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In memoriam

 Join us in remembering our past classmates and community members. 
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We do our best to collect remembrances of lost Raider family members. If you would like a friend or family member added, please contact Jamie Lee so that we can add them. If you would like to make a gift in memory of a classmate or teacher, you can do so here.
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Burke Rucker '94, 1975-2021

Lauren Joiner '13 (NGA)
, 1995-2021
Sister to Murray Joiner III '10 (NGA)

Thomas Nganele '14, 1994-2020
​Brother to Marie Nganele '11

Ashley Sadler Huray '99, 1981-2020

Linda F. Steele '68
Sister to Roger D. Steele '70, T. Garrick Steele '71, and Carelyn S. Sheppard '73

Wes Bradley '84, 1966-2019
Brother to Robert F. Bradley '79 and Lezlie B. Snyder '80 and father to Madeline (Maddy) Lizette Bradley '19

Archibald Carter "Chip" Magee, Jr. '72, 1954-2019
Brother to Rick '75 and Father to Carter '07, Julia '10 (NGA), and Caroline '12 (NGA)

Mason Brown '97

Sarah Elizabeth Hickam Lowen (NGA), 1968-2018

​Margaret Jones Irvin '72, 1954-2018
Mother to Martin Reid Irvin '06 and Dana Brooks Irvin (NGA)

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Matthew Jordan Brown '97, 1979-1997

Patrick Carlyle McKinnon '24 and Logan Hayes McKinnon '28
2006-2016 and 2011-2016

Grayson Banks Hooper '96

Erin Hart McClain

1967-1982

Mark Higgins 
1960-1978
Shirley Johnson, 1934-2019
Mrs. Johnson was the art teacher at North Cross for 22 years, and was director of and curator for the (then named) Living Gallery.

Virginia Paitsell, 1922-2015
Mrs. Paitsell was the Kindergarten Director at North Cross for 30 years.

Miriam Wall, 1930-2012

Mrs. Wall was the mathematics teacher beginning in 1967 and long-term faculty advisor to the student newspaper, The Scarlet Letter. She served as the Head of the Mathematics Department at North Cross until her retirement in 1990.

Margaret "Billy" Northcross Ellis, 1910-1995
Mrs. Ellis was the first teacher and one of the founders of North Cross School. She supervised its growth for a decade or more, stayed with it as head of the lower division after the school added the high school grades, and helped it reach its current status as one of Virginia's pre-eminent private schools.
Bittle Wilson Porterfield III, 1944-2019
Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, father to Forrest '94 and Wilson '91, and father-in-law to Holly '92.

Elisabeth Ross Reed Carter, 1932-2019
Mother to Mary Ross "Rossie" Carter Hutcheson '73

James (Jim) Warren Utt, 1930-2018
Father to James "Warren" Utt Jr. '76, Martha Bronson Utt '78, and Martha Creasy '81 and grandfather to Grimes Jr. (NGA) and Mary Claiborne Creasy '17.

Robert Eastwood Glenn, 1929-2018
Father to Pauline Glenn O'Brien '76 and Robert Eastwood Glenn Jr. '82

Billy (Bill) Hugh Branch
Father to Katherine '77, Sally '80, Polly '83, Thomas '84, and Bonny '88

William Harry Robison, 1921-2017
Father to Anne Stuart DeFoe '68, Margaret R. Lemon '71, William Churchill Robison '76, and Kenneth Orr Robison II '80 and grandfather to Preston Lemon '05, Ted Robison '09, Morgan Robison '13, and Anna Robison '15


David Denton Hull Willis Sr., 1959-2016
Former Member of the Board of Trustees, father to David Denton Hull Willis Jr. '04, Marshall Thomas Critcher Willis '06, James Burns Willis '09, Keith Parker Willis '15, and Blake Jackson Willis '17, brother to Dr. Charles Keith Willis '76, Elizabeth Willis Revette '74, and Mary Holman Willis '80, and step-brother to Sharon Taylor Crigger '64 and Linda Taylor Ely '66.

Barbara Inez Boyle Lemon, 1946-2013
Mother to 
Sarah L. Ludwig '78, W. Tucker Lemon '79,  and Stephen W. Lemon '80 and grandmother to Catherine K. Ludwig '06, Allison M. Lemon '07, Caroline W. Ludwig '08, Laura B. Lemon '12, Tyler J.B. Lemon '12, Sarah Ashley B. Lemon (NGA) and Nathalie T. B. Lemon (NGA)
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  • WHO WE ARE
    • Our Mission & Vision
    • Building Character
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Board of Trustees
    • Our Head of School: Armistead Lemon '95
    • Leadership Team
    • Campus Map
    • In the News
    • NOW@NORTHCROSS
    • Employment Opportunities
  • ACADEMICS/STUDENT LIFE
    • Lower School >
      • Early Childhood Program
      • First through Third Grades
      • Fourth and Fifth Grades
      • Meet Our Faculty
    • Middle School >
      • Sixth through Eighth Grades
      • Meet Our Faculty
    • Upper School >
      • Ninth through Twelfth Grades >
        • Global Studies Distinction
        • STEM Distinction
        • Fine Arts Distinction
        • Internship Program
      • Course Catalog
      • College Counseling
      • Meet Our Faculty
    • The Talfourd H. Kemper Library
    • CrossWalk for Learning Differences >
      • Meet Our Faculty
    • STUDENT LIFE >
      • Dress Code
      • Extracurriculars
      • International Students
      • Boarding at North Cross
      • After-School Opportunities
      • Summer Programs
  • ATHLETICS/ARTS
    • ATHLETICS >
      • Athletics Calendar
      • Teams & Schedules
      • Championships & Awards
      • Registration & Forms
      • Facilities
      • Meet Our Athletics Staff
      • Alumni Athletes
      • In the News
    • ARTS >
      • Band
      • Chorus
      • Studio Art & Graphic Design
      • Theatre
  • PARENT RESOURCES
    • Log in to FACTS
    • School Calendar
    • Back-to-School
    • Student & Parent Handbook
    • Parent Opportunities >
      • Parents' Association
      • Athletic Boosters
      • Friends of the Arts
    • Summer Programs
    • Key Contacts
    • Apparel
  • ALUMNI
    • Alumni Reunion Weekend
    • Awards
    • Athletic Hall of Fame
    • In the News
    • Class Notes
    • In Memoriam
  • ADMISSIONS
    • Inquire & Tour
    • How to Apply
    • Tuition and Fees
    • International Student FAQs
    • Heard in the Halls
    • Meet Our Team
  • GIVING
    • Make a Gift to North Cross
    • North Cross Fund
    • Foundation Tax Credits Program
    • Planned Giving
    • Stock Gifts
    • Other Ways to Give
    • Corporate Sponsors
    • Giving News
    • Meet Our Team
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