Elizabeth Hackney Davies writes, “I was married in October 2008 to Joe Davies. We were thrilled to have Liz Ketchie May, Emily Watkins, Tinsley Anderson, and Corcoran Canfield there. Joe and I currently live in Charlotte. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Reunion in June.” Patrick Clifford is working on his first year of business school at Wake Forest. At the Reunion please wish him congratulations – he is engaged and will be getting married this summer. Phil Cox writes from the mountains of east Tennessee: “I am still developing extended-stay hotels under the flag of Value Place in the Southeast and Midwest, and I’m also dabbling in some apartments. Hope everyone is doing great.” I got to see Ravenel Richardson in Richmond recently, and she is teaching freshman English at the University of St. Andrews for a semester. She spent the inauguration with Sonya Spery and Will Akridge. Will and Georgeanna Milam Chapman are the proud parents of a healthy and happy baby girl. Ann Reid was born on Jan 27. She weighed 8 pounds and 4.5 ounces and was 22 inches long. Congratulations, guys! The award for most succinct update comes from Hannah Connor: “In no particular order. Got married. Broke up the band. Went to law school. Retained ideals. Moved to New York.” Victor Jung checked in from Seoul, South Korea, and sent a great action shot picture (see photo). Blair Taylor sent this message, “Hello, all! I just wanted to inform you that after a year and a half of hard work my group ‘Autuer’ will be releasing our first music project this spring 2009. I have posted the Web site on my profile;
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however, you can check me and my bandmates out at www. myspace.com/autuerlive starting in April. I have come a long way from mid-day chapel services!” Former All-IAC lineman Caleb Lee says that things are great in Wilmington, N.C… “I have received postulancy in the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina and will be attending Virginia Theological Seminary or Sewanee in the fall. That means if all goes well, I will be a priest in three or four years and will spend those years on the same block as The High School. I was pretty sure I wanted to be a priest when I left EHS, and it took 10 years of convincing! Allen and I are so excited about reconnecting with everyone in June!” Charles Pryor was also married recently in Georgia, and reports that, “I am living in Albany, Ga., and have been working as a financial advisor/stock broker with Wachovia Securities for about a year and a half. I also got married this past Oct. 4, and I have included a picture of the EHS folks that were there. Hope everything is going well for you.” Our class was touched again by tragedy recently when we lost our friend R.S. Hornsby (see obituary on page 61). Ravenel Richardson, Mike King ’98, and the Hornsby family sent us this note as a celebration of his life: “R.S. Hornsby of Williamsburg, Va., passed away on Jan. 15, abruptly leaving in his spirited wake a devoted family and countless adoring friends and fans. He was a remarkable human being best remembered for his kindness, inexhaustible humor, and numerous talents. R.S. truly had a singular personality, and he loved sharing it with others through selfless acts, poetic words, and beautiful music. “After attending WilliamsburgJames City County Public Schools
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and Hampton Roads Academy, R.S. attended Episcopal High School, graduating in 1999. R.S.’s musical gift became immediately evident to the EHS community, where he displayed his signature guitar sound in various groups that included students Mike King ’98, Andrew Nielson ’98, Gage Furtado ’97, and Andrew Mollohan. R.S. also performed in the school’s winter musical, “Anything Goes” by Cole Porter, as a member of the student orchestra, marking the first time at EHS that musical accompaniment had been provided almost entirely by EHS students and faculty. In addition to playing music at EHS, R.S. showcased his skills in athletics and linguistics. He excelled as a lacrosse goalie for the junior varsity lacrosse team and also enjoyed participating in the outdoor leadership program and Maroon and Black soccer. He spent a summer abroad in Segovia, Spain, and was awarded the Selby Barnes Papin Medal for excellence in Spanish. “After EHS, R.S. attended the University of Vermont where he graduated with degrees in Spanish and philosophy and continued his passion for creative expression through music. During this time, R.S. became an avid Red Sox fan and continued his love for rock climbing that first surfaced at EHS on the rock climbing team.
“In 2000, while a student at UVM, R.S. joined his uncle, Bruce Hornsby, on stage for the first time, playing guitar at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. R.S. continued to tour with his uncle, and as he played across the country it was not uncommon to have a small crew of friends from Episcopal in the audience and backstage after the show. EHS alums are grateful to have seen him play at places such as at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va.; the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C.; and William and Mary Hall in his native Williamsburg. R.S. also spent time in the studio recording with his uncle. He can be heard on the Bruce Hornsby albums “Halcyon Days” and “Intersections” and is a featured soloist on the upcoming Bruce Hornsby album, still in production. “R.S. returned to the Virginia countryside outside of Charlottesville following graduation from UVM. He was a strong presence in the diverse Charlottesville music scene, where he played with many bands whose styles ranged from bluegrass to jazz to rock. “Last summer R.S. and his father, Bobby, joined R.S.’s sister, Susannah, on stage with her band, Red Rooster, in Crozet, Va., where brother and sister had lived together until 2007. The show was attended by Ravenel Richardson and Elizabeth Sullivan. “Most recently, R.S. was a founding member of the band Gunchux, with whom he just finished recording an album. “R.S. was preceded in death by his grandparents Robert Stanley Hornsby, Wilson Farant Skinner, and Lucille Fulton Skinner. He leaves behind grandmother Lois Saunier Hornsby; father and mother Robert Saunier Hornsby and Ann Skinner Hornsby; sister Susannah Bruce Hornsby; aunts and uncles Bruce R. Hornsby and Kathy L. Hornsby, Jonathan B.
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