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COSTELLO, Jr., Marion Eugene (1938-2019) M.E. Costello, 80, died at home on March 2 surrounded by his wife, Lilla, four sons Drew, George, Jon and Lawton and extended family and loved ones. He had been in declining health since that bad fall. Marion Eugene Costello, Jr. was the son of Marion Eugene Costello and Winona Carrie Roberson Costello, born on March 17th, 1938 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. The family soon moved to Roanoke, Virginia where M.E. grew up with his sister, Winnie; a cadre of good buddies, "Red," "Dollar Bill," "Bobby," and "Stuie;" and his faithful dog, Spot. He was on the honor roll throughout Jefferson High School, and though small in stature, he was an energetic athlete and was recognized as an outstanding football player in the 115-pound division. M.E. graduated with a degree in economics from the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and a secret society, The Order of Gimghoul. He was commissioned as a LTJG in the U.S. Navy and served two tours in the Mediterranean. He then earned his MBA at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and was one of two in his graduating class to be selected for Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership society. After stints in banking, real estate development, and sports management in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. (where he managed tennis star Arthur Ashe until his death), M.E. moved his family to Atlanta where he and his business partner and close friend, Ellison Thomas, formed The Arbor Company in 1984 to develop and operate senior living communities. He was very much hands on and engaged the staff with his charm and loving spirit, always calling each by name and recalling details about their shared stories. The Atlanta-based company now operates more than 40 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in 11 states and is widely recognized for high quality senior housing and services. While President of Arbor, M.E. became the founder and president of the Senior Living Association of Georgia and the Assisted Living Federation of Georgia. He also served as Treasurer and Director of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Midtown Business Association. He was a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta and the Piedmont Driving Club. A celebration of M.E.'s life will be held Friday, March 15, at the Piedmont Driving Club, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests the Sierra Club, sierraclub.org or the Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, alzheimers.emory.edu.
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