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In Memoriam | Fall 2026

In Memoriam: 1970s

Notices sorted by graduation date

Blaise Andrew Angelico (Col ’73 CM) of Metairie, Louisiana, died May 6, 2026. At UVA, he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and a Lawn resident. He went on to study medicine and received his medical degree from Louisiana State University. His career in internal medicine spanned multiple decades and touched thousands of lives. In retirement he enjoyed traveling overseas to explore European countries. While at home, he enjoyed gardening, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Janet; his brother; two sons, including Blaise M. Angelico (Col ’04 CM); two daughters-in-law, including Ashley A. Angelico (Com ’04); and five grandchildren.

Edward G. Moore Jr. (Col ’73 CM) of Martinsville, Virginia, died March 12, 2026. While at UVA, he played football and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He left UVA before graduation to serve in the Vietnam War, for which he was awarded honors including a Silver Star, a Bronze Star Medal with Valor and a Purple Heart. He then returned to UVA to finish his degree. He later earned a master’s in education from the University of Georgia. After completing his education, he continued to serve in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of colonel. He served as a military attaché in Turkey and with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon. After his military career, he taught government at the University of Texas, Brownsville. Survivors include his wife, Gloria; three children, including Sara DeFoy (Col ’01); and six grandchildren.

William Thomas “Tom” Zuk (Col ’73) of Williamsburg, Virginia, died April 24, 2026. He earned his degree in religious studies at UVA, followed by a master’s degree in architecture from Virginia Tech. He worked for 27 years as an architect in Northern Virginia, retiring in 2007. During that time, he co-authored New Technologies: New Architecture with his father, UVA professor emeritus William Zuk. He was also a visual artist and continued to experiment and evolve that craft throughout his life, creating numerous works in a variety of media. He worked in pen and ink, oil, acrylics, wood carving, and most recently in wood-cutout collages. His artwork was exhibited at galleries around Virginia, and several of his pieces were selected for juried art competitions. He loved kayaking, biking and babysitting his granddaughter. He is survived by his wife, Linda; three children; three siblings; and his granddaughter.

Sue Young Vodola (Educ ’74) of Reston, Virginia, died Jan. 25, 2025. She completed her undergraduate education at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, where she met her husband, Paul Vodola (Grad ’76). The couple came to UVA for their graduate degrees. She worked as a teacher while studying for her master’s degree, and after the couple moved to Northern Virginia, she found a career in Loudoun County Public Schools. Specializing in developmental reading, she was devoted to her students and fellow faculty members and was known for incorporating a sense of play in her classroom. She loved to travel, making several trips to Europe and annual trips to New England. A talented home decorator, she often adorned her home with mementos from her trips. She was predeceased by her husband. Survivors include her brother and his wife, two nephews, two cousins, and a sister-in-law.

Paul Vodola (Grad ’76) of Reston, Virginia, died May 29, 2024. In 1970 he graduated from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, where he met his wife, Sue Young Vodola (Educ ’74). They were married in 1971, when he had already lived for a year in Charlottesville. He had a long and fulfilling career at Systems Planning & Analysis in Alexandria, Virginia. He published many technical papers and several popular articles. In retirement, he put his extra time to use as an avid amateur genealogist; one of his findings was published in The Mayflower Quarterly. He enjoyed studying the piano and performing for nursing home audiences with fellow students. Survivors include his sister, his stepmother and stepsister, his brother-in-law, and a niece.

William Carlton White (Col ’78) of Charlottesville and Chatham, Virginia, died March 7, 2026. Shortly before graduating from UVA, he began work in the research lab of Professor Donald W. Kupke in the biochemistry department, where Kupke became his mentor. This opportunity led to a 34-year career in molecular genomics research in the department. He adapted and maintained vital animal cell cultures as a member of the biomedical research lab of Joyce Hamlin, working to understand how mammalian genes replicate themselves. These foundational discoveries are now taught in medical school biology courses. He had various hobbies throughout his life, including building model rockets in his youth, riding dressage as a young man and gourmet cooking later in life. Survivors include two sisters and a niece.