Born: December 30, 1921
Died: January 25, 2015
RURITAN INVOLVEMENT
Holland District
- District Governor – 1958
Driver Club
- Member May 1953 until February 2014
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Member of the Lions Club
- Member of the Tom Smith Camp No. 1702
- Member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Member of the American Legion Post No. 57 of Suffolk.
- A founding member and the first President of Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society
- A Vestryman and Trustee of Glebe Episcopal Church
- Loved history and was highly valued as an historian of the City of Suffolk and Nansemond County
LEADERSHIP
Professional Experience
- 1947 Started his law practice in Suffolk
- 1949-1954 a Trial Justice for Nansemond County
- Served a number of years as Commonwealth Attorney for Nansemond County
- Was Suffolk’s first City Attorney after the merger of Nansemond County in 1974
- 1978-1991 served on the Suffolk General District Court bench
Military Experience
- W. II Veteran serving in the U.S. Navy
EDUCATION
- 1939 graduate of Chuckatuck High School
- Earned both his bachelor’s and law degrees from the College of William & Mary where
[Sources: Obituary from the Family Choice Funerals; Article from the Suffolk News Herald; Membership Management System]
