Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, December 23, 1994 TAG: 9412230146
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
After leaving the mission, the two drove to a remote part of town overlooking a peaceful lake, hoping that the serenity of the area would ease their pain. Though he felt the loss of his father greatly, David put aside his tears for his mother's sake and comforted her through his silence. His unspoken understanding gave her the encouragement she needed to brighten her sorrow.
Arrington wanted to honor her son's support through a contribution to the Good Neighbors Fund. She wrote in a letter she enclosed with her donation, "I have previously made a contribution to this fund in my husband's memory, but this one is made as a tribute to a son who understood."
Thursday's contributors included:
Jewel Arrington, in honor of her son David
In memory of Nelson E. Lam
Bobbi and Richard Kurshan, in honor of the employees of Gessler and Educorp Consultants
Guy and Margaret Buford, in honor of Brick Church of the Bretheren's Adult III class
Rayburn A. and Betty H. Poff, in honor of their parents, Denton and Beatrice Hall and Nan Poff
Margaret B. Payne, in honor of Elsa Longrand
Nina L. Ferguson, in memory of her husband, Paul J. Ferguson
Wayne D. and Brenda S. Mills, in memory of Dale H. St.Clair
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Densmore, in honor of faculty and staff of North Cross School
Virginia P. and John F. Sink
Woodlawn United Methodist Church's Discovery Sunday school class
J.L. Reed, in memory of Sassy
Beth Craighead, in honor of the staff at Merrill Lynch
The Chisom family, in memory of Harry Chisom
Leonard and Elsie Huffman, in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Huffman and Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Abbott
Debby, John and Seth Reynolds, in memory of John C. Helms Jr.
Kathryn, Alex and McKenzie Kostura, in honor of Raleigh Court United Methodist Church Sunday school teachers
Little Caesars Pizza
Expense Accounts Payable Department of Advance Auto Parts
Family of Claude L. Johnson, in memory of Claude
Barbara and Bill Leaman Jr., in memory of Bill and Nell Leaman
Holton Austin and Jennifer Hollingsworth-Austin
Bill, Lynn, Mary Ann and Bill Meador Jr.
Rokeva Woman's Club
Lorraine, Juergen and Peter Fleck, in honor of Caren Diefenderfer, David Robertson and Mark Diefenderfer Robertson, and in honor of the faculty and staff of Community School
Tom and Margie Runions
Carolyn Miller, in honor of Virginia Whitmire and in memory of Jimmy Fuqua
Janette Ethel Preddy, in memory of her parents, Rufus "Bob" P. and Bernice Preddy Jr., her aunt Mamie Scordas, and good friends and neighbors Henry P. and Delores Moyer, and in honor of her brother Rufus "Bucky" P. Preddy III and good friends Sam and Mary Francis Conner
In memory of Gene and Muriel Nasta
Raymond Smoot Jr., in honor of Joyce Smoot
Mrs. Wise's kindergarten class of Crystal Spring Elementary School
Alliance of Lesbian and Gay Organizations
In memory of Lisa K. Garrison
In memory of David Harris
In honor of John and Connie Mitchell
Valley Cadillac Oldsmobile Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Alouf
Catherine C. Teaford, in memory of William R. Teaford Sr. and Warner and Virginia Crowder
Richard C. Allfather, in memory of Cora Ellen Allfather
Anne Vassar and Joy Cook, in memory of Doris J. Strickland
Jo Etheridge Bible Class of Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church
Richard and Joyce Ikenberry, in honor of their parents
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas, in honor of Clayton and Wesley Oliver
In memory of Margaret and Jim Bowden
Glen Cove Elementary School first-grade pupils and teachers
Juanita Roche
Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Kennett, in honor of David and Janet Urquhart and Mary E. Davis
Christine and Herbert Abernathy, in memory of John David Lamanca, and in honor of the Jamison and Lamanca families and baby, Jayson David Lamanca
Jackey Brooks, in memory of V.C. and Cynthia Britts
Shirley C. Noell, in memory of her parents, Clarence E. and Mildred Chittum
Jennie and Jim McManama, in memory of loved ones
Jack Parrott, in honor of fifth-grade Sunday school teachers at St. John's Church
Sarah Boxley Parrott, in honor of ninth-grade Sunday school teachers at St. John's Church
The Tom Poulin family
W. M. Stevens, Jeanette, Bernice, Nancy, Mary, Carolyn, Kyma and Connie, in memory of Elizabeth Bruce Stevens
Kent Roberts of Savex
Trigon Blue Cross Mail Center Department
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS$1,070.00
SUBTOTAL$8,351.00
TOTAL AS OF 12/22/94$77,653.05
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