L. Russell McElveen, ’60

Loyd Russell McElveen, 86, husband of Mildred Munn McElveen, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Alamance Hospice Home in Burlington, North Carolina surrounded by his family. Born December 10, 1931, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Wesley L. McElveen and the late Edna Osteen McElveen. He was […]

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Clarence A. Grooms, Jr., ’50

Clarence Alfred Grooms, Jr., 92, of Aiken, entered into rest Tuesday morning, May 1, 2018, at Harbor Chase in Aiken. Born January 3, 1926 in Charleston, he was a son of the late Clarence Alfred Grooms, Sr. and the late Ethel Fender Grooms. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree […]

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Demetrie J. Liatos, ’60

Demetrie J (Mimi) Liatos, 80, of Greenville, died Saturday, April 29, 2018. Born in Charleston, SC., Demetrie was the son of the late John Pano and Anna Manos Liatos. Demetrie was a graduate of The Citadel and earned his law degree from the University of Richmond Law School. He also […]

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Ward W. (Bill) Are, Jr., ’51

Ward William “Bill” Are, Jr, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, formerly of Ellijay and Marietta, Georgia, passed away on April 25, 2018. Mr. Are, a child of the late Ward and Lorraine Are of Batesburg, South Carolina, was born on March 30, 1930, in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from Batesburg-Leesville […]

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John J. Dunn, ’71

John James Dunn, 88, of Summerville, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He was born on July 31, 1929 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Emma Lucille Flashberger Dunn and the late Jeremiah Joseph Dunn. John graduated from St. Rita’s High School in Chicago, IL, in 1947 […]

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Julie A. Avery, CGC ’85

Julie Anne Avery passed away peacefully on April 25, 2018, at Seabrook Island, South Carolina. Julie is the daughter of the late James C. and Ruth Dantzler of North Charleston, SC. She is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years, Capt. Robert Avery USN (Retired); son, Scott Avery (daughter-in-law, […]

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Emily A. Weatherly, CGC ’89

Emily Ann Weatherly, 77,of Latta, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Services will be held Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Latta Presbyterian Church with burial in Alford Cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Home. Visitation will […]

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Paul E. Loeffler III, ’63

Lt. Col. Paul E. Loeffler III, 77, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Paul attended Little Flower Catholic School as a young boy, McGill Institute in high school and The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He played football in both high school and […]

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Randall E. Woodard, ’43

Randall E. Woodard, of Port Jefferson, NY, died Dec. 25, Christmas morning, at 8:10 a.m. He had pneumonia for two weeks and died at the hospital in Riverhead. He was 97 years old. Woodard sat for an interview with TBR News Media in December to share a story about the […]

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James G. Gibson, Jr., ’61

James Gresham Gibson, Jr., 78, beloved son, father and grandfather passed away peacefully April 19, 2018 in Conway, SC following a long-term illness. Born in Florence, SC on August 8, 1939, Mr. Gibson graduated from The Citadel with his B. S. degree in Education in 1961. He is preceded in […]

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Thomas F. Anderson, Jr., ’53

Thomas F. Anderson Jr., husband of Lois Jolin Anderson, passed away Sunday April 22, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston. He was 86. Mr. Anderson was born in Greenwood, in his grandmother’s home, a son of the late Thomas F. Anderson Sr. and Anne Milling Anderson. He was raised […]

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William R. DeCastro III, ’78

William “Bill” Robert DeCastro III, 62, of San Antonio, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 in San Antonio. Bill was a proud graduate of the Citadel Military College of South Carolina, and received his Master’s Degree from Rollins College, Winter Park, FL. Bill worked in the Trailer industry for […]

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Arthur L. Humphries, Jr., ’48

Arthur Lee Humphries, Jr., died Saturday, April 21, in Augusta, GA. Born February 26, 1928, in Rock Hill, SC, to Arthur Lee Humphries, Sr, and Helen Elliott O’Neal Humphries, Arthur moved to Columbia, SC, where he finished high school and then earned his BS at The Citadel in 1948. He […]

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John W. Coombs, ’57

John Wendell Coombs, 83, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Mary Lou Murray Coombs entered into eternal rest Monday, April 16, 2018. His Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5 Clifford Street at 2:00 p.m. Interment, Magnolia Cemetery. The family will […]

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Dominic J. Saraceno, ’45

Dominic Saraceno, WWII Pilot and Real Estate Developer As a young man, Dominic Saraceno answered the call of duty to serve his country in World War II, leaving the Citadel College in 1942 after his freshman year to join the Army Air Corps. By July of 1944 he had completed […]

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