Drew J. Carneal ’60

Drew died Sept. 25, 2015, from complications of lymphoid leukemia. It was the 50th anniversary of his marriage to Ann.

He grew up in New York City and Bronxville, spending summers on his family’s farm in Virginia. After Princeton, Drew attended the University of Virginia Law School and began his long career in law in Richmond. He worked in private practice, as city attorney, and as general counsel to major corporations there.

Drew’s lifelong interest in history led him into study of the residential Fan District of Richmond, which was a candidate for “urban renewal” in the ’70s. He learned that his own family had lived there during its better days. In time he first became the district’s leading authority; then its recognized historian with the publication of  Richmond’s Fan District in 1996; and finally, proponent, apostle, and enabler of its restoration as a major element of the renewal of downtown Richmond. Drew also served many other Richmond historic and cultural institutions.

He and Ann raised their two children there. They also enjoyed boating and gardening at their home on the Piankatank River near Chesapeake Bay with their four grandchildren. The class expresses its sympathy to them all.