Obit: E. Warren Woolf, 91, Active In Baptist Organizations

E. Warren Woolf of Atlanta died July 15 at age 91.

Warren was born October 31, 1921, in Piedmont, Ala. Graduating as valedictorian from Piedmont High School in 1939, he attended Auburn University, where he was in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was called to active duty in 1943 and sent by the Navy to the V-12 program at Georgia Tech.

In September 1944, the Navy sent Warren to Midshipman School at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where he was commissioned as an Ensign. He remained in the Navy Reserve for 30 years, taking active duty operating submarines each year, and retiring as a Lieutenant Commander.

He returned to Georgia Tech and graduated in December 1946 with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree. He accepted a position as the Baptist Student Union (BSU) Director at the University of Oklahoma, remaining in Norman for three years and then returned to Georgia Tech as the BSU director, where he served for 16 years. He earned a masters in psychology from Emory University in 1959.

In 1966, he was asked to join the Baptist Home Mission Board in Atlanta, where he served as Director of Special Missions Ministries and later Director of the Division of Personnel. He retired in 1984.

His time at Ga. Tech was very meaningful for him and his wife, Sue. They made a host of friends, many of whom they have kept in touch with across the years. They also formed valuable friendships at the Home Mission Board and, since 1969, at their beloved congregation at Oakhurst Baptist Church. At Oakhurst, he served as a deacon, taught Sunday school classes, and served or chaired almost every committee in the church.

Warren loved spending time with his family, listening to classical and sacred music, reading, gardening, and doing building and repair projects. He and Sue made several summer trips with Georgia Tech graduates to help build a church near Kenai, Alaska. His travels also took him all over the U.S., the Middle East, Africa, and to Europe, where he and Sue especially loved the British Isles.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m. at Oakhurst Baptist Church, 222 East Lake Drive, Decatur GA 30030. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Oakhurst Baptist Church (address above) or the Warren Woolf Endowment Fund, c/o Ga. Tech Baptist Campus Ministry, 740 Techwood Drive. Atlanta GA 30313.