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1930s

Odessa McAlexander Homel (Nurs ’30) of Martinez, Ga., died July 24, 2008. Ms. Homel worked at the University Hospital as a registered nurse and retired from the Eye Clinic in 1976 after nearly 26 years.

Charlotte Kohler (Grad ’33, ’36 L/M) of Charlottesville died Sept. 15, 2008. Ms. Kohler was one of the University’s first female doctorate recipients and was the University’s first female Phi Beta Kappa member in 1936. She was also a member of the Raven Society and Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society. An associate professor of English, Ms. Kohler retired from the University as professor emeritus in 1979, and was the sixth and longest-tenured editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, editing the journal from 1946 to 1975. Her last issue was the journal’s 50th-anniversary issue. During her time with VQR, she brought literary heavyweights and controversial figures to the pages, including Robert Frost, Jean-Paul Sartre, Eudora Welty, Nadine Gordimer, Diego Rivera, Albert Camus, Pablo Neruda and Ezra Pound. A National Endowment for the Arts award recipient, Ms. Kohler presided over the Balch Awards for poetry, received an honorary doctorate from Smith College in 1971 and published her own collection of poems in the VQR.
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G. Cameron Hunter (Arch ’35) of Princeton, W.Va., died May 7, 2008. He was a retired architect who designed many commercial buildings in the Princeton, Bluefield and Charleston areas. He started his career with the National Park Service to develop West Virginia state parks, eventually moving to Charleston to join its central design office. He worked with the Defense Plant Corporation as supervising engineer on rubber plant projects, and with various architecture firms before becoming a partner with Zando, Martin & Milstead. In 1973, he became owner of the firm Hunter & Associates. Mr. Hunter was member emeritus of the American Institute of Architects and formerly served as president of its West Virginia chapter. He was also past president of the West Virginia Board of Architects and, in 1985, received the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Princeton Jaycees.

Melvin R. Watson (Col ’35) of Indianapolis died April 10, 2008. He was managing editor of College Topics in his fourth year and was a member of the Glee Club and Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Watson held faculty positions at Queens College in Charlotte, N.C.; Wayne University; Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia; Louisiana State University and Chapman College, from which he retired in 1977. He published a monograph and many essays on English literature. In his retirement, Mr. Watson was a volunteer in Lynchburg and Indianapolis in several hospitals and with the Meals on Wheels program.

Edward L. Ryan Jr. (Law ’36 L/M) of Norfolk, Va., died Sept. 18, 2008. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. Judge Ryan practiced law with the firm of White, Ryan and Reynolds, was a past president of the Norfolk and Portsmouth bar associations, a member of the Council and Executive Committee of the Virginia State Bar, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a government appeals agent with the Selective Service System. Judge Ryan served as general counsel for the Planning Council of the United Community Fund and judge of the Court of Law and Chancery of the City of Norfolk.

Vivian B. Warr (Grad ’37 L/M) of Memphis, Tenn., died March 27, 2008. Ms. Warr taught briefly in Richmond and for Hutchison School in Tennessee before working for many years as an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service. She was a member of the American Association of University Women.

Randolph M. Valz Jr. (Col ’37 A/M) of Washington, D.C., died April 21, 2008. He was a member of the swim team and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni. He worked with E. I. DuPont de Nemours in the company’s Belle, W.Va., plant until 1926. He also worked in sales with Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., later Mobil Oil Co., retiring in 1984 as area manager with 38 years of service.

Richard L. DeSaussure Jr. (Col ’39, Med ’42 L/M) of Memphis, Tenn., died Sept. 24, 2008. He retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of major, was awarded three battle stars and the Bronze Star, and was assigned to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. DeSaussure began his career at the Kennedy Veteran’s Hospital in Memphis and joined the Semmes-Murphey Clinic. He was director of the intern-resident training program of the Baptist Memorial Hospital and coordinated this training program with the University of Tennessee, where he was professor of neurosurgery and assistant dean. He was also a leader of many professional organizations. In 1973, he formed the Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care. He wrote and taught on numerous medical topics and became professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. His distinguished career was recognized by several awards. In 2002, the DeSaussure Resident Scholarship was established by the Semmes-Murphey Clinic and, in 2003, the DeSaussure Excellence in Neurosurgery Award was established by the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation. Both of these funds support the ongoing education and training of residents in neurosurgery. In 2007, the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation presented Dr. DeSaussure with its Award of Distinction for Emeritus Physicians.

Frank L. Watson (Law ’39) of Jacksonville, Fla., died March 28, 2008. He was a member of the Raven Society, St. Anthony Hall fraternity, and Lambda Pi and PK honor societies. After serving as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation during World War II, he co-founded the law firm of Freeman, Richardson and Watson, practicing bond law until his retirement. He served as president of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the former Children’s Museum of Jacksonville, the Visiting Nurses Association and was a board member of the Florida Bar Association. Survivors include a nephew, Thomas B. Slade III (Col ’53, Law ’54 L/M).

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1940s

Otto C. Grant (Col ’41) of New London, Conn., died March 27, 2008. He participated in intramural boxing at the University. He worked in the family business, Shetucket Coal and Lumber, and later for a cash-and-carry operation. Mr. Grant was a self-taught sailor and made two crossings of the Atlantic Ocean with his wife, Edith G. Grant (Educ ’41).

Roger Hall (Col ’41 A/M) of Brandywine Hundred, Del., died July 20, 2008. Mr. Hall served as a captain in the U.S. Army in the parachute infantry and was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services, the World War II predecessor of Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency. As a member of the OSS, he parachuted behind enemy lines in Europe. With his friend and future CIA director, William Colby, he accepted the surrender of 10,000 German troops in Norway in 1945. Mr. Hall was the author of the books You’re Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger, a humorous account of his adventures in the OSS that is considered a classic in espionage literature; All My Pretty Ones; and 19, a spy novel. He was also the author of articles in the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune, screenplays, television scripts, magazine articles, and was cartoon editor of True magazine. He was the press box announcer/commentator for the Baltimore Colts from 1948 through 1950 and hosted his own television and radio music programs in Baltimore and New York City.

Yves Maroni (Grad ’41) of Falls Church, Va., died March 20, 2008. An international economist who worked more than 42 years for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Mr. Maroni specialized in Latin American economic and financial affairs, retiring in 1994 as a senior economist. He traveled extensively in Latin America to gather firsthand information and develop relationships with financial officials and private analysts. Mr. Maroni was a member of the Federal Reserve delegation to many inter-American meetings of central banks and helped organize these conferences when they were held in the U.S. He lectured at the Centre for Latin American Monetary Studies, a training school for Latin American central bank economists in Mexico City, and participated in technical assistance missions in Chile and Central America. Before joining the Federal Reserve, he was assistant professor of economics at Brown University and the University of Buffalo. Mr. Maroni was a former president of the Fairfax County (Va.) Federation of Citizens Associations. He sang with the Harvard Glee Club and with the Metropolitan Chorus of Arlington, Va., and coordinated his church’s budget for more than 30 years.

E. Eugene Mullen (Med ’41) of Glen Cove, N.Y., died Sept. 16, 2008. Memorial contributions can be made to the University of Virginia Medical School Foundation, P.O. Box 800776, Charlottesville, VA 22908. Survivors include a son, Edward E. Mullen Jr. (Col ’77, Med ’86 L/M).

Graham Benton Patterson (Com ’41 L/M) of Charlottesville died Feb. 17, 2008. He was a member of the Honor Committee at the University and was a past president of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation. Mr. Patterson was a veteran of World War II, part of combat landing forces in the North Atlantic. He was a founder of the Benton Patterson Insurance Agency and committed many hours to the improvement of Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the University of Virginia through his membership in and leadership of numerous civic groups and organizations.

Dennis L. Robertson (Col ’41) of Petersburg, Va., died March 31, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army.

Howard B. Josias (Col ’42 L/M) of Southport, N.C., died April 16, 2008. He was on the boxing and tennis teams at the University. Dr. Josias served in World War II in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, and was reactivated during the Korean War. He then practiced dentistry in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for 55 years before retiring to Southport.

Walter Nelson Munster (Grad ’42) of The Plains, Va., died April 3, 2008. He worked at Standard Oil extracting aromatic fractions and began work on his doctorate in nuclear engineering at the University, but the day after Pearl Harbor was called to work for the synthetic rubber program. After World War II, when the program was placed into civilian hands, he was called to join the Atomic Energy Commission. He worked helping countries such as Finland and Australia to establish their own nuclear energy programs. In 1964, Mr. Munster became one of the first directors of the American Society for Cybernetics. After retiring, he served as a planning commissioner for Fauquier County for 23 years and sang with local choirs and with the Berkshire Choral Institute. He established the Walter N. Munster Professorship for Research in Intelligence Enhancement in U.Va.’s School of Engineering.

James E. Travis (Arch ’42 L/M) of Charlottesville died April 9, 2008. He served in the U.S. Navy’s Seabees during World War II.

Anne J. Chelf (Nurs ’43 L/M) of Manassas, Va., died April 23, 2008. She was a retired U.S. Navy commander and served as a nurse during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

William F. Fuller (Col ’43) of Fort Pierce, Fla., died March 11, 2008. Mr. Fuller served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as a pilot. He was a flying instructor in many locations, including Sebring, Fla. He owned a restaurant and later became an insurance agent.

Alonzo C. Goodrich III (Col ’43) of Winnetka, Ill., died Jan. 26, 2008. Mr. Goodrich served in the U.S. Army during World War II, then worked in the sawmill of Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company and with Japan Airlines as a ticket agent. He later became a high school English teacher in Ohio and Illinois.

Matthew Lawman Jr. (Engr ’43) of Richmond, Va., died July 14, 2008. A native of Charlottesville, Mr. Lawman retired in 1982 from General Motors after a 35-year career. Survivors include a daughter, Alene Dawn Lawman (Nurs ’73 L/M).

Robert E. Stinson (Col ’43 A/M) of Newport News, Va., died April 12, 2008. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II. He worked in the athletics department at the University and was a safety director with Wolf Contracting.

James E. Voorhees Jr. (Col ’43) of Delmar, N.Y., died June 28, 2008. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Voorhees was employed by L.R. Mack, Albany Felt Company and retired as vice president of Key Bank in 1978. He was a former board member of a hospital and aided many Community Chest drives as well as the American Heart Association of the Albany area.

John M. Buchanan (Engr ’44 A/M) of Cambridge, Mass., died March 10, 2008. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Charles L. Clark (Grad ’44) of Sonora, Calif., died Feb. 22, 2008.

Willys H. Anderson (Nurs ’45) of Lexington, Ky., died Sept. 22, 2008. She was a retired director of the psychiatric unit at the former Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington. For three years in a row, she won her age group in the Thanksgiving Thoroughbred Classic 5K. For the past four years, she was employed by Keeneland during the spring and fall races.

Donald E. Cummings (Col ’46) of The Woodlands, Texas, died July 7, 2008. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the University’s championship boxing team. Mr. Cummings served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 until 1969 as a fighter pilot. While in the Navy, he boxed in the finals of the Olympic trials. His last assignment was as air boss on the USS Shangri-la aircraft carrier stationed in the Mediterranean. After retiring from the Navy, he was the corporate pilot for Campbell-Ewald Advertising Corp.

Allan Denslow (Col ’46) of Salt Lake City died Sept. 8, 2008. Mr. Denslow served in World War II in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was a member of the Salt Lake City Police Department for 30 years and retired with the rank of sergeant.

Frederick Edenharter (Col ’46, Law ’49 L/M) of Shillington, Pa., died March 27, 2008. In World War II, he was a U.S. Marine Corps rifleman and was awarded the Silver Star. He served as a judge in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas, becoming president judge and senior judge in 1982. He was admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme courts and the U.S. District and Supreme courts. He was a former assistant district attorney; a former partner in the law firm of Rhoda Stoudt & Bradley and a former associate in the law firm of Snyder, Balmer & Kershner. Admitted to the Berks County Bar in 1950, he was a founding member and the first president of the Berks County Junior Bar Association. He retired in 1999.

Douglas W. Gibb (Com ’46 L/M) of Delray Beach, Fla., died Aug. 3, 2008. Mr. Gibb served as a U.S. Navy officer during World War II and worked in his family business, Thomas & George Stone Engraving Co., in Newark, N.J., until its closing in 1959. He then worked as a stock analyst for Kidder Peabody & Co. in New York until retiring in 1969.

Malcolm Lester (Grad ’46, ’54 L/M) of Mooresville, N.C., died March 8, 2008. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at the University. He was professor and dean of the faculty at Mercer University before joining Davidson College, where he was chair of the history department until his retirement in 1989 as the Charles E. Dana Professor of History Emeritus. He was also director of the Davidson College program at Cambridge University. He was a senator for Phi Beta Kappa and was the secretary of the Davidson College chapter of many years. He was a member of the Royal Historical Society and wrote extensively for historical journals. In 2004, Davidson College Presbyterian Church presented him with a plaque to honor his service to the local and larger church. As church archivist, Mr. Lester was able to recover church records that dated from 1837, many of which had been lost and which now reside in the archives of the Davidson College library. He also worked to preserve the Davidson College cemetery and wrote a history of its site. Memorial contributions can be made to the Davidson College Malcolm Lester Fund, Davidson College, P.O. Box 7174, Davidson, NC 28035.

John K. Rogers (Med ’46) of Bristol, Va., died Sept. 21, 2008. Mr. Rogers served four decades in the U.S. Air Force and was in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, receiving numerous medals for his service. He retired in 1981 as a lieutenant colonel and briefly taught economics at the University. Mr. Rogers worked on St. John, the U.S. Virgin Islands, with the National Park Service and the St. John Historical Society, and with Central Warehouse Co. and Holston Builders Supply in Bristol. Mr. Rogers helped to draft Virginia’s safety standards for motorcycles and helmet requirements. He was also instrumental in the building of the Veterans’ Memorial in downtown Bristol.

Geraldine Akard Andrews (Grad ’47) of Bethesda, Md., died May 6, 2008.

Michael Bat (Com ’47) of Severna Park, Md., died Sept. 27, 2008. Mr. Bat served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired as a logistics manager from Raytheon Co.

Robert Gray Carrington (Engr ’47 L/M) of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 24, 2008. He took part in the U.S. Navy’s V-12 program during World War II. He formed the Carrington Electrical and Carrington Engineering sales companies, from which he retired in 2003. In his spare time, Mr. Carrington volunteered and coached pole vaulting for 13 seasons at Charlotte Latin School, where his teams won numerous state championships.

Louise M. Cooper (Nurs ’47) of Raleigh, N.C., died April 1, 2008.

Harry M. Murray Jr. (Col ’47) of Bridgeport, W.Va., died March 21, 2008. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Murray practiced optometry for 55 years in the Bridgeport community. In 1949, he established Harry Murray Optometry, later Murray, Murray & Groves. In 1968, he was recognized as West Virginia Optometrist of the Year. He was past president of the West Virginia Optometric Association and a past president and board member of the West Virginia Board of Optometry. Mr. Murray also held many civic leadership positions. His business provided eye-care services for the local Lions Clubs for many years. Mr. Murray was honored by the Lions Club with the Melvin Jones Fellow Award.

Paul L. Chodosh (Med ’48 L/M) of Oquossoc, Maine, died Sept. 5, 2008. Dr. Chodosh served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a physician in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of the teaching faculty of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and was one of its surgeon directors. He also maintained a private practice in ear, nose and throat surgery in Hillside, N.J. During his long career, Dr. Chodosh published various articles and held many leadership positions in professional organizations. He was one of three doctors to receive the 2003 Physician of the Year Award for excellence in medicine from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The Paul L. Chodosh Professorship honors his service to the infirmary. He and his wife became owners of Mingo Springs Golf Course in Rangeley, Maine, where Dr. Chodosh continued to give back to the community through service and participation in local groups. Memorial contributions can be made to the Paul L. Chodosh Professorship Fund, c/o The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 310 East 14th St., New York, NY 10003. Survivors include cousins Bruce T. Chodosh (Med ’65 L/M), H. Louis Chodosh (Col ’46 L/M), Herbert P. Chodosh (Col ’53), Lance I. Chodosh (Col ’68 L/M) and Sanford Chodosh (Col ’48 L/M).

Benjamin P. Davidson (Engr ’48 L/M) of Iowa Park, Texas, died March 15, 2008.

William C. Mayer Jr. (Engr ’48 L/M) of Birmingham, Ala., died Aug. 12, 2008. Mr. Mayer was a professional engineer and metallurgical engineering consultant. He retired from United States Steel Corp. in 1983. Survivors include his son, W. Charles Mayer III (GSBA ’79 L/M); and granddaughter, Jane Carlisle Mayer (Col ’05).

James W. Ransone (Col ’48, Med ’52) of San Antonio died March 27, 2008.

Harry A. Batty (Engr ’49 L/M) of Charlottesville died June 20, 2008. Mr. Batty was a member of the Theta Tau engineering fraternity and the Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and worked in the hydraulic department of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in Virginia, where he helped design the hydraulic turbine system for the Hoover Dam. In 1951, he joined Lees Carpets, later Burlington Industries, in Glasgow, Va., where he developed many patents, helped build plants from Georgia to Japan and became the engineering division head for the Carpet Group. He retired in 1987. Survivors include a brother, Frank Batty (Engr ’52 L/M); a son, Harry A. Batty Jr. (Com ’77 L/M); and a nephew, Scott Sandridge (Col ’85, Grad ’87 L/M).

Donald H. Beall (Arch ’49) of Tampa, Fla., died Nov. 26, 2007. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked as an architect for three firms during his more than 30-year career. He was a former member of the Panama Canal Society.

Richard C. Cowles (Col ’49) of Lanexa, Va., died Sept. 22, 2008. Mr. Cowles spent most of his career in the construction business and his last 20 years traveling.

Emilio Louis "Mimi" Fanjul (Col ’49 L/M) of Haddonfield, N.J., died June 2, 2008. Originally from Havana, Cuba, Mr. Fanjul served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He became a U.S. citizen in 1945. He served as mayor of Gibbsboro in the 1950s and worked in pharmaceutical sales for 20 years with Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., a division of Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Fanjul founded the Community Blood Bank of Southern New Jersey in 1970 and served as its executive director. He was past president of the Camden County chapter of the American Cancer Society and the New Jersey Blood Bank Association. Survivors include daughters Susan F. Larcamp (Com ’74) and Katherine F. Downey (Col ’80).

Joseph E. Godridge Jr. (Com ’49 L/M) of Chevy Chase, Md., died April 26, 2008. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Cornerstone Society and the Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni. During World War II, Mr. Godridge served in the U.S. Navy. A securities broker and lecturer and a member of the New York Stock Exchange, he held leadership positions in several professional organizations. He was a delegate to China with the People to People International Securities Management Delegation in 1987. Memorial contributions can be made to the Joseph Edward Godridge Jr. Memorial Fund at the Chevy Chase Fire Department, 8001 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Survivors include a daughter, Victoria G. Warner (Col ’82 L/M).

David D. Harlan (Col ’49) of Mount Pleasant, S.C., died March 21, 2008. Mr. Harlan was a member of Beta Theta Phi fraternity and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving as a lieutenant. An industrial engineer, Mr. Harlan was employed with various manufacturing companies including Joy Manufacturing and Reynolds Metals, where he held several patents, and Cummins, where he was instrumental in locating the Cummins Engine Plant in Charleston in 1973. He also worked as a management consultant for companies in Canada and the United States. He volunteered as a poll manager for the South Carolina Election Committee for many years. As his church’s graveyard curator, Mr. Harlan helped expand the funding and restoration of its historic cemetery. A pathway in the cemetery is named for him and he was honored with a permanent plaque describing his memorable service to the church.

Wayne Kendrick Jr. (Col ’49 L/M) of Lake Monticello, Va., died April 4, 2008. Mr. Kendrick served in the U.S. Army. He was a life member of Sigma Nu fraternity and a member of the Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni. Survivors include a son, Wayne Kendrick III (Com ’81 L/M).

Warren Lewis Soden (Col ’49, Educ ’51 A/M) of Richmond, Va., died Aug. 11, 2008. Mr. Soden served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and retired from Dominion Power after 35 years of service.

William A. Thomas (Arch ’49) of Chattanooga, Tenn., died March 17, 2008. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Mr. Thomas was a principal in the architectural firm of Thomas, Ross and Stanfill of Jackson, Tenn., for nearly 50 years. The firm designed commercial and residential buildings in the West Tennessee area and in many other states.

Dorsey B. Tisdale III (Col ’49) of Norfolk, Va., died May 3, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic and worked for the Norfolk Health Department as director of housing until his retirement in 1984, after which he worked for the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority as a rehab specialist until 1993.

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1950s

Theodore D. Blake Jr. (Col ’50) of Siesta Key, Fla., died Sept. 10, 2008. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and a flight instructor. Mr. Blake was an investment adviser for 43 years, 26 years with Hornblower Weeks in Newark, N.J., and 17 years with UBS Paine Webber in Morristown, N.J.

Norman B. Filmer (Educ ’50) of Danbury, Conn., died April 30, 2008. He received a Bronze Star for his service in World War II. He was an optometrist before joining Clairol in Stamford, where he worked for 30 years. He was active in the Springdale Little League, where he coached the Clairol team from 1958 until 2001. He was honored by the league in 2002 with a plaque that reads "Norm’s Corner" and hangs in the first-base dugout at the Springdale Little League field.

Henry Fraser Gurley (Engr ’50) of Durham, N.C., died April 15, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart for injuries sustained at the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Gurley retired from Sperry Rand Corp. in 1987.

John M. Hoskins (Col ’50 A/M) of Norristown, Pa., died Sept. 26, 2008. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Mr. Hoskins served in the U.S. Army in World War II and received four Bronze Stars and one Bronze Arrowhead for serving in D-Day. He worked as a title officer for TA Insurance Co. in Media, Pa., for more than 40 years.

Phyllis Moler Johnson (Nurs ’50) of Charlottesville died Aug. 21, 2008. She worked for most of her nursing career as a pediatric nurse with Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville. In her later years there, she worked at Martha Jefferson Hospital with new mothers and newborn babies. A member of the U.Va. Nursing Alumni Association, Ms. Johnson created replicas of nursing uniforms from past eras of the Nursing School. Survivors include daughters Patricia L. Johnson (Law ’84) and Holly Johnson Neavear (Col ’95, Educ ’95).

Amelia C. Lipchak (Nurs ’50, ’53) of Petersburg, Va., died April 27, 2008. Ms. Lipchak was a member of the Lychnos Society, Kappa Delta sorority and Pi Lambda Theta honor society. She served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a faculty member of several universities, including the University of Virginia and the Medical University of South Carolina, where she worked until her retirement in 1982. She was a specialist in pediatric nursing and in maternal child health. She also held certificates in intensive care nursing, pediatric nurse practitioner, and advanced training in the care of premature infants. After her retirement, she volunteered at St. Joseph Catholic Church Outreach and Crater Community Hospice.

Andrew C. Marinos (Col ’50 L/M) of Glen Allen, Va., died Aug. 3, 2008. A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Marinos served in intelligence reconnaissance in Switzerland and Germany. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and the Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni. A Charlottesville native, he worked as a young man with his father, Chris Marinos, the founder of CK Restaurant, in their family business. Mr. Marinos served on several local boards, including the board of directors of the Charlottesville Greek Orthodox Church. He worked in sales for men’s retail clothing. An avid U.Va. sports fan, Mr. Marinos served as an usher during U.Va. sporting events and also during Final Exercises.

Earley M. "Lee" Miller (Engr ’50 L/M) of Richmond, Va., died April 6, 2008. Mr. Miller was a member of the Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni. He served in World War II in the U.S. Navy as an aviation radioman and aerial gunner. He retired from the U.S. Geological Survey, where he worked for 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Rosalie W. Miller (Nurs ’48).

Thurman B. Reynolds (Col ’50) of Fresno, Calif., died May 7, 2008. Mr. Reynolds served in the U.S. Navy and was employed by Fresno County, retiring in 1979 from the assessor’s office as a senior appraiser.

John Earl Nielsen (Com ’51) of Ventura, Calif., died Nov. 9, 2006. He was on the varsity swim team at the University. Mr. Nielsen served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. Most of his career was spent with the Department of the Navy at Point Mugu Naval Base in Oxnard, where he worked in information technology.

Thomas A. Smith (Engr ’51) of Pittsford, N.Y., died June 4, 2008. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

Jane M. Ward (Educ ’51 L/M) of Boulder, Colo., died March 12, 2008. She was associate dean at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta; associate dean at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing; director of research at the University of Colorado School of Nursing; and professor and associate dean at the University of Oklahoma School of Nursing. She also held research appointments at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C., and at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education in Boulder. Ms. Ward was a member of numerous professional and civic organizations, including the American Academy of Nursing, the American Nurses Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

James H. Crewdson (Law ’52) of Charleston, W.Va., died March 28, 2008. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He opened a law practice in Charleston in 1952 and practiced until his death. He served as special judge in Kanawha County courts, as a domestic relations judge in Charleston and as a judge in Nitro City. He was a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Crewdson was instrumental in getting the sewer system and sidewalks installed for the Cross Lanes area.

Alexander C. Culbertson Jr. (Col ’52 L/M) of Louisville, Ky., died April 28, 2008. He was a financial adviser with W. L. Lyons and later with Walston & Co. He retired from Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Mr. Culbertson was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

James M. Jordan (Col ’52, Grad ’59) of Winston-Salem, N.C., died April 3, 2008. He served with an intelligence unit of the U.S. Army before joining the faculty at Salem College in 1960. Mr. Jordan taught English literature at Salem College for 36 years.

Stanley S. Needell (Col ’52, Med ’56 L/M) of Miami died Sept. 20, 2008. Dr. Needell was a psychoanalyst in Miami from 1971 until his death. He was on the faculty of Duke University, the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute and Louisiana State University Medical Center. Dr. Needell was a clinical professor at the University of Miami in psychiatry; a teaching analyst at the Baltimore Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis; and training and supervising analyst and former president of the Florida Psychoanalytic Institute. He was a member of the Center of Advanced Psychoanalytic Studies and the Study Group for Contemporary Psychoanalytic Process in Princeton, N.J.

Charles L. Shuford Jr. (Engr ’52) of Arden, N.C., died Dec. 5, 2007. His career as an aeronautical engineer included designing parts of the space shuttle.

Wesley A. Ballenger (Com ’53 L/M) of Carolina Shores, S.C., died Jan. 9, 2008. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a president of First Virginia Bank in Augusta County, Va., from 1968 to 1975. As a 20-year resident of North Carolina, he was director of the Coastal Carolina Museum and taught GED classes for Brunswick Community College for several years. Survivors include his wife, Marguerite Jones Ballenger (Educ ’53 L/M); a son, Wesley A. Ballenger Jr. (Engr ’80 L/M); and a daughter, Kathryn B. Reid (Nurs ’84, ’88).

Churchill J. Gibson (Col ’53) of Alexandria, Va., died April 9, 2008. Rev. Gibson’s ministry spanned more than five decades in schools and churches primarily in Northern Virginia. Dedicated to social justice, he served as a peacekeeper at Resurrection City on the Mall in 1968 and was arrested at the South African Embassy in 1989. He ministered to inmates in Virginia prisons and to death-row inmates from 1996 to 2007. He served as associate rector at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Alexandria for 33 years and as chaplain at St. Stephen’s School in Alexandria for 11 years. Rev. Gibson was chaplain and associate dean of students at Virginia Theological Seminary for 18 years and was named professor emeritus. Rev. Gibson also served as chaplain at the Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration in Orkney Springs, Va., for 20 years. After retirement, Rev. Gibson served as interim rector in many parishes and was priest associate at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria. He served on the board of trustees for Goodwin House in Alexandria.

Noah Hughes Palmer Jr. (Col ’53) of Virginia Beach died April 9, 2008. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. For many years Mr. Palmer served as executive vice president of Addington Beaman Lumber Co., where he specialized in purchasing lumber in the commodities market, before retiring in 1989. He was a founding member and past president of the Agape Sunday school class and former member of the Virginia Beach United Methodist Church administrative board. He served as president of the Cerebral Palsy Training Center of Tidewater and participated in the Tidewater Association of Homebuilders and the National Association of Homebuilders.

Faye Hill (Educ ’54 L/M) of Richmond, Va., died March 4, 2008.

Henry V. Winn Jr. (Grad ’54) of Midlothian, Va., died April 15, 2008. He served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and later flew with the Virginia Air National Guard out of Richmond, Va. For 30 years, Mr. Winn was a building contractor, having designed and built many of the homes in the Salisbury subdivision of Midlothian as well as others in the Richmond area.

Houston R. Wood (Col ’54) of Vero Beach, Fla., died March 21, 2008. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a paratrooper. Mr. Wood worked for Weirton Steel for 20 years and was the director of environmental control and governmental affairs when he retired in 1988. He served on the boards of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the West Virginia Manufacturers Association and was a member of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Association.

Phyllis M. Gates (Nurs ’55) of Mount Airy, N.C., died April 30, 2008. She taught at the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing and Northwestern State College of Louisiana before serving in Vietnam in 1966 and again in 1970. She was a graduate of Air Command and Staff College and National Defense College. Ms. Gates worked with Mobile Meals, Helping Hands, the Food Closet and Hospice of Surfside.

Earl W. Johnson (Educ ’55) of Gretna, Va., died March 17, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a teacher and principal in the Lynchburg and Pittsylvania County school systems. He was superintendent of schools for Pittsylvania County from 1975 until his retirement in 1986.

Shirley Cannon McIntire (Nurs ’55) of Falmouth, Mass., died March 23, 2008. She moved to Falmouth 25 years ago to start a practice of medical oncology with her husband. Ms. McIntire was a founding member of the Montgomery Hospice in Maryland and served on the boards of Penikese Island School and Overnights of Hospitality for the homeless. She also was a volunteer chaplain at Falmouth Hospital and a mentor in the Falmouth schools.

Jack K. Bentley (Med ’56) of Richmond, Va., died April 5, 2008. He was a retired radiologist for the Hunter Holmes McGuire Richmond VA Medical Center.

Frank Edward Dines (Grad ’56) of San Francisco died Oct. 30, 2007. Mr. Dines was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and worked for 37 years for the Asia Foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists Asian social and economic development and promotes U.S.-Asia relations. In 1996, he was appointed vice president of administration and later vice president of programs. Mr. Dines received numerous medals and citations from government and private agencies in Vietnam and Korea and held many memberships in professional societies. He retired in 1995.

John Peter Holmgren (Col ’56) of Loveland, Colo., died on July 19, 2008. Mr. Holmgren was a member of the U.Va. swim team. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea. In the early 1970s, he established a health insurance company in Colorado and operated it until he retired in the late 1990s. Mr. Holmgren worked after retirement for McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo.

Floyd Russell Mason (Educ ’56) of Bridgewater, Va., died Jan. 8, 2008. Mr. Mason served in the Civilian Public Service during World War II and retired in 1980 after teaching 20 years in the Alexandria City Public Schools and 10 years in the Roanoke County Public Schools.

Robert L. McCarty III (Col ’56 L/M) of Los Angeles died April 16, 2008. Mr. McCarty was a scholar-athlete at the University and played in the first ACC basketball tournament in 1954. He still holds the second highest points per game average in Virginia basketball history. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and worked for 35 years as director of human resources for Weber Aircraft in Burbank, Calif.

George Preston Osborn (Law ’56) of Wilson, N.C., died May 19, 2008. Mr. Osborn was notes editor of the Virginia Law Review and a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, the Order of the Coif and the Raven Society. He practiced law in Marion, Ind., for 50 years. Mr. Osborn was past president of the Grant County Bar Association and past chairman of the legal ethics committee of the Indiana State Bar Association. He served on many community and company boards, and was past president and chief executive officer of Central Indiana Gas, which later merged with Indiana Gas Company. Survivors include a son, Mark Osborn (Col ’81).

Joseph L. Conboy (Engr ’57) of Lake Worth, Fla., died March 22, 2008.

George E. Thompson (Com ’57) of Woodlake Village, S.C., died June 28, 2008. Mr. Thompson worked for Longwood Gardens for 37 years with only an interruption to serve the U.S. Army as an intelligence agent. He followed in his father’s footsteps as a longtime business administrator and resident on the grounds.

Ricardo N. Zapata (Engr ’57, ’60 L/M) of Newark, N.J., died May 10, 2008. A native of Chile, Mr. Zapata was a professor of aerospace and systems engineering at the University of Virginia, joined Bell Labs in 1978, and retired from Telcordia Technologies in 2000. After retirement, he volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, the New York City Opera and was the newsletter editor for the New York Silver Society and the Millburn/Short Hills Historical Society. Survivors include a daughter, Maria Z. Deets (Col ’79 L/M).

Eric R. Bowden (Col ’58) of Virginia Beach died May 7, 2008. Mr. Bowden spent his career with the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., having served as a local manager in Jacksonville, Fla., for 15 years.

Dean E. Lewis (Law ’58 L/M) of Charleston, W.Va., died May 8, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received a Purple Heart. A lawyer, businessman and entrepreneur, Mr. Lewis founded a law firm and owned Pioneer Construction Co., specializing in highways and infrastructure in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and Washington, D.C. He retired after many years in the contracting business.

Charles Owen Meiburg (Grad ’58, ’60 L/M) of Charlottesville died Sept. 13, 2008. Mr. Meiburg served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and at the University was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society and the Raven Society. He began his teaching career at Ohio University and was a research associate and assistant professor at the Food Research Institute at Stanford University, conducting research into agricultural productivity in the U.S. In 1964, he returned to U.Va. as an associate professor in the Darden School of Business and as director of the Bureau of Population and Economic Research, which in 1972 became the Tayloe Murphy Institute. Mr. Meiburg served as director from 1972 until 1983 and taught economics and finance for 35 years at Darden, serving as the school’s associate dean for academic affairs from 1983 to 1989. He was named the J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr., Professor of Business Administration in 1982 and held that chair until he retired as professor emeritus in 1999. Mr. Meiburg shared his expertise and talents in many ways in academia and in the community. Survivors include his children, Charles O. Meiburg Jr. (Engr ’78 L/M), Glenn Meiburg (Col ’82, GSBA ’87) and Elizabeth Bastian (Engr ’90 L/M).

Albert F. Lilley III (Law ’59) of Raleigh, N.C., died April 17, 2008. He served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. At the University, he was articles editor of the Virginia Law Review, and later served on the Alumni Council and as the Alumni Fund class manager for the Law School. He spent his 36-year law career with the firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York City. He also served on the board of education of a regional high school in Allendale, N.J., and as former president and member of the board of trustees of Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., for 12 years. Mr. Lilley was a director of the Valley Care Corp. and of Valley Home and Community Health Care. He was a life member of the American Law Institute. After retiring in 1997, Mr. Lilley continued his community service as president of the board of trustees of The ArtsCenter of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County and as a board member of the West Triangle United Nations Association.

Benjamin Huger Rutledge Moore (Col ’59 L/M) of Gillisonville, S.C., died July 12, 2008. Mr. Moore was a member of the University of Virginia Lawn Society and served as a board member for the U.Va. Alumni Association and the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. He endowed a Jefferson Scholarship, which enables a deserving student from Savannah or the South Carolina Lowcountry to attend the University. Mr. Moore worked in the investment and securities industry as executive vice president of Johnson Lane and, in 1988, joined J. C. Bradford & Company as a partner and established its Savannah office. He retired in 1999 after serving in leadership positions with many professional organizations. Mr. Moore was also a member of many nonprofit organizations in both South Carolina and Georgia and donated a conservation easement to permanently preserve the wildlife habitat and wetlands of Davant Plantation, his family home. He served on the board of the South Carolina chapter of The Nature Conservancy and received Jasper County’s Conservationist of the Year award in 2007. Survivors include brother Benjamin Allston Moore Jr. (Law ’57), daughter Eleanor M. Kuhl (Col ’93 L/M) and cousin Edward Rutledge Moore (Law ’66).

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1960s

Constantine Condoulis (Col ’60) of Palm Springs, Calif., died Sept. 18, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army. He was involved in social work with numerous agencies, including the Jewish Board of Guardians in New York City, the Southeast Nassau Guidance Center and Florida State Health and Rehabilitation Services. In 1976, Mr. Condoulis became an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous and, after confronting and overcoming his own addiction, counseled others through their addictions, continuing to serve as a volunteer social worker at the San Diego LGBT Community Center and at Being Alive San Diego. In 1998, Dean moved to Palm Springs and worked at the Desert AIDS Project and at the Desert Regional Hospital, volunteering in the AIDS/Hospice wing.

Robert B. Jennings Jr. (Col ’60, Law ’63 L/M) of New Orleans died Sept. 6, 2008. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity and the varsity track team. He was senior vice president and trust counsel at Louisiana National Bank and was a member of the Connecticut, Louisiana and American bar associations. He held the position of special lecturer in law at Southern University and Louisiana State University law schools. Mr. Jennings sang baritone for many years in the Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus and acted with the Baton Rouge Little Theater. He wrote short stories and poems and participated in writers groups and poetry readings in Baton Rouge.

David Gray Hawkins (Engr ’60 L/M) of Covington, Va., died Sept. 5, 2008. A Korean War veteran, Mr. Hawkins served in the U.S. Army and was employed with the federal government for more than 30 years in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. He later worked with the Arlington County Financial Service program and with the Prince William Victim/Witness Assistance Program. He was a master gardener and market master at the Dale City and Manassas farmers’ markets.

George Plavritis (Educ ’60) of Pembroke Pines, Fla., died Feb. 6, 2008.

Robert I. Ash (Col ’61 A/M) of Plymouth, Mass., died Sept. 15, 2008. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and a U.S. Navy veteran. He directed the technical recruiting program for Foxboro Co., was a manager on the consulting staff of Arthur Young & Co. (Ernst & Young) and was a vice president at Heffelfinger Associates before establishing Ashworth Consultants, a management consulting and executive search firm, in 1982, and serving as its president. Mr. Ash was a frequent speaker and wrote articles on career planning and compensation. He was a certified public accountant, serving on the editorial board of the Massachusetts CPA Review. He was a former adjunct professor at several universities and colleges. Memorial contributions can be made to the Dr. I. O. Ash Memorial Scholarship, Shepherd University Foundation, P.O. Box 5000, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.

Allen L. Dahl (Engr ’61) of Danville, Va., died April 7, 2008. He was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and the National Honorary Literary Society. After his retirement from a pharmacy career, Mr. Dahl became a local independent representative for Appalachian Log Structures Inc., of Ripley, W.Va.

Cecile W. Aylor (Educ ’62 L/M) of Tiffin, Ohio, died Nov. 28, 2007. Ms. Aylor was the secretary to the dean of the medical school at the University and later taught business at high schools in Madison and Orange counties in Virginia for more than 28 years. She wrote poetry and the "Brightwood News" column for the Madison Eagle.

Lila J. Esleeck (Educ ’62) of Norfolk, Va., died April 7, 2007. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during World War II.

Thomas L. Moore (Engr ’62) of Winchester, Tenn., died March 31, 2008. He was a past member of the Jaycees and Alpha Chi Sigma professional fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Robert L. Streeter (Educ ’62) of North Bethesda, Md., died March 6, 2008. Mr. Streeter was a Merchant Marine engineering officer during World War II and a U.S. Navy officer in the Korean War. He taught mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky and at the University of Virginia. His engineering career spanned 48 years, during which time he and his family lived in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania before he retired in 1994.

Larry R. Mills (Col ’63 L/M) of Columbia, S.C., died April 29, 2008. He was in trust banking for more than 30 years and retired as head trust officer from South Carolina Bank and Trust. Mr. Mills coached girls’ basketball at Our Lady of Mercy in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Michael William Maupin (Law ’64 L/M) of Richmond, Va., died May 5, 2008. Mr. Maupin joined the firm of Hunton & Williams in 1965, where he practiced law until his retirement. Among his civic activities, Mr. Maupin was a member of the board of the Richmond Symphony and past president of the Virginia chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

Robert M. Siuzdak (Law ’64 L/M) of Naugatuck, Conn., died March 13, 2008. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and the longest-serving probate judge in Connecticut’s history. He was the borough attorney for Naugatuck and maintained a private law practice.

Jane Alrich Graube (Educ ’65) of Spotsylvania County, Va., died Sept. 21, 2008. Ms. Graube was a church organist for 17 years for Spotsylvania Presbyterian Church and for 29 years for Fredericksburg Baptist Church. She retired from Spotsylvania County High School, where she taught English for many years and later served as the school’s director of guidance.

Arthur W. Herbert Jr. (Col ’65) of Hoboken, N.J., died May 21, 2008. He was a second lieutenant during the Vietnam War and received a Silver Star and a Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters. Mr. Herbert was a director and salesman for Rodman & Renshaw in New York City. He volunteered with the Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County in Jersey City.

William C. Sprott Jr. (Grad ’66) of Augusta, Ga., died April 16, 2008. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Mr. Sprott also was a U.S. Army veteran.

James F. Gay (Law ’68) of Chesapeake, Va., died April 20, 2008. Mr. Gay spoke before Norfolk City Council on issues such as civil rights and discrimination and, by 1965, was a spokesman for young blacks in the community. He worked for Allied Chemical Corp., the Minority Business League and for Coastal Pharmaceutical, becoming its president. In 1982, he ran for a seat on the Norfolk City Council. He was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the landmark case of Collins v. City of Norfolk in 1989.

Jay A. Hobbs (Educ ’68 L/M) of Dallas died Feb. 8, 2008. Rev. Hobbs was a former rector at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Asheboro, Texas.

Antonia D. Lazana (Educ ’68) of Williamsburg, Va., died April 23, 2008. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and several professional teaching associations. She taught elementary education for 17 years in Chicago, served as an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia and was director of the Reading Clinic at the College of William and Mary. Ms. Lazana also served as associate professor at East Texas State University and was a special education teacher in the Hampton school system until her retirement.

Pamela K. Roch (Grad ’68 L/M) of New Port Richey, Fla., died Jan. 27, 2008.

Kent J. Gooch (Col ’69 L/M) of Plant City, Fla., died March 22, 2008. Mr. Gooch served in the Florida National Guard and was a citrus farmer and cattle rancher in Florida. He had a master’s level of education in citrus management and was recognized by many at the University of Florida as an expert in the citrus industry. He was elected president of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

John R. Miles Jr. (Col ’69, Med ’73 L/M) of Gastonia, N.C., died May 11, 2008. Dr. Miles was a general and vascular surgeon in Pittsburgh and had a private practice as a vascular and general surgeon in Gastonia. He developed the first mobile coronary care service and wrote the first cardiology primer for emergency medical technicians. Dr. Miles founded and directed Phoenix Air Medical Services, a charitable organization that flew almost 100 mercy flights, for which he was named the North Carolina Volunteer of the Year in Newsweek magazine in 1989. Dr. Miles also held a private pilot’s license.

Anita E. Minter (Educ ’69) of Roanoke, Va., died May 2, 2008. She served as vice president of a national educational consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and as executive director of magnet schools in Durham, N.C. For 40 years, she worked in various capacities for Roanoke City Schools, including director of magnet schools, principal, assistant principal and teacher. She was most recently president of Tanner Associates in Education, a national consulting firm for magnet school programs.

Dennis F. Mintz (Col ’69 L/M) of Jasper, Ga., died March 14, 2008. He was a retired real estate agent.

Calvin T. West (GSBA ’69) of Richmond, Va., died April 24, 2008. Mr. West was a partner in Wilson West Livesay, an advertising and marketing firm in Richmond. 

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1970s

Roger Q. Beckstead (Educ ’70) of Vernal, Utah, died March 31, 2008. He taught science and English at Vernal Junior High School for many years, later becoming the school’s vice principal. He also served as principal of Central Elementary and Davis Elementary schools, concluding his career in education as assistant superintendent of elementary schools in the Uintah School District. A pilot, he taught flying and served on the Vernal Airport Board for many years. Mr. Beckstead also trained horses to drive and pull vintage carriages and sleighs that he had restored.

Pat White (Grad ’70) of Lexington, Ky., died Aug. 20, 2008. Mr. White was a graduate teaching assistant at the University and taught at the Blue Ridge School in Albemarle County before moving to Kentucky, where he was a University of Kentucky English teacher and co-owner of the furniture restoration business Unfinished Universe, named after his book. The unpublished book, Unfinished Universe, is about learning, teaching, education, culture and thought processes.

Bonnie M. Grimsley (Educ ’71 L/M) of Warrenton, Va., died March 19, 2008. Ms. Grimsley was a teacher for 26 years in Fauquier County, having taught at both Central and Bradley elementary schools. Memorial contributions can be made to the University of Virginia Oncology Department, c/o Peyton Taylor, U.Va. Health System, P.O. Box 800712, Charlottesville, VA 22908. Survivors include a daughter, Heather G. Hendrickson (Col ’86 L/M).
Madeline A. McLaughlin (Educ ’71) of Hartford, Conn., died Dec. 25, 2007. Ms. McLaughlin worked for Aetna, retiring in 1981.

Karl M. Tamburr (Grad ’71, ’74) of Sweet Briar, Va., died Sept. 20, 2008. Mr. Tamburr was a professor of English for 33 years at Sweet Briar College and was the author of The Harrowing of Hell in Medieval England.

Allen Tyler (Grad ’71 L/M) of Lexington, Va., died Dec. 31, 2007. Mr. Tyler served with an anti-aircraft unit until the end of World War II in Europe. In the doctoral program in French at the University, his dissertation was the computer-generated Concordance to the Fables and Tales of Jean de la Fontaine, later published by Cornell University Press in 1974. He taught French at the College of William and Mary for seven years and was involved in many volunteer and charitable activities.

C. James Bishop (Grad ’72) of Fort Wayne, Ind., died April 29, 2008. He was a research fellow at the University of Virginia and a Fulbright Scholar, studying in Patna, India, in 1967. Mr. Bishop was a professor emeritus of Manchester College, where he taught for 31 years. He was chair of Manchester’s Department of History and Political Science and developed its January Term Abroad Program. He also taught at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Ohio. Memorial contributions can be made to the Dr. C. James Bishop Scholarship Fund, Office of College Advancement, Manchester College, 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester, IN 46962.

James F. McCorkindale (Educ ’73) of Roanoke, Va., died April 26, 2008. He worked for Roanoke city schools for 30 years, serving as an elementary school principal for 25 years.

John W. Scott Jr. (Law ’73) of Fredericksburg, Va., died April 16, 2008. He was a managing partner with the law firm of Hill, Tucker & Marsh. In 1990, he was appointed general district court judge in Stafford County and, in 1996, was appointed to the circuit court judgeship in the city of Fredericksburg. Among his many community activities, Judge Scott was an active member of the NAACP and the Old Dominion Bar Association.

Nancy Coopper Kaspick (Nurs ’74 L/M) of Charlottesville died April 7, 2008. Ms. Kaspick worked as a nurse at the University of Virginia Medical Center and later at the Student Health Department and the Eye Clinic. Most recently, she was employed by Humagen.

Chester Bradley Holsinger (Engr ’74, ’76 L/M) of Luray, Va., died Sept. 7, 2008. Mr. Holsinger served on boards of various civic organizations, including the Luray Volunteer Rescue Squad, Performing Arts of Luray, the Economic Development Authority and the Page Public Library. He was also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. Mr. Holsinger was an Emergency Vehicle Operations Course instructor and an emergency medical technician. Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Holsinger Jeffries (Col ’00 L/M).

James W. Fox (Grad ’75) of Richmond, Ky., died March 23, 2008. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant. Mr. Fox was a professor and administrator at the University of Akron and Kent State University and a professor and dean of students at Madison College, now James Madison University. From 1973 until his retirement in 1997, he was a professor of criminal justice at Eastern Kentucky University. He conducted research under grants from the states of Kentucky and Tennessee and the U.S. Department of Justice on probation, parole and juvenile justice. He also published extensively on these topics. Mr. Fox served on the Citizen Foster Care Review Board, the Governor’s Task Force on Crime and with the American Cancer Society. Memorial contributions can be made to the Dr. James W. Fox Student Research Award, Department of Corrections and Juvenile Justice Studies, Stratton 105, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475.

Dodson R. Marrs (Col ’75) of Albuquerque, N.M., died Jan. 19, 2008.

Robert W. Higgins (Col ’76 L/M) of Amarillo, Texas, died March 27, 2008. He was one of several physicians who traveled with the U.S. Ski Team. Dr. Higgins joined the Mississippi Sports Medicine Orthopedic Group in Jackson and, in 1990, became a partner in Panhandle Sports Medicine in Amarillo. He was instrumental in establishing the Panhandle Surgical Hospital and Physicians Surgical Hospital at Quail Creek. In 2005, Dr. Higgins co-founded Amarillo Sports Medicine, where he practiced until 2007. He helped establish and was on the board of Amarillo Elite Volleyball.

Wendy Z. Ritter (Col ’76) of Dayton, Ohio, died April 26, 2008. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was a Fulbright Scholar. She was a fashion consultant in New York for many years and most recently worked for Michael Kors. Memorial contributions may be made to The Wendy Zuckerwise Ritter Endometrial Cancer Research Fund at the OSU Foundation, Fund #480945, Ohio State University, P.O. Box 183112, Columbus, OH 43218-3112.

James W. Doyle (Col ’77 L/M) of Gainesville, Fla., died Sept. 24, 2008. Dr. Doyle was on the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Florida School of Medicine and practiced surgery there for 15 years. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including numerous invited guest lectureships, the national Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and selection by the resident trainees as best faculty educator of the year.

Robert J. Tucci (Engr ’77, ’79) of Bryant Pond, Maine, died Sept. 19, 2008. He was employed as a nuclear physicist at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery for 25 years, retiring in 2008.

Susan Ann Kiser (Educ ’78) of Wake Forest, N.C., died Dec. 9, 2007.

Harold R. Morse (Col ’78) of Fredericksburg, Va., died Sept. 18, 2008. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. Rev. Morse was ordained as a minister in 1981 at Hampton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and served as pastor for churches in Kentucky, Virginia, Texas and, most recently, Vero Beach, Fla.

Barbara Jean Hopkins (Grad ’79) of Anchorage, Alaska, died April 23, 2008. She worked internationally in various executive positions as a civilian with the U.S. Department of the Army. After retirement, she volunteered in Anchorage and with disabled veterans in the National Wheelchair Games and National Golden Age Games.

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1980s

William Ray Lucas Jr. (Law ’80 L/M) of Mountain Brook, Ala., died Sept. 26, 2008. He practiced law with Bradley Arant Rose & White, where he became a partner. Later, he was a founding partner of Lightfoot Franklin White & Lucas. He continued his professional career as executive vice president and general counsel at Birmingham Steel and later with the Hackney Group. Most recently, Mr. Lucas was the executive vice president and general counsel of Harbert Management Corp. Survivors include his wife, Janet Smith Lucas (Col ’81 L/M); and a daughter, Marguerite L. Lucas (Col ’09 L/M).

Janet M. Gwaltney (Col ’82 L/M) of Portland, Ore., died April 19, 2008. She was a manager for Xerox.

Robert M. Hoover (Nurs ’82) of Toledo, Ohio, died April 2, 2008. He was employed at St. Vincent, Mercy and Riverside hospitals as a psychiatric-mental health nurse. Survivors include his wife, Patricia S. Hoover (Nurs ’83).

Clifton F. Martin (Educ ’85) of Tallahassee, Fla., died Feb. 15, 2008. He helped establish the elementary program at the Websterville Christian School in Websterville, Vt. He went on to work in Christian education and retired from Windsor Christian School in Windsor, Conn., in 2003.

Hugh W. Bryant (Engr ’86 L/M) of Bradenton, Fla., died Dec. 9, 2007.

Margaret Rogers Drumright (Educ ’86 A/M) of Knoxville, Tenn., died April 23, 2008. She spent her career in education with Lynchburg City Schools, where she taught at R. S. Payne Elementary School and directed the Parent Center, which provided help to parents whose children needed additional assistance with early learning. She retired from the school system in 2001.

Robert A. Freeman (Law ’88) of Dover, Mass., died Sept. 22, 2008. He was an attorney with Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar in Boston and in-house counsel for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Since 2004, he had been chief compliance officer and compliance counsel for EMD Serono of Rockland, Mass.

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1990s

Louis Elmer Conner Jr. (Col ’95 L/M) of Virginia Beach died March 18, 2008. He was an attorney with the Chris Falk Law Firm in Chesapeake and Southside Utility Co.

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2000s

Michael L. Jordan (Engr ’05) of Richmond, Va., died Sept. 25, 2008.

Hayden William Rolando (Engr ’06) of Vienna, Va., died July 1, 2008. U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Rolando was stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas, where he was in training to become an Air Force intelligence officer.

Brittany E. McGrath (Col ’08) of Charlottesville died April 22, 2008. Ms. McGrath was a fourth-year student at the University.

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Faculty & Friends

William L. Duren Jr., former math professor and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, died April 4, 2008. During his 21 years at the University, Mr. Duren negotiated new admissions policies that led to a dramatic improvement in the graduation rate; helped create the first undergraduate library; and founded the Echols Scholars program for academically gifted students. He fought for racial integration at the University and later championed the admission of women. He also established a professorship of creative writing in the English department. In 1962, Mr. Duren was appointed the school’s first University Professor, an interdisciplinary post that allowed him to move to the School of Engineering. There he formed the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. He retired in 1976.
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David D. Newsom, the first professor to hold the Hugh S. and Winifred B. Cumming Memorial Chair in International Affairs in the politics department, from 1991 through 1998, died March 30, 2008, in Charlottesville. Professor Newsom retired from the State Department in 1981 as a career minister, the highest regular Senior Foreign Service rank. The author of six books, a regular columnist for the Christian Science Monitor and founder-editor of the Diplomatic Record annual, he had recently completed his memoirs. Memorial contributions can be made to the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Newsom Junior Fellowship in Diplomacy, 1316 36th St. NW, Washington, DC 20007.
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Margaret G. Tyson (L/M), former professor and dean of nursing at the University, died April 25, 2008, in Annapolis, Md. In 1958, Ms. Tyson joined the University. She was a member of the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.

Douglas P. Wagner, former professor of biostatistics and epidemiology in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University, died March 23, 2008. Professor Wagner helped create APACHE while teaching at Georgetown University; a prognostic scoring system for critically ill hospitalized patients, it has become the international standard for evaluating and predicting outcomes of patients treated within intensive care units. He also was instrumental in founding APACHE Medical Systems Inc., one of the first commercial clinical decision-support software and outcomes management companies. In 1995, Professor Wagner joined the University and helped establish the Public Health Sciences clinical department at the School of Medicine, where he taught until his death. Memorial contributions can be made to the University of Virginia Medical School Foundation, P.O. Box 800776, Health System, 1111 W. Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
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