Entries from October 2008

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Death of William B. Gibson ’38

William “Billy” Bentley Gibson, 91, husband of Eleanor Barwick Michalowski Gibson, departed for his heavenly home on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at his home. Born in Kingstree, he was a son of the late Francis Ewing and Frances Vause Gibson. Mr. Gibson was a member of First Baptist Church and the Triune Sunday School class. [...]

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Death of Beatty J. White, Jr. ’44

Beatty Jennings White Jr., 85, of 553 Meadowbrook Lane died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at Forest Hills Cemetery, with Dr. Shelton P. Sanford officiating. A native of Rock Hill, S.C., Mr. White was the son of the late Beatty Jennings White [...]

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Death of Christopher D. King ’73

Dr. Christopher D. King, faculty member in the School of Education at The Citadel, died October 26, 2008, at his home in North Charleston. Dr. King was born in Charleston and graduated from James Island High School.  He graduated from The Citadel and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, a Master of Education [...]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Death of Allan T. Vail ’49

Allan T. Vail, of Arnold, Md., died Aug. 30, 2008. He served with the U.S. Marines in World War II. No further information is available. Tags: 1949

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Death of John P. Hughes ’42

John Patrick Hughes, Sr., 87, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at his home. Born March 26, 1921, in Greenville, SC, and raised in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Maynard Bryant and Teresa Scruggs Hughes. A 1938 graduate of Spartanburg High School, he was a 1942 graduate of the Citadel where [...]

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Death of Donald A. Kelly ’51

Donald Arthur Kelly, native Floridian, retired NASA engineer, and long-time resi dent of Orlando and Merritt Island, died Saturday, October 18, at his home in Merritt Island where he had lived for over 45 years. He had pancreatic cancer and was 78 years old. Mr. Kelly was a man who wore many hats and had [...]

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Death of Luis R. Reguero ’50

Luis R. Reguero, Class of 1950, passed away on the third of this month. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He received a B.S. in Business Administration with a major in management from the University of Puerto Rico and worked for the Ferre Enterprises in Puerto Rico and Miami, Florida as [...]

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Death of M. Peter Moser ’47

M. Peter Moser, a Baltimore attorney who became a prominent advocate of ethics law, died of cancer Friday at his home at The Towers at Harbor Court condominium downtown. He was 80. Mr. Moser was born in Baltimore and attended McDonogh School from the first grade until he graduated just before his 17th birthday, completing [...]

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Death of Earl Haltiwanger ’47

Dr. Earl Haltiwanger died in Atlanta, Saturday, October 11, 2008, after a brief illness. Dr. Haltiwanger was born and raised in Lake City, Florida. Upon completion of the high school he attended, The Citadel, before enlisting in the Navy during World War II. He served in the Hospital Corps and was stationed at St. Albans [...]

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Death of Miguel A. Benitez ’07

On October 8, 2008, Miguel Alfhado Benitez, beloved son of Virgil Griffin and Marisol Benitez. Loving brother of Pedro Garcia, Carlos Griffin Benitez, Jose Griffin Benitez and Carmen Griffin Benitez. Cherished grandson of Carmen Diaz, Jose Nicolas Benitez, Sr., Jeremiah Griffin and Geraldine Griffin. Miguel is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. [...]