In Memoriam: 1960s
Notices sorted by graduation date
J. Taylor Buckley Jr. (Col ’61 CM) of Sanibel, Maryland, died Aug. 10, 2025. His stint on the Cavalier Daily became the first gig in his storied, four-decade journalism career. He spent 12 years at The Morning News in Wilmington, Delaware, beginning as a copy editor and becoming its managing editor. He then was hired to be a managing editor for the then-infant USA Today and later became a senior writer, covering topics ranging from campus crime to dirt. He was a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes. Loved ones remember him for his frequent, caustic letters to the local paper, Kent County News. He loved the outdoors and was an early proponent of renewable energy. Survivors include his wife, Graciela; three children, including Kathryn Buckley Kaiser (Col ’91, Educ ’05, ’14 CM); son-in-law Christopher Kaiser (Law class of ’95); two stepchildren; and two grandchildren, Stephanie Kaiser (Col class of ’21) and Edward J. Kaiser (Col ’23 CM).
Bill David Hays (Engr class of ’64) of Jackson, Mississippi, died Oct. 4, 2025. While studying at UVA, he was in the Air Force ROTC. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and served on active duty at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. He received an honorable discharge as captain in 1968. His first employer, ESystems, sent him to live in Bitburg, Germany, with his wife and young children. Two years later, he returned to his home state of Mississippi to work for MP&L (now Entergy Mississippi), acting as a quality control officer for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. Later, he joined MTel as vice president of emerging technology, where he was awarded multiple patents for his groundbreaking paging protocols and an early international paging system. He loved fine-tuning his Mercedes and reconstructing computers. His favorite hours, though, were spent working in the yard with his family. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; three children; one brother and nine grandchildren.
Fred H. Hirsch (Col ’66 CM) of Laramie, Wyoming, died March 11, 2024. At UVA, he was a member of Delta Sigma Pi, Pi Kappa Phi and Air Force ROTC. After graduation, he joined the Air Force and married his wife, Edith. Military service brought the couple to the Rocky Mountain West region, where they fell in love with the mountains and open spaces. While on active duty, he earned an MBA from the University of Wyoming. He attained the rank of colonel and retired from the Air Force Space Command. He then moved to Laramie, where he spent time fishing and hunting with his family. He taught for several years at the University of Wyoming College of Business and served on the board of directors at UniWyo Credit Union. In his later years he and Edith traveled the western U.S. in their RV. Survivors include his four children and three grandchildren.
Joseph Edward Carbonell III (Arch ’69 CM) of Greenville, Delaware, died Aug. 20, 2025. He was a member of Phi Psi fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, ODK and the Raven Society. With several classmates, he created Modulus, an architecture school publication. In his adult life, he became involved with the Virginia Club of Delaware and served as its president. He and his wife raised their children in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, living in a historic 19th-century home and working to regenerate and cultivate the land. He practiced architecture with his father’s firm, Whiteside, Moeckel and Carbonell, in Wilmington, Delaware. He was passionate about historical preservation and adaptive reuse, collaborating with the Riverfront Development Corp. of Delaware to revitalize Wilmington’s riverfront. He was also skilled in modernist design, working on Delaware Theatre Company, The Delaware Contemporary, and Ronald McDonald House. Survivors include his wife, Lynn, and three children.
Elizabeth “Liz” Brand Monroe (Grad ’69, Arch ’75 CM) of Zionsville, Indiana, died Jan. 3, 2026. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in history from George Mason College, she received graduate degrees in British history and architectural history from UVA. She then worked in the Florida Division of Archives, History, and Records Management in Tallahassee and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. In 1989, she moved to Indianapolis to work on the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. She became a professor in the school’s history department and directed its graduate public history program for over a decade. In 1992, she co-authored The Main Stem: The History and Architecture of North Meridian Street. She served as executive director of the National Council on Public History. In 2008, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy presented her with the Gossett Award for her article on the court’s landmark Dartmouth College case ruling. Survivors include her stepbrother and several extended family members.