Jenks, former editor of Atlanta Biz Chronicle, dies at 84

Alan Jenks, who was editor of the Atlanta Business Chronicle and later business editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, died Feb. 12 at the age of 84.

An obituary in the Journal-Constitution states, “Born January 10, 1938, in Hawaii, Alan attended the Punahou School and later Choate before graduating from Swarthmore College as a History major and Captain of the tennis team. After serving in the army, Alan pursued a career as a journalist, working for the Associated Press in Central and South America before moving to New York where he was hired by the Wall Street Journal. While in New York, Alan proposed to Bethanne, and they married in 1969.

“Alan later took the London Bureau Chief post for the Wall Street Journal and lived in London for six years, where he and Bethanne began to raise their two children. In 1979, the family moved to Atlanta and Alan took jobs first as Editor of the Atlanta Business Chronicle and then as the Business Editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Later, Alan launched two independent and successful business and health newsletters before retiring. Keeping an office in downtown Decatur, Alan was a regular lunch patron and loyal fan of the Brunswick stew at the Brick Store.”

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