Obituaries

George P. Thorne, ’42

Col. George Patrick Thorne, USAR, Ret., age 90, of Charleston, South Carolina, died February 15, 2012. He was born September 16, 1921 in Savannah, Georgia. He was the President and Director of Carolina Ladder Company and Vice President and Director of Woodstock Manufacturing Company. He was also a founder and […]

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William A. Leonard, Jr., ’57

William Alexander Leonard Jr, 77, passed away on February 11,2012. William was known as Big Bill to his family and friends. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina on February 9,1935. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida where he graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in 1953. He was awarded a […]

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S. Keith Cummins, ’78

Sidney Keith Cummins, 55, of Beaufort passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Keith was born on October 6, 1956 in Beaufort to Robert W., Sr. and Barbara Stokes Cummins. He is a 1974 graduate of Beaufort Academy and a 1978 graduate of The Citadel, earning a degree in business administration.  […]

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Louis C. Bryan, Jr., ’50

Retired Lt. Col. Louis Cain Bryan, Jr., passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, in Poquoson, Va., after a lengthy illness. A native of Sumter, Louis Bryan attended Sumter schools and was student body president at Sumter High School in 1946. He attended The Citadel in Charleston and graduated from […]

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L. Bryan Beckwith, Jr., ’43

Services for Lewis Bryan Beckwith Jr., 89, of Fayetteville, NC, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Hay Street United Methodist Church, with a visitation after the service. The Rev. David Harvin will officiate and a private inurnment at Cross Creek Cemetery will follow the visitation. […]

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Franklin E. Welch, ’48

Franklin E. (Buck) Welch, 89, of St. Petersburg, FL, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Bon Secours Place. Born in Boston, MA, he came here in 1968. He was a graduate of The Citadel in SC, class of 48. He retired as Major after 39 years in the National Guard. […]

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Willis Irvin, Jr., ’47

Rev. Dr. Willis Irvin, Jr., 86, of Augusta, GA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home. Born April 28, 1925, in Augusta, GA, he was the son of the late Willis Irvin, noted Augusta Architect and Willye Augustus Stuart […]

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Dustin W. Cook, ’07

Dustin Warren (Dusty) Cook, 28, of Jacksonville, Florida, died February 2, 2012, at his home. Born April 28, 1983, in Gravette, Arkansas, he was the son of Donald Lee Cook and Patsy Lynn Knox Cook. Dusty lived in Northwest Arkansas in his early childhood. He was a graduate of Sumter […]

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Christine T. Neunsinger, CGC ’82

Christine Terlizzi Neunsinger, 59, of Hanahan, passed unexpectedly Monday, February 6, 2011. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Frank M. and Louise Quattlebaum Terlizzi. She was a graduate of A C Flora High School, Holy Names College in Oakland, CA and earned her Masters Degree in […]

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Henry C. Frech III, ’62

Henry Charles Frech III, 71, of Savannah, Ga., died Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at Hospice House of Savannah. The 1962 graduate of Citadel, served in the 117th Air National Guard. He was a member of The First Baptist Church of Savannah, having served both as a Deacon and on various […]

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Patrick O. Barney, ’55

Pat Barney, 78, Brookfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Grand River Health Care, Chillicothe. Funeral services will be planned at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, Brookfield. Memorials to the Brookfield Public Library may be left at or mailed to the funeral home […]

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Lang W. Anderson, Jr., ’41

Lang Weathersbee Anderson Jr., of Charleston, died Feb. 4, 2012. He was born on January 7, 1919 in Beaufort, South Carolina, to Dr. Lang W. Anderson, MD, and Elvira Ryckman Anderson. He graduated from Pierre S. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1937. During summers prior to graduating from […]

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Walter E. White, Jr., ’64

Walter E. White, 69, retired U.S.Air Force Lt. Col., of Cordova, TN, died January 8, 2012. The family will receive friends 6-8 Tuesday, January 10, at Memphis Funeral Home And Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd. Service at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, at Covenant United Methodist Church, Bartlett, TN. […]

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Jackson B. Reid, ’42

Dr. Jackson Brock Reid, 90, died on January 18, 2012. He was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Jack was loving, generous and unfailingly kind. His family will miss him greatly. Born in September 1921 to Alexander Mack Reid and Ann […]

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Nick W. Nickas, ’51

Nick William Nickas, 82, of Columbia, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012. Born November 28, 1929, in Columbia, he was the son of the late William Nick and Fotika Mavrides Nickas. He was an active member of The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church where he served on the Parish Board, […]

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