Milledge Weathers

ADRIAN – Doctor Milledge Wright Weathers died on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Bixby Medical Center in Adrian, Mich. He was 84 years old. Dr. Weathers was born in Augusta, Georgia, on May 11, 1926, to Robert Edward Lee and Margaret Elizabeth (Johnson) Weathers. He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County and went on to serve in World War II in the European Theater. Following his honorable discharge, he attended George Washington University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and Foreign Affairs and his Master of Arts Degree in Economic Policy. Though he enjoyed a successful career working for the US Government as a research analyst, as well as for the Rand Corporation and General Electric, he took the decision to move to Munich, Germany, to pursue his Doctorate in Public Economics, which he received in 1961 from the University of Munich. In Munich he met and married Anna-Maria Helene (née von Bertrab) and worked as an economic consultant. In 1966 he returned with his family to Georgia, where he was employed by the Lockheed Corporation as a senior staff analyst. His desire to pursue a career in academia brought him to Adrian in 1968, where he was Professor of Economics at Adrian College until his retirement, in 1991, and Chair of the Economics Department, which he founded, for many years. Though his focus was on teaching and advising students, Dr. Weathers also published scholarly articles and participated in professional conferences. He was instrumental in forming the faculty union at the college, over which he presided for several years, and he served as faculty advisor to the Alpha Kappa Psi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities. Dr. Weathers was a member of the American Economics Association, the Association for Evolutionary Economics, the National Tax Association, Economists Allied for Arms Reduction, Kappa Sigma fraternity, and Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church. He has been cited in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in Finance and Industry. Dr. Weathers was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Anna-Maria, in 2001. He is survived by four children, Helene Stacho, Martin Weathers, Margarete Weathers, and Benjamin Weathers, as well as by two grand-daughters, Carmen Negrelli and Esther Weathers. A memorial service will be held at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1232 West Maumee Street, Adrian, Mich. on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Condolences may be sent to www.wagleyfuneralhome.com. Memorial gifts may be made to the Lenawee Department on Aging. Envelopes are available at Wagley Funeral Home.

Milledge Weathers

May 11, 1926 - June 30, 2010