Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

ALUMNI AND BENEFECTORS Gloria June Campbell Bridges ‘56 died peacefully on March 13, 2025 at the age of 90. GS pl or ri ni ag dJ uanl ee wwiat sh bhoerrnmi no tthheer Gaenndt rt yw Ho os li lbol wi n gCso, awl hC ea rme ps hnee al irv eL da yf loarnmd , oWs t Vo. fa tnhde mr eosvt eodf thoe r l i f e . GC ol ol lrei ag eJ ;u anne dg er aa dr nu ea dt ead Mf r .oAm. f rMo ema dWoews tBVr ii rdggi en iHa i Ug hn iSvcehr os iot ly; . r Se hc ee i va el sdo hdei rd Be .xSt. efnr os imv eCpoonsctog rr da d u a t e work through the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies. Gloria June’s life and passion were dedicated to teaching children in southern West Virginia for almost 40 years. Gloria taught on Backus Mountain in 1954; at Meadow Bridge High School, her alma mater, as an English and physical education teacher from 1957-1959; then as a first-grade teacher at Meadow Bridge Elementary from 1959 -1995. She also taught for tlahurenechseudmimn e1r9s6i5n. the Head Start program at Meadow Bridge Elementary when it was initially In lieu of flowers, memorials were requested for Concord University Foundation. All donations were given to The Hope Chest Scholarship at Concord University. Victor Franklin Foti ‘58 of Roanoke, VA, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, at the age of 89. Va ni cd’ safsa at hgeerni emr aml isgtroartee do wt onAe rm. Ve irci cwa af rs obmo rInt aal yt hi no mt hee ienaKr liym1b9a0l l0, sW. HV.e, wwhoer rkee dh ias sf aamc oi layl imn iitni aelrl y sCeotnt lceodr,da Cn od l hl eeg ge raanddu awt ae sd pf rroems i dWe noto odfr oS wi g mWai lTs aoun GHai gmhmS ac hf roaotleirnn Bi t ey,c gkrl eayd. uVaitci na gt t ewni dt he da d e g r e e in accounting. There, he met Roberta Sue Cook, his future wife. Ab uf tiel tr bgor ai l de ur sa taino dn , rVe if cr aacnt od rSi euse. mI n o1v9e6d0t,ot hRei cfha mm oi l ny dm, VoAv e, wd ht oe rReo ha en owkoer, kVeAd, af onrd hVi si cuancccleepwt ehdo ap nu balci cc oauc nc ot iunng t pi nogs i(tCi oPnA )wai nt hd Al antde rr,eawps a, Br tunrekreitnt at hned fCi romm. pI na n1y9. 7I n6 ,1V9i6c 3o, pVei nc ebde cRaLmPee ar sci en rgtei fri ei nd RanodanCookmepwainthy. his friend, Bob Flynn, and the company eventually became Foti, Flynn, Lowen During Vic's career, he was voted Outstanding Young American in 1965, owned and operated the Western Sizzlin’/Cheers franchise in Roanoke and Salem, became president of Western St hi zezSl ihne' nCaonr pd oo raaht iColnu,ba, ni nds ot rwunmeednat anldi no pees rt aa bt el ids ha i vnagrHi eot ymoeft obwu sni nBeasnske ,s s. eVri vc ewdaosnptrhees ibdoe anrt do f oofrgcaonnitzraatcitoonrss. under Gov. Jim Gilmore, and served on numerous boards, charities, and civic Hs eer vweads oanf aniut hmf ue lr omuesmc ob me rmo if t Ct eaevse, hS pe lrpi ne gd Ue sntiat eb dl i sMh eGt ho oo dd i Ss ta mC haur ri tcahn f Ho ro ms pai cney iyne Ra rosa, nwohkeer, ewhaes ai nns at rnui mm ea nl ltoavl ei nr, edsetvaobtliins hg imn ga nt hyehPorui sr so nt oPSutp. FTrraani nc iisn go fPAr sosgirsai mS e. r v i c e D o g Fo u n d a t i o n , a n d w a s

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