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In Memoriam | Summer 2023

In Memoriam: 2020s

Notices sorted by graduation date

Robert Ruffin King V (Col ’20) of Charlottesville died Feb. 2, 2021. Known to friends and family as Ruffin, he graduated from UVA with a bachelor’s degree in foreign affairs and a minor in entrepreneurship. It was his dream to attend the University ever since he was a child trick-or-treating on the Lawn. He was a lifelong fan of UVA sports teams as well as the Miami Dolphins. In addition to watching sports, he also loved playing them. He enjoyed games of pickup basketball and was an accomplished junior tennis player, competing in many USTA regional events over the years. He was known for being respectful to waiters, engaging with children and attentive to animals. Survivors include his mother, Adelaide Wilcox King (Darden ’87); his father; his twin sister; many cousins, including Adelaide Conway (Col ’19 CM), Hampton King (Col ’13), and Phoebe Saunders (Engr ’26); and many aunts and uncles.