Alicia Anne Culver

Alicia Anne Culver died in her home in Lithia Springs, Ga. on December 22, 2008 of a brain aneurysm.She was 46 years old.Ms. Culver was born August 19, 1962, in Marietta, Ga., daughter of Jimmy M. Culver and the late Linda Casey Culver. She had lived most of her adult life in Atlanta, Ga., but also in Los Angeles, CA., and NYC for a few years before returning to Atlanta in the mid 1980’s.She was a graduate of Osborne High School, and attended Georgia State University.She was enrolled in the University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine until 2002 when she was forced to withdraw for medical reasons.Alicia was the recipient of a liver transplant in April, 2002 at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.Alicia and her little family of cats moved to Lithia Springs in August, 2008, to be with her father. Upon her return to Atlanta in the mid 1980’s Ms.Culver worked as the Associated Director of the Atlanta AIDS Survival Project for many years making many friends while there.Afterward, she wanted to devote her life to caring for animals and enrolled at the Georgia State University in a Pre-Vet School science program.She worked parttime in radio at B98.5 FM, and at 99X as a DJ and in promotion.Alicia also worked as a Vet.Tech. at the Wieuca Animal Hospital, Atlanta, Ga. in the late 1990’s just before entering the UCDavis, School of Veterinary Medicine. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her brother, J.Casey Culver.Suvivors include her father, Jimmy, as well as cousins, aunts and uncles, and her beloved cats: Tasha, Ophelia, and Opie, all rescue kittens.All three traveled with her to Davis, Ca. and returned with her to GA. Memorial contributions to honor Alicia’s memory are best made to one’s favorite no-kill animal rescue shelter or the Humane Society of the United States.