http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/28 Category: Obituaries en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:00:40 -0400 By Jasmine Washington Yolanda Hampel was qualified to teach any nursing class at Tidewater Community College and she usually did - while impeccably dressed wearing makeup, jewelry, a short skirt and high heels. From a distance, a passerby could mistake her for a teenager, an assumption she would never dispute. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/teacher-nurse-clearthinking-leader-and-always-lady Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:11:31 -0400 FRED KIRSCH, Correspondent NORFOLK The charge was simple: turn these guys into crack fighter pilots. It was 1941 with World War II looming. Charles Foxx was standing on a dusty airstrip at Tuskegee Institute. Before him was the nation's first class of 12 black Army Air Corps pilots. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/local-man-made-history-one-famed-tuskegee-airmen Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:19:22 -0400 By Staci Dennis CHESAPEAKE Howard Douthit III loved being everyone's biggest fan. "There isn't a husband out there who supports their wife and kids as much as he did," said Ramona Douthit, Howard's wife of 27 years. "He told us that we could do anything we wanted to and nothing could stand in our way." http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/postscript-deep-faith-fueled-his-support-family-members Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:54:22 -0400 PORTSMOUTH E.G. "Tip" Corprew, a former city councilman and funeral director, knew most of the people he buried personally. When he conducted a service at Corprew Funeral Home for those he knew well, he'd sit right up front, longtime friend James Overton said. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/portsmouth-funeral-director-excouncilman-corprew-dies Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:53:43 -0400 A current Republican talking point gives credit for the drop in oil prices to President Bush's decision to lift the White House ban on offshore drilling. Never mind that the congressional moratorium remains in place, or that it would take years for any Outer Continental Shelf oil to come to market, or that companies are ignoring petroleum under land they already control. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/perhaps-we-should-drill-logic-0 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:18:34 -0400 Editor's note: Because of technical problems, PilotOnline.com could not post today's obituaries on their regular site. They are reproduced below instead. We hope to have obituaries back on the regular site soon, and we apologize for the inconvenience.   CHESAPEAKE  Melvin J. Gallilee, Sr. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/obituaries-virginianpilot-saturday Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:13:44 -0400 VIRGINIA BEACH For Pamela Blazer, a helping hand came in the form of a second chance. "She wanted to see people succeed," said her husband, Harry Blazer. "She wanted to help those people no one else was willing to help." http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/businesswoman-upped-odds-down-and-out Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:47:30 -0400 ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. Jane Taylor left her mark throughout Girls Inc. of The Albemarle. On Friday, several of the children celebrating the last day of the Girls Inc. summer program pointed to their faces painted with hearts or flamingoes and said, "I got this for Miss Jane." Flamingoes had always been a favorite of Taylor's. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/elizabeth-city-girls-inc-director-was-dedicated-children Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:48:28 -0400 VIRGINIA BEACH They came from across the state and along the Eastern Seaboard, each with black bands across their badges, to remember a fallen colleague hailed Tuesday as a hero and devoted family man. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/slain-virginia-beach-detective-was-without-question-hero Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:25:55 -0400 SUFFOLK Tony Russo was an angry peace activist - livid about Iraq, furious about Vietnam and hugely upset that his role in the Pentagon Papers was overshadowed by Daniel Ellsberg. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/pentagon-papers-iraq-he-worked-against-wars Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:03:50 -0400