IN MEMORIAM
William Rice Lummis ’47
Frank Talbot III ’47
At EHS, Mr. Lummis was on the Centennial basketball team and varsity tennis team. He was a Monitor, a member of the Missionary Society, the librarian for the Fairfax Literary Society, and a schoolroom keeper. After EHS, Mr. Lummis attended Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his bachelor of arts and law degrees. He was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He practiced law for 23 years before becoming a senior partner. Following his legal career, he moved to Las Vegas to administer the estate of his late cousin, Howard Hughes, Jr., and serve as chairman of the boards of directors and CEO of the Howard Hughes Corporation and several other Hughes Estate Companies. Mr. Lummis was on the Old Boys Council from 1969 to 1976, a Trustee from 1981 to 1987, and co-chair of the capital campaign from 1985 to 1989. Mr. Lummis was predeceased by his brother, Frederick Rice Lummis, Jr. ’49. He is survived by his sons, Palmer Bradley Lummis ’73, Ransom C. Lummis ’80, Frederick Rice Lummis II, and William Rice Lummis, Jr.; and his many grandchildren, including Katherine Merrill Lummis ’00, Anne Lummis Wright ’02, and Virginia Isabel Lummis ’20; additional EHS relatives, including James Patrick Houstoun III ’66, Rock Nicholson Houstoun ’69, Katherine Houstoun Schutt ’98, Annette Gano McCormack ’00, Allene Gano Pierson ’09, and Russell Nathaniel Pierson ’12; and many stepchildren and step-grandchildren.
At EHS, Mr. Talbot was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, and Check-up Squad. He was also a member of the varsity football and basketball teams and the spring track team, as well as a typist for The Chronicle. After EHS, he received both his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the Delta Psi fraternity, Eli Banana, German club, Bad Check Committee, and Golf Squad, as well as Vice President of Skull & Keys. He was also active in the university’s intramural athletics. Upon graduation, Mr. Talbot served in active duty for the Judge Advocate General’s Corps for the Army, after which he practiced law in Danville. He was a former president of the Danville Bar Association and executive committee member of the Virginia Bar Association. He also served on the Memorial Hospital and Danville School Boards. Mr. Talbot is survived by his children, Mary Beverley Talbott and Frank Talbott IV; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 65 years, Beverley Chewning Talbott, and his sister, Margaret Talbott Kelley.
of Houston, Texas, died April 17, 2017.
of Danville, Va., died July 21, 2017.
Edward Scruggs Criddle, Jr. ’50
of Wyoming, Ohio, died May 11, 2017. At EHS, Mr. Criddle was nicknamed Skippy. He was a waiter and member of the E Club. He was heavily involved in athletics, serving as captain of the varsity track team and competing on the varsity football, winter track, and Centennial basketball teams. After Episcopal, Mr. Criddle attended Sewanee, where he enrolled in ROTC, and graduated with a B.A. in economics. He later served in the U.S. Air Force. As a computer programmer, he worked in a variety of jobs before retiring in 1997. Mr. Criddle is survived by his sons and their spouses and children.
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