TAPS TAPS J. Franklin Forsyth III ’37 Class Agent
John Franklin Forsyth III ’37 of Greenwood Village, Colorado, died on Jan. 14, 2013. He was 97. Forsyth matriculated from Front Royal, Virginia, and attended VMI for one year. He served his class and the Institute as class agent, with the assistance of his son, retired Lt. Col. John Forsyth IV ’67, who continues to fill the class agent role in his father’s place. In addition to his son and his son’s wife, Leslie, Forsyth is survived by his daughters, Susan Parsley (Randy Williams) and Bea Oettinger (Melvin); five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Forsyth was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine “Kitty” Arnest Forsyth.
Raymond V. Long ’38
Raymond Victor Long ’38 of Islamorada, Florida, and Stuart, Florida, died on March 23, 2013. He was 95. Long matriculated from Richmond, Virginia, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. Long is survived by his wife, Sally Long; her children, Julie Lentine (Lou) and Fred Miles (Jane); three children by his first wife, Carter Long Hannah (George), Raymond Douglas Long (Linda) and Lucy Long Ivey (Kean); grandchildren, Mark Hannah (Amy), Raymond Daniel Hannah (Katie), Putnam Ivey, Kean Ivy, Christin Long Healey (Adam), Shannon Long and Ray Paulett Long; great-grandchildren, Ryan Hannah, Kailyn Hannah and Lucas Hannah; sister, Paulett L. Taggart; and sister-in-law, Lucy Call Dabney. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Call Long.
John Pasco Jr. ’39
John Pasco Jr. ’39 of Richmond, Virginia, died on Feb. 20, 2013. He was 94. Pasco matriculated from Raleigh, North Carolina, and earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from VMI. He is survived by his sons, John Pasco III ’67 (Mary), James Gilbert Pasco ’71 (Sherri) and Barton Cheves Pasco ’77 (Bettie); daughPasco ’39 162
ter, Katherine Merrill Pasco; grandchildren, William Watkins Pasco, Virginia Courtney Pasco Miles, James Denham Pasco, Barton Cheves Pasco Jr., Mary Elizabeth Gilbert Pasco and Samuel Tanner Pasco. Pasco was preceded in death by his wife, Nell G. Pasco; father, John Pasco Sr. ’900, who died on May 5, 1961; and brother, H. Merrill Pasco ’37, who died on Nov. 28, 2008.
Delbert K. Santee Jr. ’39
Delbert Kay Santee Jr. ’39 of Satellite Beach, Florida, died on July 8, 2012. He was 95. Santee matriculated from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his sons, Delbert Santee III and Walter Santee; daughters, Karen Santee Graham and Holly Santee; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Santee was predeceased by his wife, Joyce Egolf Santee.
W. Frazier Baldwin Jr. ’40
William Frazier Baldwin Jr. ’40 of Greenville, Delaware, and formerly of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, died on March 21, 2013. He was 95. Baldwin matriculated from Alexandria, Virginia, and earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from VMI. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Speer Baldwin; sons, William F. Baldwin III (Carol) and C. Louis Baldwin ’72 (Elaine); daughter, Susan; grandsons, Christopher and Colin; and sister, Anne B. Shore. Baldwin was preceded in death by his father, William F. Baldwin Sr. ’913, who died on Dec. 26, 1983, and uncle, Louis C. Barley ’920, who died on Sept. 9, 1974.
Francis B. Williams Jr. ’43
Francis Brown Williams ’43 of Meridian, Georgia, died on April 23, 2013. He was 89. Williams matriculated from Meridian and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his daughter, Margaret W. Gore (Thomas); son, Francis B. Williams III (Martha); stepdaughters, Catherine H. Mabry (Randy) and Karen H. Fey (Dale); 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two wives, Margaret Hopkins Williams and Myrtle Miller Hutson, and son Willis Hopkins Williams.
James P. Chambers ’44
James Pierce Chambers ’44 of Great Falls, Virginia, died on March 10, 2013. He was 90. Chambers matriculated from Arvonia, Virginia, and attended VMI for three years. He completed his studies at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is survived by his sons, Jim (Fiona) and Tom (Patty); grandchildren, Dustin (Alicia), Brett and Gregg; great-granddaughter, Shaw Pierce Chambers; and longtime companion, Dot Cummings. Chambers was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Hunter Chambers, and his second wife, Marion Chambers.
Richard A. Meade ’44
Richard Alva Meade ’44 of Scottsdale, Arizona, died on Feb. 24, 2013. He was 90. Meade matriculated from Scarsdale, New York, and earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from VMI. He is survived by his wife, Frances Unger Meade; daughters, Susan Sindelar (Scott) and Patricia Robbins (Jonathan); granddaughter, Hallory Sindelar; and sister, Janet MacCallum.
Jack H. Montague ’44
Retired Col. Jack Harrison Montague ’44, USA, of Tampa, Florida, died on March 20, 2013. He was 90. Montague matriculated from Independence, Missouri, and attended VMI for three years. He earned a bachelor of science degree from West Point and a master’s degree in education from the College of William and Mary. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Massie Montague; daughter, Barbara Montague Gil; sons, John H. and David M. Montague; grandchildren, Christopher Gil, Julie Gil Smith, Tiffany Montague Simmons, Spencer Montague, Clayton Montague, and Kayla and KayDee Webb; great-grandchildren, William and Grace Simmons, Skyler and Peyton Smith, and Savannah and Jason James; and brother, William Zinn.
John O. Coppedge ’45
Retired Capt. John Oliver Coppedge ’45, USN, of Annapolis, Maryland, died on Dec. 26, 2012. He was 88. Coppedge matriculated from Osceola, Arkansas, and attended VMI for two years. He earned a bachelor of science degree VMI ALUMNI REVIEW