Lloyd Coleman Sullenberger

SULLENBERGER, Lloyd Coleman, of Orange, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 with his family by his side. He was born in Staunton, Va., on May 18, 1940, the son of the late Richard Lee and Helena Coleman Sullenberger of Monterey, Va. Judge Sullenberger was a graduate of the University of Virginia, served in the United States Coast Guard, and received his law degree from the Marshall Wythe School of Law. He served as law clerk to Virginia Supreme Court Justice A.C. Buchanan in Tazewell, Va. He was a partner in the law firm of Shackelford and Robertson in Orange before being appointed to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court bench. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Page Hynes Sullenberger; his daughters, Dorothy Page Sullenberger of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Sarah Coleman Deigl of Orange; a son-in-law, Paul M. Deigl Jr.; and two grandchildren, Rhew Keppler Deigl and Avery Coleman Deigl. He is also survived by his sister, Phoebe Sullenberger Fielding of Sausalito, Calif. There will be a memorial service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Orange, on Saturday, February 21, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grymes Memorial School, P.O. Box 1070, Orange, Va. 22960. Preddy Funeral Home, 250 West Main Street, Orange, Va. is in charge of arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.