Frederic Scott Bocock

BOCOCK, Frederic Scott, died November 24, 2008, in Richmond, Va., at the age of 76. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Bryan Bocock; and his four children, Natalie Friend Bocock Turnage, married to Mark Timothy Turnage, John Holmes Bocock, married to Nora Miller Brookfield, Alexander Hamilton Bocock, married to Amy Elizabeth Sullivan, and Marianne Meade Bocock Doyle, married to Brian Courtland Doyle. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Buford Bocock Hitz and was preceded in death by his sister, Bessie Friend Bocock Carter. He had 14 grandchildren, Jonathan Kincheloe Turnage, Mary Buford Turnage, Helen Bryan Turnage, Frederic Loren Bocock Turnage, Willis Henry Bocock, Marianne Robinson Bocock, Nora Brookfield Bocock, Frederic Scott Bocock, James Sullivan Bocock, Mary Lowrey Bocock, Elisabeth Bryan Bocock, Elisabeth Scott Doyle, Courtland James Doyle, and Alexander Bocock Doyle. Freddie graduated from William Fox Elementary School, Binford Middle School, Episcopal High School in 1950, and the University of Virginia in 1954. After two years of service in the United States Navy, he began his 51-year tenure with Scott and Stringfellow where he was a partner. He served as Vice Chairman of Scott and Stringfellow, Inc. from 1974 until 2001. He was President of the Richmond Memorial Hospital Board and served as a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation. He was President of the Men's Advisory Board of the Virginia Home and served on the Boards of the IVNA-Instructive Visiting Nurses Association and St. Catherine's School. He also served on the Vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Seven Society of the University of Virginia. A service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 815 East Grace Street, Richmond Va., at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2008, followed by a graveside service at Hollywood Cemetery. Gifts may be made to The Virginia Home, 1101 Hampton Street, Richmond, Va. 23220; Richmond Memorial Foundation, 1801 Bay Berry Court, Richmond, Va. 23228; or St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 815 East Grace Street, Richmond, Va. 23219.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.