Born in Athens, Georgia, April 24, 1927 to Ben and Omie Epps married to Dorothy Crovatt
Epps. Three children, five grandchildren. BS in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 1947 and MS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 1948.
Four years aircraft design with Douglas Aircraft and forty-seven years with Lockheed, starting in 1953 in contractor engineering support of Army Missile and NASA Space Programs in Huntsville, Alabama, from Redstone Missile through Mercury, Gemini, and
Apollo programs to shuttle program. Aviation FBO developer and operator, ambulance manufacturer and otherwise small business developer. Private and instrument rated pilot, 11,000 hours and aircraft owner.