LAWRENCE W. FAGG

FAGG LAWRENCE WELLBURN FAGG Lawrence Wellburn "Larry" Fagg passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at The Willows Assisted Living Home in Winchester, Virginia. He was born October 10, 1923 in New Jersey, to Doris Virginia Shea Fagg and Lawrence W. Fagg, Sr. Larry grew up with his family in Washington, DC and after graduating from high school entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating with a degree in military engineering. His academic accomplishments next included a Master of Science in physics from the University of Maryland, Master of Arts in physics from Illinois University and a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Johns Hopkins University. To help balance his scientific background he also earned a Master of Arts in Religion from George Washington University. His employment included two stretches as a nuclear physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, a plasma physicist at the Atlantic Research Corporation, Acting Director of the Linear Electron Accelerator Laboratory and research professor in nuclear physics at Catholic University. Larry received many honors including Fellow, American Physical Society; Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award; Academic Fellow, Institute on Religion in an Age of Science; and Templeton Foundation Award to teach science and religion courses. He authored five published books, which included "Two Faces of Time" and "Electro-Magnetism and the Sacred: At the Frontier of Space and Matter" and three other books which integrated concepts of time in science and religion. He also drafted sixty-five papers for physics reference journals and lectured at universities in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan and China. Larry married Mary Godfrey Skipp in 1993, which has been called the perfect union by those who knew them. They were both warm and engaging with superior intellect and wit. They were world travelers, cultural icons of literature and the arts and widely considered the perfect dinner guests. He is survived by niece, Kerry Shea and grand-nieces, Ellen Shea and Erin Shea; niece, Catherine J. Farrell and grand-nieces Cristina, Caitline, and Charlotte Farrell; and brother-in-law, Stefan Rogers Skipp and sons, Richard, Brendan and Phillip Skipp. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Jones Funeral Home in Winchester, Virginia, services will begin at 2 p.m. A reception will follow at Larry's home. Larry will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife, Mary, in Chestertown, Maryland at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and Save the Children Federation, Inc.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and Save the Children Federation, Inc.