L a w Wythe County. He was past president of the Wytheville Jaycees and a delegate to the Republican National Convention. William S. Todd ’50 , of Kingsport, Tenn., died on July 6, 2008. He practiced law for 50 years in Kingsport, first with his father and later with his son. He served in the Navy during World War II and was active in politics, working closely with Albert Gore Sr. during his senate campaigns. Isaac Leake Wornom Jr. ’50 , of Williamsburg, Va., died
on Sept. 12, 2008. He served in the Navy during World War II and later founded Patten and Wornom, where he worked for over 50 years. He was involved in numerous civic organizations in Newport News and Hampton and was an avid boater. He belonged to Kappa Sigma. John W. Gannon ’52 (’49A) ,
of Birmingham, Ala., died on Aug. 1, 2008. He served in the Navy during World War II. He worked as an attorney for several years before moving into the insurance industry. Gannon belonged to Sigma Nu. Andrew Jackson Ellis ’53 (’51A) , of Beaverdam, Va.,
died on Oct. 12, 2008. He had a great love for his bird dogs, hunting, his cattle farm and service to his community. He was a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Virginia Law Foundation. He served as commonwealth’s attorney in Hanover County, as a councilman and mayor of the town of Ashland and on the board of trustees at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. He belonged to Phi Kappa Sigma. John F. McDowell ’54 (’51A) ,
of Williamsburg, Va., died Oct. 4, 2008. He served two years in the Army, principally as a counter intelligence agent in Germany. After his discharge in 1957, he was hired F a ll / W i n t e r
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by State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. and worked in various positions in Virginia and North Carolina until his retirement in 1995. He belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Richard E. Hill ’55 , of
Leesburg, Va., died on Feb. 5, 2008. He served in the Air Force and practiced with Steptoe & Johnson. He was later of counsel to the
N o t e s Washington office of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd. William J. McGhee ’55 , of Christiansburg, Va., died on March 25, 2008. He served in the Navy during World War II in the Philippines and later with the occupation forces in Korea. He co-founded Craft & McGhee in 1955 and worked there until his retirement in 1997. He was president of the Montgomery County
Development Corp. and the Christiansburg Industrial Corp. for more than 36 years. Following his retirement, he worked as town attorney for Christiansburg until 2005. James L. Hinkle ’56 (‘53A) ,
of Roswell, N.M., died on Aug. 13, 2007. He served in the Navy and was a general partner for Hinkle Investment Co. He belonged to Sigma Nu. William H. Draper Jr. ’56 ,
Former Trustee Isadore Scott Dies Isadore Meyer “Scotty” Scott ’37 , a member of the
Board of Trustees from 1971 to 1982, died Oct. 29, 2008. He was 95 and lived in Haverford, Pa. Scott, the son of Jewish immigrants from Europe, was born in Wilcoe, W.Va. He obtained a B.A. and M.A. from West Virginia University and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa there. During World War II, he served as a major in the United States Army, receiving the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the Crown of Italy, the Degree of Cavaliers Officials and the Czechoslovakian Medal of Merit, First Class. Scott was retired as the executive director for the TriInstitutional Facilities Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He and his late wife, Joan Rosenwald Scott, were noted philanthropists and patrons of the arts in the Philadelphia area. This past May, the W&L Board of Trustees gave Scott a resolution on his 95th birthday. In the document, the board took special note of his “interest in education as a means to achieve global harmony [that] helped lead the way to international student exchange programs.” For that and his many contributions to W&L, Scott was an honorary member of Omicron Delta Kappa and the Order of the Coif, a member of The Doremus Society and the George Washington Society, and a recipient of the 250th Chapter Honoree Award. Scott was preceded in death by his wife, two brothers and a grandson. He is survived by his sister, Miriam Apter, and her husband, Nathaniel; two daughters, Betsy Kleeblatt and her husband, James, and Peggy Scott; a son, Jonathan Scott, and his wife, Grace; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family requests contributions in his memory to either the Philadelphia Foundation, 1234 Market St., Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19107; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Development Office, P.O. Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA 19101-7646; or the Christ Church Preservation Trust, 20 N. American St., Philadelphia, PA 19106.
of Dover, Del., died on April 22, 2008. He worked in solo practice for 20 years before becoming a claims examiner with the State Insurance Fund. He enjoyed local history. Draper belonged to Kappa Alpha. Howard E. Gellis ’57 , of Boston, died on June 17, 2008. He served in the Army and later worked in the family real estate business and as the director of Guido’s Frame Art Gallery on Newbury Street. Samuel L. Harman ’58 (‘45A) , of Riner, Va., died
on Aug. 2. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater and again during the Korean conflict. He practiced law and later raised cattle. Harman belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha. Charles F. Urquhart ’70 (‘64A) , of Courtland, Va.,
died on Sept. 10, 2008. He served on active duty with the Navy and retired from active reserve duty in 1990 with the rank of commander. He was a solo practioner in Courtland and later worked as deputy commonwealth’s attorney for the city of Suffolk. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha. Lt. Col. Alan D. Madden ’71 ,
of Glen Head, N.Y., died on Nov. 23, 2007. He served in the Army. Donna L. Miller ’82 , of Mt. Lebanon, Pa., died on March 29, 2008.
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