Colonel James Warren LOVE

LOVE, Colonel James Warren, USA, Ret., died October 14, 2009, in Williamsburg. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Mullen Love of Columbus, Georgia. Colonel Love was born June 19, 1917, in Glendive, Montana. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of Montana in 1939 and an M.A. in international relations from George Washington University. He started a 33 year career in the Army in 1940. In World War II, he commanded the 38th Infantry Anti-Tank Company of the 2nd Division and was awarded the Silver Star during the Battle of the Bulge. His company took out a column of tanks from the 12th SS Panzer Division at Rochrath/Krinkelt, Belgium. With gusto he joined the field artillery after the war but took special pride in his Combat Infantry Badge. Upon retirement from the Army, Colonel Love worked as a manager for Teleprompter Cablevision. In 1974, he became Commandant of Cadets at Staunton Military Academy. Later he was business manager and, then, headmaster of Stuart Hall School in Staunton, Virginia. Colonel Love started skiing at the age of 4 and did not hang up his skis until he was 87. He taught his children and grandchildren to ski but failed to convert his wife. Colonel Love was an active Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow. He loved his vegetable garden and the '63 Chevy truck it required. His daily early morning regimen was Bible study, Grape Nuts, and a two mile walk. While stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in the 1960s, he became involved in his first Bible study, which was transformative. He devoted the rest of his life to Jesus Christ, bearing fruit a hundredfold. He is survived by a son, LTC James F. Love and his wife, Peggy, of Arlington; a daughter, Mary Jane Seay and her husband, LTC D. Cameron Seay, of Charlottesville; and grandchildren, Halley Love Bysshe, her husband, Peter, their sons, James and Porter, of Brooklyn, New York; Julia Love, of London, England; Ben Love, of California; Cynthia Seay Shomo, her husband, Justin, their daughter, Margaret, of Staunton; and Elizabeth Seay Martin and her husband, Stephen, of Buffalo, Wyoming. "The just man walketh in his integrity; his children are blessed after him." Proverbs 20:7. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2009, at Williamsburg Community Chapel. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, December 31, at 11 a.m. The family suggests contributions to Hospice House and Support Care of Williamsburg or Wycliffe Bible Translators. Online condolences may be expressed at www.nelsencares.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.