This obituary was in the RTD a few days ago but unfortunately no body recognized it as important to the Richmond Rugby Club. Johnny Morgan was an original RRFC Old Boy and contributed in many ways to the club and its success. I do not think he had a chance to vote for GWB next week (thank god) nor got to see the last Boston Red Sox victory over his NY Yankees.

We will miss him for his cool calm collective manner he projected to one and all. This afternoon Danny Patterson referred to a Roanoke newspaper writeup on Johnny Morgan which we will try to locate and post to the club's web page. Pass on the word to others not on the email loop.

TMRose 4:40pm 10-22-2004

John Lewis Morgan

John Lewis Morgan, 70, of Rockbridge County, died Sunday, October 17, 2004 after a long illness. He is survived by Elizabeth Seydel Morgan and their three children, Elizabeth Morgan Borkey, Matthew Hope Morgan and his wife, Elizabeth Cunningham Morgan, and John Lewis Morgan III; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Cameron Borkey, John Franklin Borkey, Elizabeth Hope Morgan, Anna Jane Morgan, and Matthew Hunter Morgan. He is also survived by two brothers, James A. Ebert Jr. and his wife, Judith, and Edmund G. Ebert; and a sister, Aleida Lee Horne. A graduate of Parry McCluer High School in Buena Vista, Virginia, he attended Virginia Military Institute graduating with honors in 1955. Mr. Morgan was named to the 1954 Allstate Football Team as a guard. He was recently inducted into the VMI Sports Hall Of Fame for football. He served on the Board of Governors of the VMI Keydet Club and as Trustee of the VMI Foundation. Mr. Morgan served as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1959. He retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Filtrona Corporation in Richmond, Virginia. For many years, he was on the Board Of Directors of Nationsbank, NA and its predecessors. A memorial service will be held at St. James's Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va., Thursday, October 21 at 2 p.m. The family has requested that all memorials be directed to Christ Episcopal Church at 2246 Walnut Avenue, Buena Vista, Virginia 24416.

Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch from 10/19/2004 - 10/20/2004.