Longtime Virginian-Pilot columnist, Guy Friddell Jr., Omicron/Richmond 1943, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the age of 92.
Born in Atlanta, Friddell produced his first newspaper for the residents of his neighborhood at the age of 10. He attended Henry W. Grady High School for Boys in Atlanta until his family relocated to Virginia in 1936. He then attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, and then University of Richmond where he joined Omicron Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity.
Author of several books and a noted speaker, he is fondly remembered by many longtime Virginia residents for his folksy spin on various topics and for his generosity. The Virginia Press Association's top award for writing bears his name.
A memorial service was held on Monday, July 22 at First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Avenue in Norfolk.
For a complete account of Friddell’s life, (and to read how he got his moniker "That Great Man") read Earl Swift’s tribute found in the Virginian-Pilot:
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/07/longtime-virginianpilot-columnist-guy-friddell-dies