Willis(Bub) Blackwood:
CLASS OF 1968
Loudoun Valley High SchoolClass of 1968
Purcellville, VA
Willis(Bub)'s Story
Life
After LVHS I went to Va Tech and somehow managed to graduate in 4 years. After a short stint in the Navy, I married in 1973. Got involved in real estate with Safeway Stores, Richmond, Va. in 1973. After 7 years in their real estate department, I opened the Richmond office for a regional shopping center development company. 7 years later, 1.2 million sq. ft. of development and too many arguments about ownership, I started my own development firm in 1988. Fortunately it is still in business (Blackwood Development Company).
As of 2005, I still have a wife, Mary; a 25 year old daughter, Morgan, a graduate of VT with a BS in Industrial Engineering and minors in French and Business: and a son, Nolen, a "redshirt" senior at VT in the business school.
Mary and I are spending time in Fla. in the Winter, travel and e...Expand for more
njoying life.
If you are coming to Richmond or pass thru, call, I am in the phonebook. I don't think Classmates will let me publish a phone number.
Update July 2019
Still alive and still in business. Trying to slow down but failing at retirement. One grandson via daughter that is 7 months old and a grand daughter on the way(Aug) via my son.
Life is good. I hope all of you are well.
Update 10/20
A group from the Class of '68 are trying to find contact info (email addresses) for all of our classmates. When the world settles down, it will be time for a reunion. CM will not let me post my email address. Please go to my company website, search Blackwood Development Company, Richmond, Va. Once you get thru the search clutter and are in my website, click on About Us and my name and you can send me an email. Thank you.
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