alumninews was known as a joyful and creative person. Her survivors include a brother, Vernon W. Body ’54. David Frantz ’64 died in Sarasota, Fla., on Nov. 19, 2013. During his college career at Roanoke, he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He enjoyed swimming, playing pool and singing barbershop music. Theodore Scott Roderick III ’66 died in New Jersey on Feb. 10 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, June and his two children, Susan and Stephen. Diane Dickerson Wayman ’66, a resident of Berlin, Md., died Nov. 27, 2013. As a daughter of Foreign Service Officers, she spent part of her childhood in Burma and Hong Kong. After a brief stint at the National Institutes of Health, she began her career as a professional photographer, mostly in the Washington, D.C. area. An activist with social justice and peace organizations, as well as with Democratic Party politics, she served on the boards of the Widowed Persons Program at IONA House and also Edes Home for Elderly Women. Wayman was appointed to the D.C. Commission on Aging. She enjoyed golf and won many tournaments and club championships. Her notable character traits included her generosity and sense of humor. Dr. Richard L. Jones ’67 passed
away July 19, 2012, in McLean, Va. Gary B. Burton ’72, a resident of Richmond, Va., died Sept. 24, 2013, in a bicycling accident. He held a Master of Science degree in urban affairs from Virginia Tech. Burton worked as a community planner for the City of Salem and Prince George County, county administrator for New Kent County, economic developer for Waynesboro and Orange County and most recently, planner for the City of Richmond. A man who had an energetic enthusiasm for life, Burton loved his family and the outdoors. Henry E. Culp Jr. ’74, a U.S. Navy veteran in Hardy, Va., passed away Aug. 14, 2013. He retired from the City of Roanoke after 36 years of service. Donald M. Kinzer ’74, a U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Roanoke on Dec. 21, 2013. He was CFO at Dominion Bankshares and vice president with Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. Alice Williams McCrowell ’77 passed away Oct. 9, 2013. She was a devoted member of Kings Grant Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, Va., and a volunteer for many years with various youth programs. Mary E. Barr ’79, of Roanoke, died Oct. 19, 2013. She worked many years as a radiologic technologist and had recently retired from Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Barr was a longtime
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member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church. Among her survivors is a brother, William M. Barr ’72. James A. Stewart ’79 died Aug. 25, 2013, in Roanoke. He spent the early part of his career in various positions with the lock industry. After his graduation from Roanoke, he began a career in healthcare management and became business manager/administrator for local medical offices. He held an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech. Jay W. Craig ’85, a Salem native, died Sept. 11, 2013. While matriculating at Roanoke, he was president of the Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity. Craig held a J.D. from West Virginia University and practiced law in private practice and for the Public Defender Services for the State of West Virginia. He was assistant attorney general at the time he was taken ill. He also was co-owner of Shamrock Stables and Boarding Kennels, Inc. in Charleston, W.Va. Craig was an outdoorsman who loved to fish, hike, canoe, bike and entertain his friends. His mother, Brenda Craig, is a retired employee of the Roanoke College Alumni, Parent and Church Relations office. Lisa Gutermuth ’86, of Eugene, Ore., died Oct. 6, 2013. Gutermuth loved hiking and backpacking and had a natural compassion for others. She held a master’s degree in social work from Portland State University and en-
joyed a 10-year career as a hospice worker with PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospice, where many people were the beneficiaries of her kind spirit. Jill Holter ’92, a resident of Anderson, S.C., died Oct. 24, 2013. Valerie N. Hale ’97, a graduate of Washington and Lee University Law School, died Aug. 29, 2013, in Roanoke. She opened her own law firm and practiced law until the time of her death. Hale was a member of Beta Chi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the Roanoke Chapter of the Links, Inc. She was legal advisor to the Young and Powerful, a national service organization, and also served on the boards of many community organizations including the City of Roanoke Fair Housing Board and Blue Ridge Independent Living Center. Hale also served her church as a ministry leader. Joshua D. Bailey ’09 passed away suddenly in Salem on Jan. 12, 2014. A summa cum laude graduate of Roanoke, he traveled extensively and was looking forward to returning to Europe. At the time of his death, he was a substitute teacher at North Cross School and with Roanoke City Schools and was pursuing a master’s degree in philosophy and humanities at Hollins University. RC