Alastair MacDonald Black was born in Calcutta, India, a son of the late John Bruce and Dorothy Kathryn MacDonald Black. He was an architect and planner. He arrived in America on August 14, 1927 with his parents from Glasgow, Scotland on the "Transylvania" at the age of 8 months. He and his family moved to Atlanta, GA after a short stint in Michigan.
After graduating from Boys' High in Atlanta, Alastair served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then completed undergraduate studies at Duke University and Georgia Tech. He completed a Master's Degree program in Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. As an architect and man of his hands, he built the first home he and his wife, Dr. Julia Schnebly-Black occupied, and where their children were born in Stone Mountain, GA.
In Atlanta, Alastair worked with architectural firms Tomberlin, Sheetz, Dougharty Assoc; Robert and Co; McDonald Assoc., and others. He was active in forming the Georgia Conservancy and the Free Rivers Bill which gave protection to the Chattahoochee River corridor, among others, and was an enthusiastic member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta.
After moving to Seattle, Washington in 1980, Alastair worked with various architectural firms and with Boeing. He became a member of the Shoreline Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, planning and building numerous improvements to their chapel and offices.
In 1999, he and his brother Ian Carmichael Black, with their wives, traveled to Scotland on a sentimental journey, carrying the ashes of their mother, Dorothy Kathryn MacDonald Black, to scatter them near Loch Lomand.
In July, 2000 the "Black Family Rendezvous" was hosted in Eden, Utah by Alastair and Julia. There members of the Black family from all around the US gathered for a week of fun, games, hiking, exploring, and the sharing of family history and lore. Alastair would often pull out his guitar and lead an impromptu sing-along just before a rollicking game of charades was begun.
In the summer prior to his death, Alastair's children helped him in a long-planned expansion of his Seattle home. His wife, Julia, and children Judith Black Seitz, David Black, Gwyneth Black, Kevin Black, and Hilary Black Facer will always remember his enthusiasm, creativity, and fascination with the world at large. He was a good companion, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
Alastair died in his sleep of natural causes. As he wished, his body was donated to science. On Sunday, May 2, 2004, a memorial was held in the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church in Seattle to remember and celebrate the richness of the life of Alastair MacDonald Black.
In June, 2004, members of the Black family gathered in Virginia where many happy memories of Alastair were shared.
In our Black family tree, Alastair is my husband's paternal Uncle.
After graduating from Boys' High in Atlanta, Alastair served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then completed undergraduate studies at Duke University and Georgia Tech. He completed a Master's Degree program in Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. As an architect and man of his hands, he built the first home he and his wife, Dr. Julia Schnebly-Black occupied, and where their children were born in Stone Mountain, GA.
In Atlanta, Alastair worked with architectural firms Tomberlin, Sheetz, Dougharty Assoc; Robert and Co; McDonald Assoc., and others. He was active in forming the Georgia Conservancy and the Free Rivers Bill which gave protection to the Chattahoochee River corridor, among others, and was an enthusiastic member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta.
After moving to Seattle, Washington in 1980, Alastair worked with various architectural firms and with Boeing. He became a member of the Shoreline Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, planning and building numerous improvements to their chapel and offices.
In 1999, he and his brother Ian Carmichael Black, with their wives, traveled to Scotland on a sentimental journey, carrying the ashes of their mother, Dorothy Kathryn MacDonald Black, to scatter them near Loch Lomand.
In July, 2000 the "Black Family Rendezvous" was hosted in Eden, Utah by Alastair and Julia. There members of the Black family from all around the US gathered for a week of fun, games, hiking, exploring, and the sharing of family history and lore. Alastair would often pull out his guitar and lead an impromptu sing-along just before a rollicking game of charades was begun.
In the summer prior to his death, Alastair's children helped him in a long-planned expansion of his Seattle home. His wife, Julia, and children Judith Black Seitz, David Black, Gwyneth Black, Kevin Black, and Hilary Black Facer will always remember his enthusiasm, creativity, and fascination with the world at large. He was a good companion, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
Alastair died in his sleep of natural causes. As he wished, his body was donated to science. On Sunday, May 2, 2004, a memorial was held in the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church in Seattle to remember and celebrate the richness of the life of Alastair MacDonald Black.
In June, 2004, members of the Black family gathered in Virginia where many happy memories of Alastair were shared.
In our Black family tree, Alastair is my husband's paternal Uncle.
Alastair MacDonald Black was born in Calcutta, India, a son of the late John Bruce and Dorothy Kathryn MacDonald Black. He was an architect and planner. He arrived in America on August 14, 1927 with his parents from Glasgow, Scotland on the "Transylvania" at the age of 8 months. He and his family moved to Atlanta, GA after a short stint in Michigan.
After graduating from Boys' High in Atlanta, Alastair served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then completed undergraduate studies at Duke University and Georgia Tech. He completed a Master's Degree program in Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. As an architect and man of his hands, he built the first home he and his wife, Dr. Julia Schnebly-Black occupied, and where their children were born in Stone Mountain, GA.
In Atlanta, Alastair worked with architectural firms Tomberlin, Sheetz, Dougharty Assoc; Robert and Co; McDonald Assoc., and others. He was active in forming the Georgia Conservancy and the Free Rivers Bill which gave protection to the Chattahoochee River corridor, among others, and was an enthusiastic member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta.
After moving to Seattle, Washington in 1980, Alastair worked with various architectural firms and with Boeing. He became a member of the Shoreline Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, planning and building numerous improvements to their chapel and offices.
In 1999, he and his brother Ian Carmichael Black, with their wives, traveled to Scotland on a sentimental journey, carrying the ashes of their mother, Dorothy Kathryn MacDonald Black, to scatter them near Loch Lomand.
In July, 2000 the "Black Family Rendezvous" was hosted in Eden, Utah by Alastair and Julia. There members of the Black family from all around the US gathered for a week of fun, games, hiking, exploring, and the sharing of family history and lore. Alastair would often pull out his guitar and lead an impromptu sing-along just before a rollicking game of charades was begun.
In the summer prior to his death, Alastair's children helped him in a long-planned expansion of his Seattle home. His wife, Julia, and children Judith Black Seitz, David Black, Gwyneth Black, Kevin Black, and Hilary Black Facer will always remember his enthusiasm, creativity, and fascination with the world at large. He was a good companion, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
Alastair died in his sleep of natural causes. As he wished, his body was donated to science. On Sunday, May 2, 2004, a memorial was held in the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church in Seattle to remember and celebrate the richness of the life of Alastair MacDonald Black.
In June, 2004, members of the Black family gathered in Virginia where many happy memories of Alastair were shared.
In our Black family tree, Alastair is my husband's paternal Uncle.
After graduating from Boys' High in Atlanta, Alastair served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then completed undergraduate studies at Duke University and Georgia Tech. He completed a Master's Degree program in Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. As an architect and man of his hands, he built the first home he and his wife, Dr. Julia Schnebly-Black occupied, and where their children were born in Stone Mountain, GA.
In Atlanta, Alastair worked with architectural firms Tomberlin, Sheetz, Dougharty Assoc; Robert and Co; McDonald Assoc., and others. He was active in forming the Georgia Conservancy and the Free Rivers Bill which gave protection to the Chattahoochee River corridor, among others, and was an enthusiastic member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta.
After moving to Seattle, Washington in 1980, Alastair worked with various architectural firms and with Boeing. He became a member of the Shoreline Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, planning and building numerous improvements to their chapel and offices.
In 1999, he and his brother Ian Carmichael Black, with their wives, traveled to Scotland on a sentimental journey, carrying the ashes of their mother, Dorothy Kathryn MacDonald Black, to scatter them near Loch Lomand.
In July, 2000 the "Black Family Rendezvous" was hosted in Eden, Utah by Alastair and Julia. There members of the Black family from all around the US gathered for a week of fun, games, hiking, exploring, and the sharing of family history and lore. Alastair would often pull out his guitar and lead an impromptu sing-along just before a rollicking game of charades was begun.
In the summer prior to his death, Alastair's children helped him in a long-planned expansion of his Seattle home. His wife, Julia, and children Judith Black Seitz, David Black, Gwyneth Black, Kevin Black, and Hilary Black Facer will always remember his enthusiasm, creativity, and fascination with the world at large. He was a good companion, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
Alastair died in his sleep of natural causes. As he wished, his body was donated to science. On Sunday, May 2, 2004, a memorial was held in the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church in Seattle to remember and celebrate the richness of the life of Alastair MacDonald Black.
In June, 2004, members of the Black family gathered in Virginia where many happy memories of Alastair were shared.
In our Black family tree, Alastair is my husband's paternal Uncle.
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