William Bolling Izard ’43
William Anderson Parker, Jr. ’45
At EHS, Mr. Izard was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, varsity football and track teams, and on the boards of The Chronicle and Whispers. After Episcopal, Mr. Izard attended Virginia Military Institute and served in the Navy. He completed his higher education at the University of Virginia, receiving a B.A. in economics. Mr. Izard held a career in insurance, becoming a partner at one firm, and then founding his own company in 1975, retiring from the business in the late 1980s. Mr. Izard was preceded in death by his brother, James Johnston Izard, Jr. ’40. He is survived by his wife, Christy; four children; two stepsons; nine grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
At EHS, Mr. Parker was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Chronicle Board, Whispers Board, Missionary Society, E Club, and the rifle team. He was also a Monitor, a member of the winter track and varsity track teams, a sub waiter, a poster, captain of the Work Squad, schoolroom keeper, head of Rifle School, and manager of the varsity football team. After Episcopal, Mr. Parker served in the Navy, from which he was honorably discharged. He attended Emory University on the G.I. Bill, graduating with a B.A. degree, and then entered Atlanta Law School. Mr. Parker worked for Beck and Gregg Hardware Company, eventually overseeing a merger with Genuine Parts Company. He became the president of Beck and Gregg and also vice president and director of Genuine Parts Company. Mr. Parker is survived by his wife, Jean; three children; several grandchildren; a great grandson; and numerous cousins.
of Copper Hill, Va., died February 16, 2018.
The Hon. Judge John Worth Kern III ’45 of Washington, D.C., died January 30, 2018.
At EHS, Mr. Kern was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, and choir. He was a librarian and Monitor and captain of the work squad, and he served on the Whispers and Chronicle Boards. He was also on the tennis and JV football teams. Mr. Kern received the 2d Debater’s Medal and the Latin and English Composition Prizes. After Episcopal, Mr. Kern attended Princeton University, and then Harvard Law School. Upon graduating from Harvard, he served in the CIA. Mr. Kern’s legal career led him to private practice and various positions in the federal government, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice. In 1968, he was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, where he served until his retirement at the end of 2011. Mr. Kern also served as the dean of the National Judicial College in Reno, Nev., from 1984 to 1987, and was a founding member of the Judiciary Leadership Development Council. Mr. Kern is survived by his wife, Margaret “Peggie” Cantlin-Kern; five children; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
of Atlanta, Ga., died December 12, 2017.
J.W. Stuart Gilchrist, Jr. ’47
of Williamsburg, Va., died June 17, 2017. At EHS, Mr. Gilchrist was a member of the varsity baseball and winter track teams, Missionary Society, E-Club, Whispers staff, and Chronicle Board. After Episcopal, Mr. Gilchrist attended the University of Virginia and later served with the 213th AAA Gun Battalion in Pusan, Korea, from Nov. 1951 to Jan. 1953. His career was spent in the savings and loan and real estate businesses. Mr. Gilchrist was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Johnson Ford. He is survived by his children, H. Victor Gilchrist and wife Kathy; Mary Gray Sachtjen and husband Barry; J.W. Stuart Gilchrist III and wife Susan; and three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and a step-great-grandchild.
Correction: In the fall 2017 issue of EHS magazine, we printed the wrong photos for the obituaries of J.W. Stuart Gilchrist, Jr. ’47, William Rice Lummis ’47, and Frank Talbot III ’47. We deeply regret these mistakes. We have reprinted the obituaries of Mr. Gilchrist, Mr. Lummis, and Mr. Talbot with the correct photos above and on page 84. EHS
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