastic honorary.

In 1979, Bob began a successful career as a commercial real estate developer. He participated in Leadership Birmingham, was President of Operation New Birmingham, and served on the Board of the Country Club of Birmingham. He was a faithful member of Independent Presbyterian Church and was in the process of reading through the Bible before Alzheimer’s ravaged his remarkable brain.

Bob enjoyed membership in Kiwanis, Monday Morning Quarterback Club, and the Rollers Golf Group at BCC. Bob and Alice built and enjoyed a second home in Highlands, NC, and loved the golf and new friendships at Highlands Country Club. Bob’s hobbies included cooking, flyfishing, skiing, and watching Alabama football and basketball. He loved football Saturdays, grilling steaks with a warm fire and good friends!
He will be remembered as a tireless worker with a “no quit”, positive and encouraging leadership style, guided by a strict moral compass. One of his greatest joys came as he mentored family members and others to become their best self. He was a gifted coach with a soft, caring heart!

Bob was preceded in death by his parents; as well as his younger brother, Larry. Survivors include his wife, Alice; three children, Robert Adam III (Anne) of Charlotte, Alice Katherine of Avon, CO, William Dent (Daphne) of Enterprise, and his brother, John, of Panama City, FL. He also leaves six adored grandchildren, Robert Adam IV, Thomas, Mary, William, Wallace, and Lilly. They will miss Big Daddy!

A service to celebrate Bob’s life will be held at Independent Presbyterian Church on May 28, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. There will be a reception at Birmingham Country Club at 12:30 p.m., and a brief visitation at the church at 10:30 a.m. for those who cannot attend the reception.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Research Disease, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, P. O. Box 1950, Clarksburg, MD 20871; Encore Community Respite Ministry, 350 Overbrook Rd, Birmingham 35213; Community Ministry at IPC, 3100 Highland Avenue, Birmingham 35205, or the Bob and Alice Schleusner First Generation Endowed Scholarship at University of Alabama, Box 870101, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

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