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Chester Bernard Goolrick Jr.

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Birth	:	30 Mar 1917
Death	:	13 Aug 1991 Lexington City, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7808300, -79.4450600
Description	:	Goolrick, a 1937 Virginia Military Institute graduate who retired from VMI in 1982, served as a reporter with the Fredericksburg daily newspaper from 1937 until 1941 when he joined the VMI faculty as a history instructor. His teaching career was interrupted when he was called to active duty in 1942, where he served as combat historian for the Ninth Army in Europe. He returned to the classroom in 1945. Goolrick served as editor for the VMI Alumni Review while earning his master's degree at the University of Virginia, and later edited that institution's alumni magazine as well. During his career... Read More	Goolrick, a 1937 Virginia Military Institute graduate who retired from VMI in 1982, served as a reporter with the Fredericksburg daily newspaper from 1937 until 1941 when he joined the VMI faculty as a history instructor. His teaching career was interrupted when he was called to active duty in 1942, where he served as combat historian for the Ninth Army in Europe. He returned to the classroom in 1945. Goolrick served as editor for the VMI Alumni Review while earning his master's degree at the University of Virginia, and later edited that institution's alumni magazine as well. During his career he served as the Institute's acting public information officer and the public relations director for the Marshall Foundation. Noted as a gifted writer, he supplied a monthly column to Rural Virginia magazine and published work in newspapers and magazines nationwide, including New Yorker and Holiday magazines.

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Chester Bernard Goolrick Jr.'s memorial is located at: Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, USA.
When did Chester Bernard Goolrick Jr. death?
Chester Bernard Goolrick Jr. death on 13 Aug 1991 in Lexington City, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 37.7808300
Longitude: -79.4450600

Family Members:

Parent

Chester Bernard Goolrick

(1883 - 1946)

Virginia Maitland Goolrick

(1883 - 1964)

Spouse

Siblings

Virginia Lindlay Goolrick Hinkle

(1922 - 2006)

Josephine Stansbury Goolrick

(1925 - 1989)

Children

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