James Bertram Hawk

1926 - 2017  (90 years)

• Name	James Bertram Hawk
  Nickname	Bert
  Birth	28 Sep 1926	Walton County, GA
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Feb 2017	Flowery Branch, Hall, GA
  Burial	10 Feb 2017	Flowery Branch, Hall, GA
  Person ID	I10	Georgia Society Member Graves Registry
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2019

  
  

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  Hawk, James Bertram \"Bert\"

  
  

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  He was born in Walton County, GA on September 28, 1926 to Grace Rebecca Malcom & Thurman Harrison Hawk, Jr. He was raised in Social Circle, GA, graduating from Social Circle High School in 1943. He entered the University of Georgia in September 1943, but withdrew after one year, expecting to be drafted into World War II. Due to poor eyesight, his draft was deferred, and he moved with his parents to Atlanta, and the three became employed at the Bell Aircraft plant in Marietta (now Lockheed), where they built B-29 Bombers. He was eventually drafted into the US Army during the waning days of WWII, where he achieved the rank of Private First Class, serving from April 1946 through May 1947 in Fort Leavenworth, KS; Fort Knox, KY and in the Army of Occupation Japanese Theater in Seoul, Korea. Following his Army service, Bert returned to the University of Georgia on the GI Bill and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. He went to work in Atlanta for A.H. Turner Insurance Company. He worked for several firms in Atlanta during the 1950s while he attended Emory University School of Law in the evening division. He received several professional designations, receiving the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter designation in 1967, and degrees in Insurance Management Studies and Risk Management Studies from the Insurance Institute of America. He worked for Safeco Insurance Company, formally General Insurance Company, in Atlanta as Casualty Manager from 1959 to 1974. He left Safeco for a few years before returning to their Stone Mountain, GA office in 1978 retiring in 1995 as Worker's Compensation Manager. He was married on August 5, 1967 to Juliette "Julie" Greenlee Adams, formerly of Winchester, KY at Grace United Methodist Church in Atlanta by the Rev. Cecil Myers. A member of the church for forty years, he served on several committees and served as a Greeter. The couple had two children, David James Hawk & Susan Rebecca Hawk, who were raised in Tucker, GA. Following retirement, Bert & Julie moved to Flowery Branch in 1997 and became members of Gainesville First United Methodist Church. In 1982, he became interested in his family history, and he spent many long hours researching the genealogy of the Hawk and Malcom families in Walton County, GA. Tracing his lineage to a Private James Malcom of Virginia, formerly of Scotland, who served in the American Revolution, he became a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Lyman Hall Chapter. He was also a former member of Toastmasters International and a Cub Scout Leader. Grave marked 08 Apr 2018 by Lyman Hall Chapter GA SAR.