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Author: RalphHightower

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 # Obituary: Ralph M. Hightower, Jr
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 ## Bio
-Ralph Maxwell Hightower, Jr was born to Ralph Hightower Sr (Mac) and Marilyn Fox Hightower on May 23, 1954 in Bamberg, SC. Surviving are his wife, Paula Hightower, formerly Paula Lynn Lambert from Harlem, GA, sister Elizabeth Woodall living in Bamberg, SC, and brother Chester Hightower living in Aiken,  SC.  Although Ralph and Paula had no children, they have adopted and bred Beagles, with many as members of their household; some have competed in obedience, show confirmation, and performance (Fast CAT). He rejoins those Beagles from the past that have led the way and patiently waiting on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. He graduated from Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School in 1971 and the University of South Carolina with a BS degree in Computer Science in 1976. 
-He played tenor saxophone in the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Marching Band and Concert Band and a few years in the USC Marching Band and Concert Band and baritone sax in the jazz band. 
+On the [(morning|afternoon|evening) of date] Ralph Maxwell Hightower, Jr. passed away at [location] [optional: due to (cause of death)] [comforted by family members present]. Ralph was [age]. He was born in Bamberg, SC on May 23, 1954 as the first child and preceded in death by parents, Ralph (Mac) Maxwell Hightower Sr. and Marilyn Fox Hightower. <br>
+Surviving are his wife, Paula Hightower, formerly Paula Lynn Lambert from Harlem, GA, sister Elizabeth Hightower Woodall (Larry) living in Bamberg, SC, and brother Arthur Chester (Chester) Hightower (Tammy) living in Aiken, SC. Although Ralph and Paula had no children, they have adopted and bred Beagles, with many as members of their household; some have competed in obedience, show confirmation, and performance (Fast CAT). He rejoins those Beagles from the past that have led the way and patiently waiting on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. <br>
+He graduated from Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School in 1971 and the University of South Carolina with a BS degree in Computer Science in 1976. He played tenor saxophone in the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Marching Band and Concert Band and a few years in the USC Marching Band and Concert Band and baritone sax in the jazz band. 
 He was also a DJ at WUSC-AM playing rock music; it wasn't called classic rock back then. Of note, he was on the air when then Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned. 
-He was employed by NCR for fourteen years, where he met his wife (he didn't realize that his start date of February 14, 1977 was significant), and retired from SC Department of Health and Environmental Control after fourteen years. In between, he worked for a few banks, an insurance software company, a telecom company as a contractor, and a few DOT-BOMBs (DOT-COM business failures).
+He was employed by NCR for fourteen years, where he met his wife (he didn't realize that his start date of February 14, 1977 was significant), and retired from SC Department of Health and Environmental Control after fourteen years. In between, he worked for a few banks, an insurance software company (that was fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission for booking revenue on December 32nd), a telecom company, MCI, as a contractor (in Tornado Alley of Cedar Rapids,  Iowa), and a few DOT-BOMBs (DOT-COM business failures).
 ## Interests
 ### NASA
-Ralph was only four years older than NASA and followed NASA exploration in space beginning with manned spaceflight, Mercury through Apollo, the Space Shuttle and International Space Station, and unmanned space probes and instruments. He witnessed two final spaceflights in person, 
+Ralph was only four years older than NASA and followed NASA exploration in space beginning with manned spaceflight, Mercury through Apollo, the Space Shuttle and International Space Station, and unmanned space probes and instruments. He has witnessed two final spaceflights in person, 
 the U.S. half of the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project in July 1975 and the final Space Shuttle launch in July 2011 with Atlantis; he also got to witness the final landing near the Control Tower for the Shuttle Landing ramp, just 200 yards away from touchdown and final wheel stop.
 ### Water Skiing 
 Ralph enjoyed water skiing, initially learning on Lake Greenwood. He also skied on two other South Carolina lakes, Clark Hill Lake *(don’t correct it to Lake Thurmond)* and many times on Lake Murray. While he was in Cedar Rapids, IA, he skied on the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids and the Mississippi River between the Quad Cities (Bettendorf and Davenport, IA and Rock Island and Moline, IL).
 ### Photography 
-Ralph got interested in photography using his parent’s Polaroid Land Camera. After marriage, he bought a Canon A-1 and added a few accessories along the way. He added one of his bucket list cameras, a used Canon F-1N, with the AE Finder FN and the AE Motor Drive FN in July 2013. 
+Ralph got interested in photography using his parent’s Polaroid Land Camera. After marriage, he bought a Canon A-1 and added a few accessories along the way. One of his projects was "Y2K12: The Year Exclusively in B&W" where he used B&W film exclusively.  He added one of his bucket list cameras, a used Canon F-1N, with the AE Finder FN and the AE Motor Drive FN in July 2013. 
 Paula had been encouraging him to go digital and finally bought him a Canon EOS 5D III for Christmas 2013. Paula and he attended the Wednesday 2015 practice round of The Masters when cameras are allowed. 
 ### Beagles
-Ralph and Paula have adopted and bred Beagles as members of the family with some competing in obedience; they each have put Companion Dog titles on four dogs. They also compete in AKC confirmation putting Championship titles on a few.
+Ralph and Paula have adopted and bred Beagles as members of the family with some competing in obedience; they each have put Companion Dog titles on four dogs. They have also competed in AKC confirmation putting Championship titles on a few.
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+| LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphhightower/ |
+| Photography Portfolio | https://www.flickr.com/photos/ralphhightower/ |