kent johnson gooch ’62 of Plant City, Fla., died Mar. 22, 2008.
As a student, Mr. Gooch participated the Chronicle, Missionary Society, Dramatics, Fairfax Literary Society, and Wilmer Literary Society. He competed on the football and varsity track teams. Mr. Gooch attended the University of Virginia, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Centre College. A citrus farmer and cattle rancher, he held a master’s degree in citrus management. He helped found the Three Gee Dee Company, a farm and citrus product business, in 1966. He was well-respected by the University of Florida agricultural community as a citrus-industry expert. Mr. Gooch was elected president of the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the only non-U.F. graduate to be elected. He is survived by his son, brother, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews. EHS family members include his father, Stapleton D. Gooch, Jr. ’31, and his uncle, William R. Gooch ’34.
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george mason iii ’67 of Colonial Beach, Va., died March 19, 2008.
On the Hill, Mr. Mason was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Choir, Chronicle, Missionary Society, “E” Club, and Fairfax Literary Society. He ran track and played football and basketball. After graduation, he attended the University of Virginia, earning a bachelor’s degree in drama. Mr. Mason earned his law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. Mr. Mason began his long legal career as a partner at Mason, Williams & Mason, and later was president and manager of Lawyers Title of Westmoreland. He held several public offices, including Westmoreland County Commonwealth Attorney, County Attorney, Colonial Beach Town Attorney, and council member of the Virginia State Bar. He was appointed a general district court judge in 2003 and a circuit court judge in 2005. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; two sons; a sister; and three nephews. EHS relatives include his cousins Richard G. Lewis ’60, James M. Lewis ’64, and William L. Lewis ’69.
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kevin mcdonald haythe ’89 of Boulder, Colo., died July 3, 2008.
robert reino miller, jr. ’03 of Palm City, Fla., died April 24, 2008.
At EHS, Mr. Haythe played varsity soccer. He graduated cum laude from Mercer University, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in English, Spanish, and philosophy.
As an Episcopal student, Mr. Miller was an acolyte, peer mentor, tour guide, and waiter. He was captain of the JV lacrosse team and a member of the Dorm Council.
He attended Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, completing an M.B.A. in finance and marketing. Mr. Haythe also studied existential philosophy and Christianity at Oxford University’s St. Peter’s College and Spanish at the University of Seville in Spain.
After graduation, Mr. Miller attended Stetson University, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2007. He was a financial advisor at Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Haythe was a product developer and manager in the outdoor sporting goods industry before joining consulting firm Exetor Group as a partner in 2005. A great lover of the outdoors, Mr. Haythe biked, skied, kayaked, backpacked, and climbed mountains. He successfully climbed the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, Mt. Aconcagua.
Mr. Miller spent time fishing, wake boarding, and sailing on the Wye River. He also played on county league athletic teams, competing in lacrosse, soccer, and ice hockey. He is survived by his parents, Robert and Patricia Miller; a sister; and a grandmother.
He is survived by his father, Winston Haythe; mother, Glenann Arnold; two sisters; a nephew; and several aunts and uncles.
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