in
memoriam
EDWARD TRIGG BROWN ’36
EDWARD KNOX POWE III ’40
of Richmond, Va., died Jan. 26, 2011.
of Durham, N.C., died Feb. 6, 2011.
At Episcopal, Mr. Brown was Head Monitor, president of the Missionary Society and Fairfax Literary Society, and in “E” Club. He was head office boy, captain of the varsity track team, and an alternate captain for football. After graduation, Mr. Brown continued his education at the University of Virginia and began working with Morgan Bros. in Richmond, Va. In 1946, he entered the Anti-aircraft Division and graduated from officer candidate school, where he also was an instructor. He was promoted to captain and sent to Panama, where he held multiple staff positions and served as a battery commander in the jungles. After the war, Mr. Brown received an engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He worked with the Charlottesville Lumber Company and was in charge of the construction division. He later joined John W. Daniel & Company and retired in 1983 after 34 years of service. Mr. Brown was on the board of the Associated General Contractors of Virginia. He was a member of and served on the vestry of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Danville, Va. He was on the board of the Danville Golf Club, the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, and the Y.M.C.A. He is survived by his wife, Aurelia; three sons, including Edward T. Brown, Jr. ’70 and Thomas R. Brown ’73; a daughter; and seven grandchildren.
While at EHS, Mr. Powe was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, and “E” Club. He was a Monitor and on the varsity football and track teams. Mr. Powe received his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of North Carolina. During the war, he was wounded while serving in France with the U.S. Army and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for bravery. He was honorably discharged as a captain in 1946. Mr. Powe was the founding partner of Powe, Porter, Alphin, and Whichard, which became the largest law firm in Durham, N.C. He also served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1955-57. In 1996, Mr. Powe was inducted into the General Practice Hall of Fame of the North Carolina Bar Association. He was the recipient of the Evelyn Coman Award for Lifetime Achievement in construction, and he served as the president of the North Carolina State Bar Association and the Durham County Bar Association; vice chairman of the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission; and served as the chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Rules Study Commission. He is survived by his wife, Lucia; three daughters; six grandchildren; two sisters; four stepdaughters; and three step-grandchildren. EHS relatives include his nephews, Victor Grainger ’70, Mark B. Gardner ’71, John A. Gardner ’73, and Stuart Grainger ’75; and great-nephew, William A. Stokes ’10.
ROGER GANT, JR. ’42
of Burlington, N.C., died July 26, 2010. As a student, Mr. Gant was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, Chronicle board, and choir. After graduation, Mr. Gant continued his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his bachelor’s degree in commerce and later attended the University’s Executive Program. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in the European theater. Mr. Gant began working for Glen Raven Mills in 1948 and helped develop solution-dyed acrylic fabric. At Glen Raven, he served as president, chief executive, and chairman of the board. He was director of the board from 1946 until his retirement in 2001, when he became director emeritus. Mr. Gant was a member of the Private Industry Council, National Foundation for the Study of Religion and Economics, and Strategic Planning Institute. He was one of the founders and the first president of the North Carolina Foundation for Research and Economic Education. He also was an associate director of the Industrial Fabrics Association, International (IFAI). He received both the IFAI Chairman’s Award and the IFAI Lifetime Achievement Award. He is survived by his wife, Rose; two daughters; a son, Roger Gant III ’75; five grandchildren, including Jordan E. Gant ’06; a brother, Edmund R. Gant ’48; three sisters; and many nieces and nephews.
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