TAPS degree in English from VMI. He also held a bachelor of science degree from the University of Virginia. Whitmore is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Curtis Whitmore; children, John E. Whitmore III, Mary Lyndon Whitmore, Margaret Anne Eschenroeder (Cap) and Jacqueline Whitmore (Steve Whitehead); and grandchildren, Anne, Andrew and Lee Eschenroeder and Jackson and Wesley Whitehead.
John E. Woodward Jr. ’42 John Edwin “Jack” Woodward Jr. ’42 of Virginia Beach, Virginia, died on Jan. 7, 2013. He was 92. Woodward matriculated from Richmond, Virginia, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his children, Elizabeth Noell Woodward, Carol Dickenson Woodward and John Edwin Woodward III ’78, and grandchildren, Annabelle Noell Woodward and John Edwin Woodward IV.
Frank N. Bilisoly III ’43 Frank Nash Bilisoly III ’43, M.D., of Norfolk, Virginia, died on Oct. 30, 2012. He was 90. Bilisoly matriculated from Portsmouth, Virginia, and earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from VMI. He held a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Indiana Bain Lindsay Bilisoly; children, Frank Nash IV (Vickie), John Lindsay (Koggie), Harvey Lee (Molly) and Indiana Bain Cyrus (Stephen); grandchildren, Anica Bowdoin Bilisoly, Frank Nash Bilisoly, Thomas Bain Bilisoly, Benjamin Harrison Bilisoly, William Nash Bilisoly and John Beckett Bilisoly. He was predeceased by his uncle, Morgan H. Hudgins ’901, who died in 1973.
Hugh T. Birchett Jr. ’43 Hugh Temple Birchett Jr. ’43, of Apopka, Florida, died on Jan. 12, 2013. He was 91. Birchett matriculated from Hopewell, Virginia, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his children, Anne Murdraof, Karen Raulerson, Steve Birchett and 150
Tom Birchett, and grandchildren, Chris, Nick, Bobby, Jason, Tiffany, Kristen, Taylor and Daniel.
Baylor P. Gibson Jr. ’43 Retired Col. Baylor Price Gibson Jr. ’43, USMC, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died on Nov. 7, 2012. He was 90. Gibson matriculated from Pennington Gap, Virginia, and earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from VMI. He also held a master’s and a doctorate degree from Northwestern University. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Mary Montgomery Gibson, and sons, Baylor III, Clayton, Alexander, Eric and Scott.
Nelson M. Holden Jr. ’43 Nelson Miles Holden Jr. ’43 of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died on Oct. 13, 2012. He was 90. Holden matriculated from Brooklyn, New York, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his wife, Josephine Bland Holden; daughters, Jane Madrid and Ruth Wiley; grandchildren, Virginia Oxford and Robert Wiley; and sister, Virginia McGuire.
Julian B. Ruffin ’43 Julian Beckwith Ruffin ’43 of Papillion, Nebraska, died on Oct. 5, 2012. He was 93. Ruffin matriculated from Hopewell, Virginia, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his son, Julian Jr. (Wanda); grandchildren, Mark Ruffin and Elizabeth Ruffin Koterba; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Eric and Evret Koterba; and niece, Patricia Ruffin House. Ruffin was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean Ruffin; brother, Edward H. Ruffin ’39, who died in 1950; and cousins, Theophilus F. Gilliam ’42, who died in 1976; James S. Gilliam ’930, who died in 2000; and George R. Gilliam ’933, who died in 2003.
George M. Snead Jr. ’43 Retired Brig. Gen. George M. Snead Jr. ’43 of Lynchburg, Virginia, died on Dec. 13, 2012. He was 90.
Snead matriculated from Lynchburg and earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from VMI. He held a master’s degree from the University of Illinois and a docSnead ’43 torate degree from the University of Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen “Kitty” Dawson Snead; sons, George M. Snead III ’70 (Suzanne), James M. Snead ’72 (Vicki), William M. Snead (Kathy) and Edward W. Snead (Kathy); sister, Virginia S. Trinkle; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, John “Jack” Penn Snead; his father, George M. Snead ’916, who died in 1980; and great-uncle, Phillip J. Winn ’842, who died in 1887.
Robert E. Nay ’44 Robert “Bob” Erwin Nay ’44 of Woodbridge, Virginia, died on Nov. 4, 2012. He was 90. Nay matriculated from Wheeling, West Virginia, and attended VMI for three years. He is survived by his wife, Jean Baylor Nay; sons, Robert F. Nay (Barbara), Richard E. Nay (Linda) and William H. Nay; daughter, Sara N. Dudzik; brother, Howard R. Nay; sister, Janet N. Carenbauer; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Harry Ratrie Jr. ’44 Harry Ratrie Jr. ’44 of Naples, Florida, died on Dec. 8, 2012. He was 90. Ratrie matriculated from Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Crum Pryor Ratrie; sons, Harry Ratrie III ’67 (Beth), Michael Ratrie and Tom Ratrie; stepchildren, C. Richard Bell, Scott Crum Bell, Mitzi Pryor Brandon, Shelia Pinsch and Pamela Marquess; grandchildren, Anna Hightower, Shane VMI ALUMNI REVIEW
