Hubert Bergeron Jr.

Hubert Bergeron Jr. NORFOLK Hubert Bunn Bergeron Jr., 84, died Sept. 10, 2010 at his residence at Morningside House of St. Charles in Waldorf, Md. Born June 30, 1926 in Spring Hope, N.C., he was the son of the late Hubert Bunn Bergeron Sr. and the late Mary Howard Bergeron. He was also predeceased by a sister, Mamie B. Palmer of Indian Head, Md. Mr. Bergeron served in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II, and was honorably discharged in August of 1946. Hubert attended East Carolina University, The College of William and Mary, and University of Louisville. He was a school teacher for 42 years in Norfolk, teaching at Norview High School, Lake Taylor High School, and B.T. Washington High School. In 1954, he was awarded a Fulbright fellowship and also taught at Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece. He was the past president of the Little Theatre of Norfolk and was co-founder of the Norfolk Theatre Center which later became the Virginia Stage Company. His passion was opera and he visited opera houses all over the world. He is survived by his nephew, James A. Palmer Jr. and wife Betty Palmer; great-niece, Laura DeWaard; and great-nephews, Larry, John and Joe Palmer. Private services and interment will be held in Spring Hope, N.C. Brinsfield- Echols Funeral Home, P.A., Charlotte Hall, Md., provided arrangements.