A 2019 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, Capt. Jack Casey of the U.S. Marines Corps, was one of five Marines to die in a helicopter crash in California on Wednesday, Feb. 7, in California, during a training exercise.
Charlie Kurtz, who served as Parry McCluer High School’s head football coach in the mid-1950s and early 1960s, died on Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Roanoke. Kurtz, 90, had been living with dementia for about 10 years.
RC JUNIOR attackman John Brooke fires a shot on goal during the Wildcats’ 17-3 loss to Western Albemarle. Brooke scored RC’s first goal and had an assist. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)