Oliver J. Sands Jr. ’27

Oliver J. "Jack" Sands died Apr. 5, 1998, in Richmond, Va., where he had spent most of his life.

Jack came to us from Hampton Sidney College. He joined Cap and Gown Club and was voted to be our best-dressed classmate. Upon graduation, he earned his MA at Harvard Business School and became active in many fields of business. He was president of the Sandston Corp., a v.p. of Financial Service Corp., and president of Sands Insurance Agency, Westmoreland Corp., and Cargo Lumber and Manufacturing Co.

He also had an extensive military career. During WWII, Jack was a colonel in the Field Artillery Reserve of the War Dept.'s General Staff in Washington. He was assistant deputy director of the O.S.S. from 1956-59 and adviser to the Army Special Service Force in Germany. He was a founder of the 2nd Natl. Bank in Sandston and became chairman. He also chaired the Alliance Franchise.

Jack traveled extensively in Europe and indulged his fondness for fox hunting, writing a book on the subject.

He married Courtenay Norton in 1942; they had two sons, Jack and Keith, and two daughters, Courtenay and Robin. He is survived by them and by nine grandchildren. We mourn the loss of our colorful, best-dressed classmate, and extend sympathy to his survivors.