Edward Brodnax Haskins Jr.

Edward Brodnax Haskins Jr., born January 7, 1931 in McKenney, Va., passed away May 31, 2003. He was the son of E.B. Haskins and Esther Davis Haskins. His father, E.B. Haskins, received the Carnegie Hero Award in 1941. He is survived by his wife, Florence Dabney Haskins, whom he married on January 18, 1954. He is also survived by his children, Edward B. Haskins III, William W. Haskins, Lynn H. Rowe, Frances D. Haskins, Susan H. Perdue and John E. Haskins; and ten grandchildren. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1948, and the T.C. Williams School of Law in 1959. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1956. The family will receive friends at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday. Interment private. A reception will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Richbrau Brewing Co., 1214 E. Cary St. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Massey Cancer Clinic at VCU Health Systems.