Thomas Eugene Worrell

Anne, Tom & Family
We wish to express our deepest sympathy for your loss. We feel fortunate to have known Gene. He will be deeply missed.

Mrs. Worrell, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during these difficult times. Mr. Worrell's life will always be remembered and celebrated here in Charlottesville. He was a fantastic visionary and entrepreneur. I was a direct beneficiary of his generousity having recently graduated from The Babcock Graduate School of Management housed at the Worrell Professional Center at Wake Forest University. His gift will continue to impact the education and lives of young...

Anne and family, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Octavia Starbuck, Jefferson's Poplar Forest

Dear Friends,
While mutual art interests brought Gene and me together, the enormous respect and regard that I have for him extends far beyond paintings and sculptures. What a remarkable man . . . intelligent, thoughtful, insightful, and kind. To see animal art through his eyes was an unparalleled treat. He was always decisive in his assessment and forthright in his quests for the very best. His respect for and assessment of quality were without peer.

Gene’s passing marks the...

Ann, I am so sorry to see this. I will always remember Gene and his marvelous stories of big game hunting in Africa. He was a very special human being and it was a pleasure to know him. SIncerely, Mary Redenbaugh Howard

Mrs Worrell, this is a terribly sad weekend, and our thoghts have been with you through it all. My family's debt to your late husband is incalculable. Without his generosity of spirit and money, we would still be in England. I am determined to do everything that I can to honor his memory, by making the professorship he endowed a site of teaching, service and scholarship of the highest quality. In that way, as in many others, students not yet born will come to know his name, and learn of his...

Anne and Tom-I had a million childhood memories pass thru my mind when I heard Gene died.Gay & I would have been there if we could.I love you both,and hope we can connect soon.
Love, Shelton and Gay

A, my sincere sympathy in the passing of G-Bear. He will always hold a special place in my memories. What a legacy to leave for his grandchildren! Much love, Ann

my dear Anne, as one of hundreds in the extended "family" of Gene's newspapers, you cannot imagine the mark he left on my life - from pulaski to bristol to pittsburg to opelousas to charlottesville, and beyond. almost 45 years ago, you and gene and dan rooker gave a kid a chance to become a reporter - to me, the most generous thing he ever did. i honor both of you for that.