Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wooldridge, John Joseph July 30, 2019
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Virginian-Pilot  August 11, 2019
With sad, heavy hearts, we announce that our wonderful brother, John Joseph 
Wooldridge, 64, died unexpectedly from natural causes on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. 
He was born in Norfolk on February 26, 1955 to the late James Walter and Margaret 
Mary Donovan Wooldridge. John was a graduate of Norfolk Catholic High School, 
Class of 1973. He earned a BA in German from Old Dominion University in 1978. 
While at ODU, he pursued his passion for tennis, earning a place on the Tennis 
Team for each of his years at ODU.

Several years later, he earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from 
Central Michigan University. He later returned to ODU, earning a Master's Degree 
in Education. John was a retired Middle School Educator from the Virginia Beach 
School System.

After his first ODU graduation, he became an avid member of the former Big Blue 
Club and a regular contributor to the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation (ODAF). 
Continuing his love of tennis, John played in tournaments from Virginia to Florida 
and was a longtime member of the Virginia Beach Tennis and Country Club (VBTCC).

Survivors include his sister Margaret Wooldridge Bailey and her husband Bob of 
Chesapeake, his brothers James Walter Wooldridge, Jr. and his wife, Joan, of 
Richmond and William Donovan Wooldridge, also of Richmond. In addition, John is 
survived by his nephew James Walter Wooldridge, III and his wife Connie Jo and 
their daughter; nephews David Carr Wooldridge and Thomas Matthew Wooldridge; and 
his niece Katharine Rose Wooldridge, all of Richmond.

The Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated in Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 
621 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322 on Friday, August 16, 2019 at 12 P.M., 
followed immediately by a reception in the Church's Parish Hall. Burial will be in 
St. Mary's Cemetery, Norfolk at 3:00 P.M.

Memorial Donations may be made in John's name to the ODU Athletic Foundation, 4417 
Monarch Way, Fourth Floor, Norfolk, VA 23529 www.OldDominionAF.com

H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk chapel is handling arrangements. Online 
condolences may be sent to the family at hdoliver.com

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