Preston Hampton Haskell

Preston Hampton Haskell

Preston Haskell Obituary

Published by Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home from Dec. 22 to Dec. 24, 2016.
HASKELL, Preston Hampton, 73, of Richmond, Virginia, died Saturday, December 17, 2016, in an automobile accident. Son of the late Howze and Ann Burroughs Haskell of Richmond, Preston is survived by his sister, Ann, of New York; a niece and two nephews; and his dearest friend, Betty Hurt Wetherington of Roanoke, Virginia. Preston graduated from Avon Old Farms School, Parsons College and attended two years of law school at the University of Chicago. He worked for his father at Haskell Chemical Company and devoted the last years of his life to travel....

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Brooke Golden

December 22, 2016

Such a tragedy. Another Haskell brother gone, and I am thinking of my old friend, Ann, Preston's sister who attended Stuart Hall with me. Preston was very handsome and imposing looking, as was deceased brother. All Haskells had wonderful heads of hair. Each diverse, but my heart goes out to Ann.

God bless you, dear Ann. Such fond memories of Upper Music.

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