In Memoriam: 1980s
Notices sorted by graduation date
Anne E. Hammond (Com ’81 CM) of Beverly Hills, Michigan, died July 26, 2024. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from UVA, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, a Student Council budget adviser, and a member of the McIntire Marketing Association. After college she headed west and started her career in advertising in San Francisco. From 1981 to 2007 she worked for advertising agencies in San Francisco, New Orleans and Detroit as a media buyer and then as a media planner. In 2007, she launched her second career as a realtor for Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel in Birmingham, Michigan. She was passionate about real estate until she retired in 2022. She was active in the Village Club and the Birmingham Area Alumnae Panhellenic Association as a representative of her sorority. She was also a legacy member of the Junior League of Birmingham. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends on Walloon Lake and traveling around the U.S. and abroad. Survivors include her husband, Ed Hammond (Col ’81 CM); three children; two siblings; and four grandchildren.Nancy Garrett Stuart (Col ’82 CM) of New York City died July 18, 2024. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature and sociology from UVA. After graduation, she joined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (now Morgan Stanley Wealth Management), where she had a 30-year career in financial marketing across the mergers of many major financial institutions. She retired as vice president of marketing in estate planning at Citigroup. She loved New York City, where she resided in Stuyvesant Town, and the beach town Point Lookout, New York, where she spent her summers since childhood. She could often be found toting her big black Nikon camera. Survivors include her husband, Bill; a stepson; three granddaughters; three siblings; and several nieces and nephews.
Elizabeth “Lisa” Smith Fijal (Col ’83 CM) of Clifton Park, New York, died Sept. 25, 2023. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from UVA. After graduation, she worked for various software developers in the Washington, D.C., area. She was one of four founding members of the Augustine Classical Academy in Mechanicville, New York, and served as the school’s mathematics teacher for 12 years. The school honored her with an administrative scholarship in her name. Survivors include her husband, Alan; four children, including Thomas Fijal (Engr ’15 CM); and four grandchildren.
Kirk Joachim Fleischer (Col ’87, Med ’91 CM) of Norfolk, Virginia, died June 19, 2020. He earned both his bachelor’s degree in biology and his medical degree from UVA. He then trained at both Johns Hopkins Medical School and the Mayo Clinic. He practiced cardiothoracic surgery in Norfolk, Virginia, and Houston, Texas. He loved art and painted cartoon characters in two hospitals for pediatric patients to enjoy. He also enjoyed wildlife photography. Survivors included his mother, Helga, who died April 23, 2024.