Class of 1950
Class Chairs:
Mary Garrett Williams and Robert Williams 707/823-1257; marygw@sonic.net
Class Notes:
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Obituaries:
Bernard Lewis Ryan
Bernard Lewis Ryan, 83 passed away on Monday, January 7, 2008 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was the husband of Ruth Medford Ryan, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Longtime residents of southern Chester County, Bernard and Ruth most recently made their home at Jenner's Pond Retirement Community. Born on Feb. 20, 1924, in Richmond, Indiana, Bernard served in the U.S. navy during World War II and then attended and graduated from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. His professional and public service career was extensive, starting as president of Medford Meats, president of Eastern Meat Packers Association (EMPA), president of National Independent Meat Packers Association, president of Avon Grove Rotary, chairman of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, a member of the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club for more than 50 years and an upstanding member of the local community. Hobbies and recreation included hunting, fishing and golf when time allowed.
(Posted March 05, 2008)
Fred King
KING, FREDERICK ELIJAH, 82 Gainesville - Frederick Elijah King, Age 82, of Gainesville, retired Assistant Director of Housing at the University of Florida, died Friday, February 23, 2007 in Gainesville. He was born and reared in Richmond, IN, graduated from Earlham College with a BA degree, and in 1951 received an MA in Science Education from Indiana University where he was a member of Phi Delta Kappa. After graduating from Indiana University, he moved to Gainesville and worked at the University of Florida in Student Housing for over 33 years. After retirement, he read to the blind on WUFT and was named the Outstanding Volunteer 1993-1998. He was an avid Gator Fan and a member of the Highlands Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jeanne Marian Taylor King; daughters, Linda Killebrew of Tampa, FL, and Paula Siragusa of Ormond Beach.
(Posted February 20, 2008)
Robert Rockhill Rhoads
Robert R. Rhoads, age 82, of Richmond, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Arbor Trace Exceptional Senior Living. Born Dec. 8, 1925, in Haddonfield, N.J., to Evan L. and Anna M. Rockhill Rhoads, he was a resident of Richmond since 1946. Robert was a 1946 graduate of Maine Township High School in Park Ridge, Ill., and attended Earlham College in Richmond. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Robert was former owner/operator of Gateway Builders Inc. Robert was a member of Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post 65 and former member of Richmond Elks Lodge 649 and the Rotary Club. He was past president of the Wayne County Historical Society and the Wayne County Builders Association.
(Posted January 30, 2008)
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