Wadsworth "Waddy" Bugg Jr.

BUGG, Wadsworth Jr. "Waddy", age 87, died on November 7, 2008, from Alzheimer's. He was born on November 5, 1921 in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Olga Edye and Wadsworth Bugg. He graduated in 1943 from Virginia Military Institute with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation, Waddy was commissioned in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the Philippines with the rank of Captain. He returned to the United States and served in the Virginia National Guard until 1954 being discharged with the rank of Major. In 1946, he joined VEPCO, now Dominion Resources, as a Junior Engineer Assistant in Norfolk. In 1978, after numerous positions in Fredericksburg and Richmond, he became Vice President of Transmission and Distribution and Chief Electrical Engineer. In 1985, he became Vice President of System Planning and Power Supply until his retirement in 1986. He was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and a member of the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Martha Kight Bugg. He is survived by three children and their spouses, Martha and Jerry Hughes, and Wads and Wendy Bugg of Richmond, and Elizabeth "Boo" and Mark Stauffer of Greensboro, N.C. He is also survived by his six grandchildren, Allen Hughes of Houston, Texas, Katie Hughes, Elizabeth Bugg, and Worth Bugg of Richmond, and Tom and Matt Stauffer of Greensboro, N.C. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 11, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall after the service. Burial will be private. The family would like to thank the staff of Westminster Canterbury for the loving care extended to Martha and Waddy. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to The VMI Foundation, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church or the Westminster Canterbury Foundation.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.