Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Filer, Robert Hoagland April 24, 2011
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Virginian-Pilot April 27, 2011
NORFOLK - Robert H. Filer, 77, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Norfolk. A native 
of Miami, he was a son of the late Samuel Robert Carol and Margaret Hoagland 
Filer. Bob was a member of Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church and former member 
of The Church of the Good Shepherd, where he served two terms as a member of the 
Vestry, chair of the Evangelism Committee and a director of the Alpha program. 
He was a board member and a volunteer of more than 20 years with Lee's Friends 
from 1987-2010 and was honored for his volunteer efforts with Lee's Friends, a 
board member of the Hampton Roads United Christians from 1993-1994 including 
Life Focus '93, Board member of Providence Bible College from 1995 to present 
and a Board member of the Canterbury Center for Episcopal Campus Ministry at Old 
Dominion University, including Chairman of the Board from 2003-2005. He was a 
1951 graduate of Maury High School, 1955 graduate of Virginia Military 
Institute, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2002 from Providence Bible 
College and Theological Seminary. Bob was a distinguished military graduate at 
VMI where he served on the Honor Court for three years and was the first vice 
president of the Honor Court during his senior year as well as serving as 
president of the VMI Glee Club during the same year. Upon graduation from VMI, 
Bob was inducted into the Beta Commission of Kappa Alpha Order at Washington and 
Lee University. He retired as president of a subsidiary of Union Carbide after 
28 years and as president and chief financial officer of Providence Bible 
College and Theological Seminary after 15 years. In addition to his parents, Bob 
was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty DuVal Filer, a stepdaughter, Lee 
Harkins and a brother, Stanley Wilson Filer. He is survived by his wife, Emily 
Symington Harkins Filer; daughters, Mary Wilson Pross, Elizabeth DuVal Filer and 
Anne Filer Vogt; stepson, Montgomery Fox Harkins; and grandchildren, Janice and 
Kaitlyn and Ruth Postlewaite. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, 
April 29, at The Church of the Good Shepherd by the Rev. Robert Davenport. In 
lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Lee's 
Friends, 7400 Hampton Blvd., Suite 201, Norfolk, VA 23505 or The Virginia 
Military Institute, Lexington, Va. Online condolences may be made to 
hdoliver.com.

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