A Sad Note...

Elizabeth Hopper wrote to let us know that Phyllis Holloway, 
widow of former Theatre VCU Department Chair 
Thomas Holloway died in December 2010.

If any of our wonderful alumni have memories they 
would like to share about the Holloway years - please 
get in touch with us by writing gmbrannan@vcu.edu.


Below is the obituary that appeared in the RTD.

HOLLOWAY, Phyllis Hamilton, 82, of Richmond, passed 
away Sunday, December 26, 2010. She was preceded in 
death by her husband, C. Thomas Holloway. She is 
survived by her two children, Chip Holloway and his wife, 
Rachel, and Mary Holloway Needham; her partner, 
Scott Hamel; and four beloved grandchildren, Charlie and 
Charlotte Holloway, Brett and Rebecca Needham; her sister, 
Pat Howard; and brother, Bob Hamilton; and two special 
friends, Cindy Holmes and Nancy Sonne. Phyll graduated 
from Paul Smith's College and worked for the National 
Security Council in Washington, D.C., where she met her 
husband Tom. She worked for VCU's Student Health Service, 
where she retired in 1993. She loved to travel, especially to 
London, and enjoyed her Talking Books, her many friends 
and family, her church and her Happy Wednesday fellowship 
group. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, 
January 2, at Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 
(parking is available across from the church in Monroe Park). 
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Virginia 
Voice, P.O. Box 15546, Richmond, Va. 23227.