Alpin, George Andy (Dalton) Friday, February 19, 2021
George “Andy” Aplin, age 75, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Hamilton Medical Center.
He was born in Blue Springs, Al. on March 31, 1945.
He was preceded in death by parents, Almon N. and Flossie Whigham Aplin; sisters, Eleanor Jones, Ann Stafford and brother, James Aplin; nephews, Robert Sheppard and Sam Brooks.
Andy had a scientific and artistic background. Starting his scientific career at Duke University Immunology Department matching donor and recipients in the early years of kidney transplants. His artistic career included teaching high school art classes, he was a watercolor artist and worked in design and product development in the carpet product. He was a kind, loving man who cared for his family and others.