Deborah Jean Loudin departed this life on Thursday, September 13, 2012. Debbie was a mom, sister, grandmother and friend to everyone she met. She was known for her infectious laugh and her willingness to put the needs of her friends and loved ones before her own. Debbie was born in Ravenna, Ohio in 1950. She moved to the Atlanta area in the 1970's and started her career working at the Midnight Sun restaurant in Peachtree Center where she made a host of friends that she kept for the rest of her life - a pattern she'd repeat every place she worked. After a long stint at Cohn & Wolfe public relations as an administrative professional in the company's flagship office, she moved to the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, which ultimately became Marriott International, where she served as a revenue manager until her passing. Debbie loved to travel and counted New Orleans and Hawaii as two of her favorite destinations. Her friends knew they could count on her to share the latest Neville Brothers tunes or pass along restaurant recommendations from Hawaii or the Crescent City when they planned visits to either place. She could be counted on by any number of people to volunteer her time doing her signature brand of calligraphy for countless wedding invitations and birth announcements. Generations of kids will also be handing down the sweaters and scarves she spent countless hours knitting to their own children as everything she knitted was a keepsake. Debbie was most happy when she could share with her children and grandchildren the places she loved near and farthe Randolph Fair in her home state of Ohio, Spring Break in New Orleans or the Atlanta Zoo. Treating her grandchildren to new experiences made her gigantic smile grow that much wider. Later in her life, as her health began to suffer, her travels became more limited but she threw herself into supporting her grandchildren's sporting endeavors. As she started her "second career" of cheering on the youth football league and baseball teams, all the parents in the stands knew "Granny Debbie." Her friends knew her as many things: animal lover, guidance counselor, trusted confidant, local Zagat guide, Granny and, most of all, a dear friend. Debbie leaves behind a host of survivors including her daughter and son-in-law, Heather and Guillermo; her son Michael; her grandchildren, Carlos, Guillermo, Michael, Aaron, and Christopher; her sisters Sondra and Vickie; and her brother Mark.