The Honorable Eustace Frederick
The Honorable Eustace Frederick, 78, of 611 Mountain View Ave., in Bluefield, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at his residence.
Born Aug. 29, 1930, in Switchback, W.Va., he was the son of the late Eustace and Annie Frederick, both of whom immigrated from Russia to pursue the American Dream.
Eustace was a lifelong member and devout supporter of Saint Ma-ry's Orthodox Church in Bluefield and was an Archon in the Order Of Saint Andrew. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., on a football scholarship and earned his degree in Mining Engineering. Delegate Frederick served his country as a communications officer in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He received his postgraduate diploma in business from Columbia University in New York. He retired in 1992 as Senior Vice President of Consolidation Coal Company's Southern Appalachian Region after over 40 years of leadership in the coal industry. In 1993 Gov. Gaston Caperton appointed him to the West Virginia House of Delegates to fill an unexpired term. He was successfully re-elected to that post in seven consecutive elections before he chose not to run this year. At the time of his death, he served on the Board of Directors at First Century Bank and participated weekly in duplicate bridge at the Greater Bluefield Community Center.
Throughout his working years, Delegate Frederick was an innovator and a champion of safety advances in coal mining, and he was a pioneer of coal bed methane capture. His passion for the safety and livelihood of West Virginia's coal miners continued throughout his political career. Among the numerous accolades which Eustace received in his life, he took special pride in playing on the only State Championship team at Elkhorn High School, being named a "Centennial Sports Great" from McDowell County by the West Virginia Centennial Commission, being twice awarded the Ralph E. Bailey Safety Trophy by Consolidation Coal Co., joining the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Committee of 100 and earning their Engineering Award of Excellence, being recognized by the West Virginia Coal Association with an induction to their Coal Hall of Fame, and receiving the Robert Francis Hamilton Award from the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce for superior community service.
His wife, Frances Q. (Menodora) Frederick, and a brother, Misha Frederick, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Eustace Frederick III of Bluefield; a daughter, Carrie Frederick Frost and her husband Matthew of Charlottesville, Va.; five grandchildren of whom he was particularly proud, Cyrus Jett Frederick Frost, Ann Louise Frederick Frost, Ignatius John Frederick Frost, Beatrix Marie Frederick Frost, and Eliza Evelyn Frederick Frost; a brother, Daniel Frederick and his wife Frances of Blacksburg, Va.; and dear friend and companion, Shirley Ofsa of Bluefield, Va.
The funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at Saint Mary's Orthodox Church in Bluefield, with the burial immediately following at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Bluefield.
The Frederick family humbly requests that instead of flowers memorial contributions be made to Saint Mary's Orthodox Church, Rt. 2, Box 677, Bluefield, WV 24701, to honor the memory of the Honorable Eustace Frederick.
Online condolences may be sent to www.seaverfuneralservice.com.
Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is serving the Frederick family.
The Register-Herald November 9,2008
The Honorable Eustace Frederick, 78, of 611 Mountain View Ave., in Bluefield, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at his residence.
Born Aug. 29, 1930, in Switchback, W.Va., he was the son of the late Eustace and Annie Frederick, both of whom immigrated from Russia to pursue the American Dream.
Eustace was a lifelong member and devout supporter of Saint Ma-ry's Orthodox Church in Bluefield and was an Archon in the Order Of Saint Andrew. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., on a football scholarship and earned his degree in Mining Engineering. Delegate Frederick served his country as a communications officer in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He received his postgraduate diploma in business from Columbia University in New York. He retired in 1992 as Senior Vice President of Consolidation Coal Company's Southern Appalachian Region after over 40 years of leadership in the coal industry. In 1993 Gov. Gaston Caperton appointed him to the West Virginia House of Delegates to fill an unexpired term. He was successfully re-elected to that post in seven consecutive elections before he chose not to run this year. At the time of his death, he served on the Board of Directors at First Century Bank and participated weekly in duplicate bridge at the Greater Bluefield Community Center.
Throughout his working years, Delegate Frederick was an innovator and a champion of safety advances in coal mining, and he was a pioneer of coal bed methane capture. His passion for the safety and livelihood of West Virginia's coal miners continued throughout his political career. Among the numerous accolades which Eustace received in his life, he took special pride in playing on the only State Championship team at Elkhorn High School, being named a "Centennial Sports Great" from McDowell County by the West Virginia Centennial Commission, being twice awarded the Ralph E. Bailey Safety Trophy by Consolidation Coal Co., joining the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Committee of 100 and earning their Engineering Award of Excellence, being recognized by the West Virginia Coal Association with an induction to their Coal Hall of Fame, and receiving the Robert Francis Hamilton Award from the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce for superior community service.
His wife, Frances Q. (Menodora) Frederick, and a brother, Misha Frederick, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Eustace Frederick III of Bluefield; a daughter, Carrie Frederick Frost and her husband Matthew of Charlottesville, Va.; five grandchildren of whom he was particularly proud, Cyrus Jett Frederick Frost, Ann Louise Frederick Frost, Ignatius John Frederick Frost, Beatrix Marie Frederick Frost, and Eliza Evelyn Frederick Frost; a brother, Daniel Frederick and his wife Frances of Blacksburg, Va.; and dear friend and companion, Shirley Ofsa of Bluefield, Va.
The funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at Saint Mary's Orthodox Church in Bluefield, with the burial immediately following at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Bluefield.
The Frederick family humbly requests that instead of flowers memorial contributions be made to Saint Mary's Orthodox Church, Rt. 2, Box 677, Bluefield, WV 24701, to honor the memory of the Honorable Eustace Frederick.
Online condolences may be sent to www.seaverfuneralservice.com.
Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is serving the Frederick family.
The Register-Herald November 9,2008
The Honorable Eustace Frederick
The Honorable Eustace Frederick, 78, of 611 Mountain View Ave., in Bluefield, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at his residence.
Born Aug. 29, 1930, in Switchback, W.Va., he was the son of the late Eustace and Annie Frederick, both of whom immigrated from Russia to pursue the American Dream.
Eustace was a lifelong member and devout supporter of Saint Ma-ry's Orthodox Church in Bluefield and was an Archon in the Order Of Saint Andrew. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., on a football scholarship and earned his degree in Mining Engineering. Delegate Frederick served his country as a communications officer in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He received his postgraduate diploma in business from Columbia University in New York. He retired in 1992 as Senior Vice President of Consolidation Coal Company's Southern Appalachian Region after over 40 years of leadership in the coal industry. In 1993 Gov. Gaston Caperton appointed him to the West Virginia House of Delegates to fill an unexpired term. He was successfully re-elected to that post in seven consecutive elections before he chose not to run this year. At the time of his death, he served on the Board of Directors at First Century Bank and participated weekly in duplicate bridge at the Greater Bluefield Community Center.
Throughout his working years, Delegate Frederick was an innovator and a champion of safety advances in coal mining, and he was a pioneer of coal bed methane capture. His passion for the safety and livelihood of West Virginia's coal miners continued throughout his political career. Among the numerous accolades which Eustace received in his life, he took special pride in playing on the only State Championship team at Elkhorn High School, being named a "Centennial Sports Great" from McDowell County by the West Virginia Centennial Commission, being twice awarded the Ralph E. Bailey Safety Trophy by Consolidation Coal Co., joining the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Committee of 100 and earning their Engineering Award of Excellence, being recognized by the West Virginia Coal Association with an induction to their Coal Hall of Fame, and receiving the Robert Francis Hamilton Award from the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce for superior community service.
His wife, Frances Q. (Menodora) Frederick, and a brother, Misha Frederick, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Eustace Frederick III of Bluefield; a daughter, Carrie Frederick Frost and her husband Matthew of Charlottesville, Va.; five grandchildren of whom he was particularly proud, Cyrus Jett Frederick Frost, Ann Louise Frederick Frost, Ignatius John Frederick Frost, Beatrix Marie Frederick Frost, and Eliza Evelyn Frederick Frost; a brother, Daniel Frederick and his wife Frances of Blacksburg, Va.; and dear friend and companion, Shirley Ofsa of Bluefield, Va.
The funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at Saint Mary's Orthodox Church in Bluefield, with the burial immediately following at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Bluefield.
The Frederick family humbly requests that instead of flowers memorial contributions be made to Saint Mary's Orthodox Church, Rt. 2, Box 677, Bluefield, WV 24701, to honor the memory of the Honorable Eustace Frederick.
Online condolences may be sent to www.seaverfuneralservice.com.
Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is serving the Frederick family.
The Register-Herald November 9,2008
The Honorable Eustace Frederick, 78, of 611 Mountain View Ave., in Bluefield, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at his residence.
Born Aug. 29, 1930, in Switchback, W.Va., he was the son of the late Eustace and Annie Frederick, both of whom immigrated from Russia to pursue the American Dream.
Eustace was a lifelong member and devout supporter of Saint Ma-ry's Orthodox Church in Bluefield and was an Archon in the Order Of Saint Andrew. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., on a football scholarship and earned his degree in Mining Engineering. Delegate Frederick served his country as a communications officer in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He received his postgraduate diploma in business from Columbia University in New York. He retired in 1992 as Senior Vice President of Consolidation Coal Company's Southern Appalachian Region after over 40 years of leadership in the coal industry. In 1993 Gov. Gaston Caperton appointed him to the West Virginia House of Delegates to fill an unexpired term. He was successfully re-elected to that post in seven consecutive elections before he chose not to run this year. At the time of his death, he served on the Board of Directors at First Century Bank and participated weekly in duplicate bridge at the Greater Bluefield Community Center.
Throughout his working years, Delegate Frederick was an innovator and a champion of safety advances in coal mining, and he was a pioneer of coal bed methane capture. His passion for the safety and livelihood of West Virginia's coal miners continued throughout his political career. Among the numerous accolades which Eustace received in his life, he took special pride in playing on the only State Championship team at Elkhorn High School, being named a "Centennial Sports Great" from McDowell County by the West Virginia Centennial Commission, being twice awarded the Ralph E. Bailey Safety Trophy by Consolidation Coal Co., joining the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Committee of 100 and earning their Engineering Award of Excellence, being recognized by the West Virginia Coal Association with an induction to their Coal Hall of Fame, and receiving the Robert Francis Hamilton Award from the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce for superior community service.
His wife, Frances Q. (Menodora) Frederick, and a brother, Misha Frederick, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Eustace Frederick III of Bluefield; a daughter, Carrie Frederick Frost and her husband Matthew of Charlottesville, Va.; five grandchildren of whom he was particularly proud, Cyrus Jett Frederick Frost, Ann Louise Frederick Frost, Ignatius John Frederick Frost, Beatrix Marie Frederick Frost, and Eliza Evelyn Frederick Frost; a brother, Daniel Frederick and his wife Frances of Blacksburg, Va.; and dear friend and companion, Shirley Ofsa of Bluefield, Va.
The funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at Saint Mary's Orthodox Church in Bluefield, with the burial immediately following at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Bluefield.
The Frederick family humbly requests that instead of flowers memorial contributions be made to Saint Mary's Orthodox Church, Rt. 2, Box 677, Bluefield, WV 24701, to honor the memory of the Honorable Eustace Frederick.
Online condolences may be sent to www.seaverfuneralservice.com.
Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is serving the Frederick family.
The Register-Herald November 9,2008
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