Milestones
Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce and the Samuels Library board of directors. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha.
George J. Tzangas ’56L, of Canton,
Ohio, died on Feb. 10. He served in the National Guard. He was an office manager for U.S. Ceramic Tile Company and later built up a law practice. He was listed in Who’s Who in the Midwest and Who’s Who in Finance and Industry and was a lifetime member of the NAACP. He authored the “Secrets of Life” (1971), “Have You Talked To Him” (1975), “Junkyard Princess” (1982) and “Why Did Jesus Christ Come” (1997). He represented Vietnam Veterans of Ohio regarding Agent Orange, donating his office labor and earning an honorary Vietnam Veteran Award. He was active in the Greek Orthodox Church, serving as personal attorney to His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos, legal dean for the bishop of Pittsburgh for the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America and personal attorney to His Grace Bishop Maximos. He received the Call to Stewardship Award, was a member of the Malone College Century Club and a citizen of Boys Town and received an award for outstanding servant from Faith Fellowship Chapel. Tzangas also received the key to the city of San Francisco.
James H. Davis ’57, of Houston, died
on Dec. 3, 2011. He was a geologist with the Humble Oil and Refining Co. (later Exxon Corp.), vice president with First City Bank and president of Mahada Energy. He was a member of the Cherokee Nation and served on many boards, including The Museum of Natural Science, and was an honorary member of The Garden Club of Houston. He belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
James D. Hill ’57, of Pompano Beach, Fla., died on July 15, 2011. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi.
John F. Cranz ’58, of Fort Worth,
Texas, died on Dec. 28, 2011. He was president of Haltom’s Jewelers.
Robert B. Lurate ’58, of Palmyra,
Va., died on Dec. 22, 2011. He served in the Army. He returned to Lexington 20 years ago to pursue his passion for book collecting with a special interest in books about the Marines and in rare Civil War books and manuscripts. 50
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Andrew H. McCutcheon Jr. ’48, Distinguished Alumnus Andrew Haliday McCutcheon Jr. ’48, who received the Distinguished Alumnus award in 1998, died on Feb. 12, in Richmond. He was 84. A native of West Virginia, he attended the University of Tennessee for one year and played on the football team that competed in the 1945 Rose Bowl. After his Navy service in World War II, he earned a B.A. in journalism from W&L. He belonged to Sigma Chi and was a three-year letter winner in football. (His brother, the late Joe McCutcheon ’51, co-captained the football team that played in the 1951 Gator Bowl.) McCutcheon worked from 1949 to 1959 as a sportswriter for the Richmond News Leader, and contributed pieces to “The Best Sports Stories of 1956” and “The Best Sports Stories of 1961.” In the early 1960s, he served as the executive assistant for Virginia congressmen J. Vaughan Gary and David E. Satterfield III. From 1967 to 1968, he worked for Sargent Shriver at the Office of Economic Opportunity as special assistant for congressional relations. McCutcheon lost his own race for Congress in 1968. He managed the winning 1969 campaign of Virginia’s Lt. Gov. J. Sargeant Reynolds, who died in office; McCutcheon then co-wrote the book “Sarge Reynolds in the Time of His Life.” He also chaired the Henrico County Democratic Committee. In 1992, he retired from Reynolds Metals Co. as vice president and national marketing manager after 24 years. An accredited member of the Old Dominion Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, he worked as a senior consultant for the Public Relations Council Inc. McCutcheon served on many boards of and in leadership posts for such organizations as the Metro Richmond YMCA, the Southern Conference Sports Writers Association, St. Matthews Episcopal Church, the Library of Virginia, the Richmond Forum, the Richmond Area Mental Health Association, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Richmond Urban League. For W&L, he served as a class agent, on the Communication Advisory Board, on the Richmond Area Shoulders of Giants Capital Campaign, on the Richmond Alumni Chapter board, and on the planning committee for the 250th anniversary. He was an honorary member of Omicron Delta Kappa. McCutcheon is survived by Charlotte Andrews McCutcheon, his wife of 60 years; his daughter, Sallie Johnston; his granddaughters, Katie Johnston ’05 and Julie Oliver; his nephew, Drew Smith ’83; and other relatives.
Roy A. Ball ’59, of Grand River,
Ohio, died on July 21, 2011. He taught literature at the University of Virginia at Wise for 30 years.
Dr. Don K. Joffrion ’59, of Shreve-
port, La., died March 7. He practiced orthopedic surgery. He served in the Navy. He belonged to Kappa Sigma.
Chatles E. Dowman IV ’60, of
Smyrna, Ga., died on Dec. 20, 2011. He served in the Army, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He worked at Court & Co. in its investment bank business.
Philip G. Grose Jr. ’60, of Columbia,
S.C., died on Feb. 3. Grose worked for the Charlotte Observer, covering sports and general news. He was a writer for Broadcasting Magazine before joining the sports staff of The State. He went
on to become business editor and governmental affairs editor. He was a speechwriter for Gov. Robert McNair and continued as executive assistant for communications and race relations. After retiring from state government, Grose became a senior fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies, where he completed two books on modern South Carolina history. He was also a lobbyist for USC, deputy director of the department of social studies and executive director of the State Reorganization Commission. He was founder and executive director of the Executive Institute. He received an honorary doctorate of letters from Francis Marion University. He belonged to Kappa Sigma.
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