THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, December 27, 1995 TAG: 9512270005
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: ALEXANDRIA LENGTH: Medium: 52 lines
Patrick Henry Callaway, a member of the faculty of the Episcopal High School in Alexandria for 70 years, died Thursday evening, Dec. 21, 1995, at the age of 100.
He was a resident of Goodwin House in Alexandria, where he lived after leaving Episcopal's campus in 1988. Before he retired at the age of 93, Mr. Callaway taught, coached and was mentor to thousands of students during his tenure at the school.
Mr. Callaway was born in 1895 in Nelson County, Va. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1916, and that same year joined the faculty of the Episcopal High School. He remained at the school until 1988, with the exception of a two-year hiatus, which included serving with the U.S. Ambulance Service in France in World War I and receiving The Croix de Guerre for heroism under fire.
Mr. Callaway taught mathematics and Spanish, and he served as dean of students and varsity baseball coach. He had been an outstanding pitcher on the U.Va. baseball team, and his teams at EHS compiled a remarkable record of 112 wins and 67 losses over a 15-year period, including three undefeated seasons. For many years, he advised the school's Honor Committee in upholding the honor code, the oldest among the nation's secondary schools and Episcopal's most cherished tradition. The Patrick Henry Callaway Chapel, completed in 1990, stands on the school campus as a memorial to a man who was a source of inspiration to generations of students and to all who knew him. The chapel is one of only a few Episcopal churches in the United States named after a lay person.
Episcopal's Headmaster, Lee S. Ainslie Jr. paid tribute to Mr. Callaway during a black-tie dinner, which celebrated his 100th birthday on Feb. 15, 1995. Mr. Ainslie said, ``Mr. Callaway was a teacher of great compassion. As dean of students, he was known for his firm but fair approach. He was a man who no one can ever remember having raised his voice and who always had a word of praise and an encouraging comment for students and teachers.''
Survivors include three nieces, Mrs. Stuart Chase of Deerfield, Mass., Mrs. Elsie Spencer of Waynesboro, Va., and Mrs. Lucille Halderman of Afton, Va., and a nephew, George C. Callaway of Charlottesville, Va.
A graveside service will be held today in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria. A memorial service will be held in the Patrick Henry Callaway Chapel at Episcopal High School at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 1996. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Patrick Henry Callaway Endowment for Excellence in Teaching, c/o Episcopal High School, 1200 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, Va. 22302.
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