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Friday, 25 August

Walter Brookings, 91

Professions: Founded the Carrier Taxi Service in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1963; founded Brookings Real Estate in Annandale, Virginia in 1957; taught at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and Blue Ridge School in St. George, Virginia; served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during WWII, receiving the American Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation 1 Star, WWII Victory Medal, and Asiatic-Pacific Theater 4 Stars.

Degrees: A.B. from Harvard, 1937; M.B.A. from American University, 1955.

Death: August 22, 2006 at Retreat Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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