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JOHN WARNER: Senator, Statesman, Sportsman
JOHN WARNER: Senator, Statesman, Sportsman
John Warner was the definition of a true Virginia gentleman.
On the morning of May 25, not long after it was announced that Senator John Warner had died at the age of 94, Mike Smith, who now owns Atoka Farm, drove across the Atoka Road from his home at Poplar Grange and draped the farm sign with a simple black shroud. This is where Warner lived, rode, married a well-known actress and entertained friends and supporters for black tie dinners and Atoka Suppers. The 350acre farm, also once owned by the late Hubert Phipps, is now perpetually in conservation easement with the Land Trust of Virginia after Smith purchased the property in 2016.
Out riding.
John and Liz at The Coach Stop. John Warner was with Virginia Guest at the races.
Photo © Howard Allen
John Warner was with Virginia Guest at the races.
State Senator Jill Vogel with Senator John Warner and Mike Smith.
Photo © Wendy Smith
Janet and Charles Whitehouse, Cate Magennis, Bruce Sundlun and John Warner.
File Photo ©
Senator John Warner presents the Gold Cup trophy to Shirley Fisher at the 1992 event.
Photo © Douglas Lees
