R. Leonald Volk Jr.

R. Leonald Volk Jr. NORFOLK - Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Ralph Leonard Volk Jr., died March 7, 2009. Born in Wilmington, N.C., raised in Pittsfield, Mass., he relocated permanently to the Tidewater area in Virginia in 1960. A Class of 1945 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he was a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran. His 33 years of Naval service included command of four Naval warships and two shore activities plus submarine duty and assignments to a NATO staff in France and to the CINCLANT joint staff in Norfolk. Survivors include his lovely, loving and caring wife, Leona and their three children who have brought so much pride and happiness into our family life: Vickie Holpe and her husband Mark, Ralph Leonard Volk III and his wife Sallie and Larry Volk and his wife Paula. Also five wonderful grandchildren, Michael, Brian and Andrew Holpe, Virginia Holmstrom and Angela White; plus two young great-grandchildren, Lucy and Ann Holmstrom; and one surviving sibling, Pauline Andreasen of Livingston, N.J. He was predeceased by his brother, Charles R. Volk. A memorial service will be held today at 10 a.m. at the Little Creek Amphibious Base Chapel. Visitation with family and friends will be held immediately after the service at the Chapel Reception Center. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, to Navy Marine Corps Relief or to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be offered online by addressing RLeonardV@aol.com or www.hollomon-brown.com. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, is handling the arrangements.