Lengthy-time neighborhood developer, civic chief and philanthropist Preston Caruthers has died.
Caruthers handed absent on New Yr’s Working day on the age of 95.
Dubbed “Mr. Arlington” for “his tireless do the job to boost the great high quality of life-style of his fellow residents,” Caruthers served within the Navy throughout World Struggle II after which invested his existence making, volunteering and donating.
His “contributions to the Arlington skyline contain Dominion Towers, Shawnee and Rosslyn’s Ames Organising,” the Falls Church Information-Press’ Charlie Clark wrote in a 2015 biographical brief article. He created vital donations to the Virginia Hospital Coronary heart Basis, Marymount College, Shenandoah College, and the David M. Brown Planetarium, amongst different institutions.
Caruthers additionally volunteered and served on numerous boards, together with the Arlington College Board, the Virginia Situation Board of Education and the George Mason College Board of Web site guests.
In 2007 Caruthers obtained the Arlington Neighborhood Foundation Spirit of Neighborhood Award. 10 yrs in a while, he was honored by the Virginia situation legislature with the next joint decision.
Agreed to by the Residence of Delegates, January 13, 2017
Agreed to by the Senate, January 16, 2017Whereas, Preston C. Caruthers, a patriotic veteran and a worthwhile entrepreneur, has supported and strengthened the Arlington group by way of his generosity and visionary administration and
While, a indigenous of Oklahoma, Preston Caruthers realized the good thing about arduous do the job and obligation at a younger age as a child of the Good Melancholy, supporting his family by the use of aspect-time summertime positions and by working on his uncle’s farm and
Whereas, Preston Caruthers attended Will Rogers Superior School proper earlier than he joined most of the different youthful guys of his period in help to the nation throughout Planet Struggle II as a member of america Navy, he served within the Pacific theater of the battle and
Whereas, proper after his honorable navy companies supplier, Preston Caruthers returned to america, continued his education at George Washington Faculty, and began a design enterprise, which thrived due to his charisma, small enterprise acumen, and industrious nature and
Whereas, Preston Caruthers’ agency accomplished residential residences and communities, flats, {and professional} parks and workplace buildings his proudest accomplishment was the era of Belmont Bay, a distinctive waterfront area people on the confluence of the Occoquan River and Potomac River and
Whereas, proper after settling in Arlington, Preston Caruthers turned a pillar of the group, holding administration positions on the boards of the First Lender of Virginia, The Character Conservancy, the Virginia Museum of High-quality Arts, and the Arlington Hospital Foundation and supporting the Countrywide Museum of america Navy, the Virginia Healthcare facility Coronary heart Foundation, and Marymount College and
Whereas, Preston Caruthers was deeply dedicated to lifelong studying and labored to instill that enthusiasm within the youth of the group as a member of the Arlington County Faculty Board and by the use of administration positions at George Mason College, the Virginia Situation Board of Coaching, and the Virginia Foundation for Unbiased Colleges and
While, in 2007, Preston Caruthers gained the Arlington Neighborhood Foundation Spirit of Group Award, and he earned the nickname “Mr. Arlington” for his tireless operate to boost the top quality of lifetime of his fellow residents now, for that cause, be it
Settled by the Dwelling of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Commonplace Meeting hereby commend Preston C. Caruthers for his function as a developer, philanthropist, and group advocate and, be it
Fastened Additional, That the Clerk of the Home of Delegates prepare a duplicate of this decision for presentation to Preston C. Caruthers for his a very long time of wonderful companies to the residents of Arlington and the Commonwealth.
Caruthers was married to partner Jeanne for 66 a number of years previous to her dying in 2015, in line with a previous Photo voltaic Gazette report. They skilled 5 younger kids, all raised regionally.
Memorial assist methods have to date not been launched publicly. Clark tells ARLnow that he’s engaged on an obituary for Caruthers, to be posted in a while this week.
Replace at 12:45 p.m. — Marymount College simply launched the subsequent assertion from President Irma Becerra.
Preston Caruthers was a valued and longtime mate of Marymount College. He was a real counselor and key philanthropic supporter, and we’re honored to have a developing named in his honor on campus. He enormously valued education in primary, and private education and Marymount in distinct. In actuality, by way of his makes an attempt Marymount joined the Virginia Foundation for Unbiased Colleges, a workforce supporting scholarships for personal institutions in Virginia — and our involvement continues to at the present time. He will likely be skipped dearly, however we’re positively blessed to proceed our partnership with the Caruthers family.
