Obituaries

Harry M. Perks, ’51

Harry M. Perks, ’51 Harry M. Perks, of Medford, N.J., died Sept. 30, 2013. = He was the guy who got things done. Whether it was supervising the building of the = Pennsylvania Convention Center and monitoring its expansion, building new public = schools, renovating the library, the zoo and […]

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Charles O. Johnson, ’58

Captain Charles (Charlie) Otis Johnson USN (RET), of Fairfax, Va., loving husband, father, and grandfather, died on September 21, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 77. Born on November 27, 1935 in Soperton, Georgia and raised in Winter Park, Florida, Charlie graduated from the Citadel in 1958. […]

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Edward J. Harrington, ’62

Edward J. (Big Ed) Harrington, of West Columbia, 73, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2013. He was born in Gaffney on April 25, 1940 to the late Ernest and Gerry Harrington and husband of Phyllis Knowles Harrington. He was a 1962 graduate of The […]

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John E. DeBrosse, ’68

John Edward DeBrosse, of Huber Heights, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning Sept. 26. 2013, in the presence of his wife and three children. John was born November 11, 1945 in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Jean and John Paul DeBrosse. He graduated from Piqua Catholic High School where he earned […]

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Francis S. Conaty, Jr., ’40

Col. Francis S. Conaty, Jr., USA, Ret., of Arlington, Va., age 93, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones, on September 23, 2013. The only son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Francis S. Conaty, was born in Rockville, IL on May 15, 1920. He was preceded in […]

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Rudolph A. Peckinpaugh, ’47

Rudolph A. Peckinpaugh, of Perrysburg, Ohio, whose gentlemanly demeanor bespoke an era of good civic works and grand Collingwood Boulevard mansions, including the home of his great-grandfather, R.A. Bartley, founder of a wholesale grocery business, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Advanced Specialty Hospital of Toledo. He was 88. He’d […]

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Samuel W. Cooper, ’58

Samuel W. Cooper, of Omaha, Neb., died July 27, 2010. Retired Douglas County Deputy County Attorney. Retired Marine Lt. Col. Preceded in death by first wife Angela; parents Samuel and Esther Cooper. Survived by wife Kathryn; children and spouses Samuel L. and Paula Cooper, Omaha, Michael L. and Irene Cooper, […]

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James B. Vaught, ’46

Lt. General James B. Vaught, US Army Retired, age 86 of Myrtle Beach, died Friday, September 20, 2013. Even though his many military assignments and subsequent civilian travels took him all over the world, Lt. General Vaught remained a loyal, lifelong citizen of Horry County, becoming prominently involved in many […]

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Leslie B. Bragdon, Jr., ’64

Leslie Badeau Bragdon Jr., of Lewes, DE, passed away on Sept. 18, 2013. Lee’s life celebration will begin at 12 noon on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, N.J., where his funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. on Monday. Interment will follow […]

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William M. Bledsoe, ’04

William Matthew Bledsoe, of Greeley, Colo., passed away on Sunday September 15th at North Medical Center in Greeley, CO. He was a graduate of Sumter High school. He attended the Citadel and the University of South Carolina. Matthew served his country in the US Marine Corps in Iraq and served […]

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Thomas Gray, ’50

Thomas Gray, 84, of Fort Thomas, Ky., rode his beloved bicycle (or perhaps a glider) up to heaven on Monday, September 16, finally free of the Parkinson’s disease that had dogged him for 20 years. He was met by his sister, Helen Gray Shattuck; and his parents, Freda and James. […]

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Wiliam I. Black, ’55

William “Bill” Ingram Black, of Birmingham, Ala., son of James Ansel Black and Nelle Cunningham Black of Greer, South Carolina, brother of James Ansel Black, Jr of Easley, South Carolina and husband of Eugenia “Jene” Sharp Black passed away in the company of his family on September 15, 2013. A […]

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Edgar A. Thibodeau, ’60

Edgar “Ed” Thibodeau, 74, died recently at home in Avon, CT. Born in Hartford on September 21, 1938, he was the son of the late Edgar and Dorothy (Viens) Thibodeau. Ed lived in the Hartford area most of his life, and resided in Avon over 30 years. He graduated from […]

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Jerry Zohn, ’51

Jerry Zohn, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died July 2013. No further information is available. Tags:1951 Posted in: Posted on: Link to original obituary:

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Douglas D. Kugley, Sr., ’66

Douglas David Kugley, Sr. 69, of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Kay Gibson Kugley, entered into eternal rest Friday, September 13, 2013. His Funeral Service will be held Thursday, September 19, 2013 in Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1157 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard at 1:00 p.m. Interment, Live Oak […]

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