Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Downey, William Thomas, Lt. Col. January 5, 1978 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Woolfitt http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008401 June 23, 2025, 3:42 pm Virginian-Pilot January 6, 1978 RICHMOND — William Thomas Downey of 1000 Melrose Ave., a retired Air Force Lt. Col., died Thursday in a hospital. A native of Washington, D.C., he was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a V.M.I. graduate and was a charter member of the V.M.I. Hall of Fame. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Anne Downey Brockenbaugh and Miss Beth Downey, and four grandchildren, all of Norfolk. A funeral will be held Saturday in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk. Woody Funeral Home, Sutherland-Brown Chapel, Richmond has charge. Memorial donations may be made to the V.M.I. Educational Fund. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/d/downey16039nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb