LOIS S. TURNER Mrs. Lois Turner, the wife of past Randolph-Macon Academy president, Colonel Trevor Turner (USA, Retired), and former “first lady” of R-MA, passed away on September 6, 2021 at the age of 86. A native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, she came to R-MA with her husband, then-president Colonel Trevor Turner, USA, Retired in 1981. Far beyond the traditional hostess duties, Mrs. Turner assisted in the development and improvement of the Academy by organizing many events and functions, and was instrumental in the design of existing and new buildings (both Turner Hall and Crow Hall were constructed during her time at R-MA). She loved helping R-MA students with matters large and small. She is survived by her children: Stephen Turner of Charlottesville, Pamela Smith of Panama City Beach, Florida, Michael Turner of Spotsylvania; 10 grandchildren, 6 greatgrandchildren; sister: Harriet Shelton of Silver Spring, Maryland. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Col. Trevor Turner.
DONNY T. WHITE ‘61 Donny White ‘61, longtime Athletic Director of the Virginia Military Institute, passed away on August 17, 2021. Donny came to Randolph-Macon Academy from Hampton, Virginia as a postgraduate and a multi-sport athlete - a member of the varsity football, baseball, and basketball teams. He went on to attend the Virginia Military Institute, where he earned a BS in Civil Engineering, was named a Distinguished Military Student, and awarded the VMI Intercollegiate Athletic Award for Excellence. He also co-captained the 1964 VMI football team and was selected All-Southern Conference in baseball for three consecutive years as a shortstop (he also led the team in batting). In 1975, he was inducted into the VMI Sports Hall of Fame. Donny served a distinguished tour of duty as a commissioned field artillery officer in the United States Army, including a tour in Vietnam. He earned a number of decorations for his service - the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. He would later rejoin VMI as a defensive backfield coach, then co-defensive coordinator, head baseball coach, and in 1998, Athletic Director. He held the position until his retirement in 2013. The Sabre Magazine
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