Mission Statement
The West Richmond Businessmen's Association (WRBA) is a private, all-male, social organization of Richmond business leaders who gather for fellowship and development of personal and business relationships, while promoting community goodwill.

 

WRBA Past Presidents and Honorary Life Members

The men below leave a legacy...

WRBA Past Presidents 

1937-1938       F.M. Yonker* 
1938-1939       Ben F. Morgan* 
1939-1940       John T. Cottrell* 
1940-1941       George R. Mercer* 
1941-1942       H. Mason Smith* 
1942-1943       R.P. Liphart* 
1943-1944       Stuart W. Phillips* 
1944-1945       W.B. Tomlinson* 
1945-1946       L.E. Marlowe* 
1946-1947       G.T. Trumbo* 
1947-1948       E.T. Phillips*  
1948-1949       E.G. Harris* 
1949-1950       L.M. Powers* 
1950-1951       T.E. Baber* 
1951-1952       H.W. McVey, Jr.* 
1952-1953       J.A. Kline, Jr.* 
1953-1954       A.W. Davenport* 
1954-1955       J.R. Chapman* 
1955-1956       Wyatt Smith* 
1956-1957       Frank Lawrence* 
1957-1958       Floyd E. Adams, Sr.* 
1958-1959       J.D. Carneal, III* 
1959-1960       James H. Neill* 
1960-1961       J.L. Culpepper* 
1961-1962       Howell F. Shannon, Jr.* 
1962-1963       E.A. Holsten* 
1963-1964       R.A. Hord, Jr.* 
1964-1965       Robert C. King 
1965-1966       William F. Kayhoe* 
1966-1967       J. Ed Shively*  
1967-1968       John A. Currie* 
1968-1969       James C. Shields* 
1969-1970       Freeman Spencer, Jr.* 
1970-1971       Malcolm M. Christian  
1971-1972       N. Ray Tipton* 
1972-1973       Gerard W. Bradley 
1973-1974       William C. Trimmer* 
1974-1975       Samuel W. Jackson*  
1975-1976       Mel Burns* 
1976-1977       John P. Bragg*

1977-1978 E.B. Pendleton, Jr. *

1978-1979       Everett A. Fairlamb, Jr.*
1979-1980       Charles M. Terry, Jr.*
1980-1981       G. William Carneal*
1981-1982       Charles A. Powell, Jr.*
1982-1983       Robert A. Holsten*
1983-1984       Harry L. Barker*
1984-1985       James P. Ould*
1985-1986       Ivan C. Cole
1986-1987       M. Gene Cook*
1987-1988       William H. Overton
1988-1989       Kenneth M. Perry
1989-1990       Floyd E. Adams, Jr.
1990-1991       B.L. Long, Jr.*
1991-1992       C.T. Hill
1992-1993       Donald E. Williams
1993-1994       Gene C. Chandler*
1994-1995       Bruce L. Fowler
1995-1996       Ray Throckmorton
1996-1997       Chris Trimmer
1997-1998       William R. Ferguson*
1998-1999       W. Gary Farrar, Jr.
1999-2000       Ashton L. Trice*
2000-2001       A.W. Scott Frayser
2001-2002       Robert A. Holsten, Jr.
2002-2003       Richard B. Davis
2003-2004       William M. Costello
2004-2005       Scott H. Enoch
2005-2006       H. Wayne Sale
2006-2007       R. Earl Morris
2007-2008       Richard C. Carter, Sr.
2008-2009       Thomas W. Lockard
2009-2010       Blake Eudailey
2010-2011       Robert C. Buchanan
2011-2012       Jason G. Scarth
2012-2013       Charles “Chip” M. Louthan
2013-2014       David Creasy
2014-2015       C. Scott Shufflebarger
2015-2016 David A. Johnson
2016-2017 Steve Dickerson

2018-2019       J. Steven Granger

2019-2020       Ed Yesbeck

2020-2021 Jeff Samford

2021-2022 Hank Strickler

2022-2023 Charles Small


WRBA Honorary Life Members 

John W. Anderson *
Floyd E. Adams, Jr.
Sen. George Allen
Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr.*
Malcolm "Mac" M. Christian
Col E.H. Dervishian*
Gov. Jim Gilmore 

Vernon L. Hill*
Ruble A. Hord, Jr.*
Robert C. King, Sr.*
Hubbard S. Lafoon*
George Mercer, Sr.*
Harris Mitchell*
Ben Morgan*

* deceased

Contact

WRBA
P.O. Box 691
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
wrba.richmond@gmail.com ~ www.wrba-richmond.org

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