Alan Porter 'Tad' Giles, 35: A Gifted Guitar Player

Courtesy of Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Homes Metter Chapel.

Alan Porter "Tad" Giles, 35, of Buckhead, died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. He was born in Atlanta on Oct. 4, 1978 at Piedmont Hospital. Tad was a native of Atlanta.

He attended The Heiskell School; St. Martins's in the Field; Wesleyan Academey and graduated from Dunwoody High School. He attended Shorter College in Rome, Georgia on the Hope Scholarship.

Tad was also a gifted guitar player, both electric and acoustical; and studied under "well known" professional quitar player Peter Stroud. He played in several bands in Atlanta at many different venues.

Tad was the only child of Alan Richard Giles and Angela Porter Giles. He grew up in the Dunwoody Community of Atlanta and was a member of Kingswood United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents he leaves behind his Godparents, Susan and William Reeves of Suwannee, GA.

He moved to Buckhead with his parents in 2005. Tad was a kind, sensitive, loving young man who was generous to a fault. He was our life and our hearts are broken. A private family graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Hank Sterverson of The Christian Family Center; on Saturday Nov. 2, 2013, 11 a.m. at the Lake Church Cemetery in Metter, GA. The pallbearers will be cousins of the deceased.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Atlanta Community Food Bank 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW Atlanta, Ga. 30318; or the charity of your choice.

Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Homes Metter Chapel is in charge of arrangements.