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Business notes: Apr 14

James Richard Dick Storey Sr , 93, longtime member of the Williamsburg Choral Guild

James Richard ‘Dick’ Storey Sr. WILLIAMSBURG James Richard “Dick” Storey Sr., 93, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. He was born July 2, 1927, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to James Robert and Mildred Ethel (Strawbridge) Storey. The second of two children, he grew up spending summers at a family cottage in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, where he learned to love swimming, rowing and outdoor life. He was a precocious student. He skipped a grade and graduated early from John Harris High School to start college at Penn State before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He never saw combat duty, but liked to say that when he finished Basic Training, the Germans became alarmed and surrendered, and when he finished Specialist Training three months later, the Japanese became alarmed and surrendered.

Harry O Leader, 91, served on the Williamsburg-James City County School Board

WILLIAMSBURG Dr. Harry Leader, 91, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. He was born June 20, 1929, in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up there. After graduating from Jefferson High School, he went to Purdue University, where he obtained a B.A., a Master’s in Educational Administration, and later, a Ph.D. in Philosophy. While in graduate school, he met and married Elaine Thompson Lycan. They lived in West Lafayette, Indiana, as they merged their two families, and finished graduate school. From there, they moved to Terre Haute, Indiana, where Harry became a professor at Indiana State University, with the responsibility of training teachers and administrators. He also instituted several innovations in public education. One of the highlights of their years in Terre Haute was following Larry Bird through his basketball career at Indiana State.

Business notes: Pavilion at Williamsburg, Farley Center sold to national behavioral health, addiction services provider

In Business Notes: The Pavilion at Williamsburg and the Farley Center on Mooretown Road in James City County purchased; Muddy Marley’s Dog Wash opening; new trustees for Williamsburg Health Foundation; NDP has been named agency of record for Chesapeake Bank; and local businesses have extended their leases.

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