ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, December 12, 1995 TAG: 9512120042
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: The good neighbors fund
When one of their fellow workers was in the hospital several years ago, the employees of Virginia Western Community College's Brown Library decided to help pay the worker's hospital bills rather than spend the money on Christmas presents for each other.
They enjoyed the feeling it gave them, so they decided to make charity a Christmas tradition at the library. This year, the employees made a donation to the Good Neighbors Fund in memory of Larry Cook, a friend and former photographer at Virginia Western.
"Larry was just a really nice guy," said Judy Moreth, an assistant at the library. "Everyone on campus loved him so much."
Cook died about 10 years ago after a yearlong battle with cancer, Moreth said. Even when he was very sick, he made an effor1
t to get to work every day, despite a long drive from Fincastle, she said.
"He is very fondly remembered around here. We still miss him and think about him all the time."
Contributors over the weekend and Monday included:
Luther and Zelma Williamson, in memory of Harry P. McKinney Jr. and Mary Tignor
Virginia Western Community College Library and Graphic Arts Staffs, in memory of Larry Cook
Connie and Ken Wells, in honor of our daughter, Wendy Moore, executive director of RAM House
Lindsay Hock, in memory of teammate and friend, Megan Winkler
Ralph Brumfield
Tom and Julie English, in honor of Margaret Jefferson of Woolworth's at Towers
Directors Staff of Kazim Temple
Employees of Southwest Virginia Savins Bank FSB, in honor of Bill Rakes
In memory of Frank Blevins
Betty B. Stanley, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Hunt
Ercil Rexrode Jr.
Tom and Mary Orville, in honor of Sixth Floor Nursing Staff at Westminster Canterbury
Harry and Lucille Wade, in honor of Lewis Barnett
Fort Lewis Christian Church C.W.F., in honor of Rev. Clayton and Ann Tinnell
Lennie Nolen
Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Harp Jr.
Thursday Night Bridge Club, in memory of Louise Cox and Shirley Rehor
Josephine M. Agee, in memory of her husband Louie B. Agee
Nancy Mundy, in memory of Fred B. Mundy
Irene and Michael Arthur, in memory of Robert Arthur
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Mitchell
Jim and Frances Kincanon
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Foster
Martha Robertson and Mary Pasley, in honor of their father, Elmo Thompson, and in memory of their mother, Elizabeth Thompson
Hap Skinker
Ruby O. Newsome, in memory of Charles
Grover C. and Evelyn R. Ford, in memory of their son, Robert
Singles Travel Club
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Atkinson, in memory of their daughter, Gail Atkinson Palmarini
Mary and Joe Johann, in memory of Mary F. McGill
Gypsy R. Dix
Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Weaver
Margaret and Lewis Moore, in memory of Michael Moore
Eugene R. Walker
Dorothy and Cleon Kieffer, in memory of their daughter, Deborah L. Landes
W.B. Shepard, in memory of Hazel Shepard
Charles, Nancy and Marcia Mundy, in memory of Leo Bowers and J.L. Mundy
Cameron B. Dickerson
Mt. Bethel Church of Brethren, in honor of John Baker, L.E. Britt and Ray Britt
Mary K. Baker, in memory of her husband and son
Clint and Sam Jordan, in memory of Robert G. Milton Jr.
Bruce T. and Virgie B. Seay, in memory of Charlotte S. Simmons
Anna and Tom Lawson
Elizabeth P. Stephenson, in honor of Dolly and Bill Hall
Jane and Jack Butler, in memory of Josephine Crockett
W.D. "Joe" Yeaman, in honor of Cleo and Martin
Candace Nasser
In memory of Nile Sheets
In honor of all those who have helped people in need during the past year
Fred and Judy Barger, in honor of Vicky Fuller
Frances Jackson, in memory of Jones Paige
The Rosses, in honor of the Deatons and "Miss Ruby"
Mark Armstrong, in honor of Linda Carle, Gail Holbrook, Bonnie Baker, Susan Reynolds and Dr. Bowman
Dianne Tear, in memory of Brenda Edwards
Dorothy B. Atkinson, in memory of her husband, Alvin Atkinson Sr.
Janie Webb, in memory of Coreen Elmore, Billy Bruce Elmore, and Joann Elmore
Nellie Hilton, in memory of her husband, Charles Hilton, and son, J.R.
Bill and Neva Hurt, in memory of their parents
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS$850.00
SUBTOTAL$3,208.09
TOTAL AS OF 12/10/95$34,982.84
Checks should be made payable to Good Neighbors Fund and mailed to The Roanoke Times, P.0. Box 1951, Roanoke, Va. 24008.
Names - but not amounts of donations - of contributing businesses, individuals or organizations, as well as memorial and honorific designations, will be listed in the newspaper. Those requesting that their names not be used will remain anonymous. If no preference is stated, the donor's name will be listed.
Gifts cannot be earmarked for any particular individual or family. Gifts are tax-deductible.
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