VIRGIL KIMM, 86, of Tampa, died Friday. A native of Watkins, Iowa, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for seven years, moving from Johnston, R.I. He was a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, a 1927 graduate of West Point Military Academy, founder of West Point Chess Club, founder of International Courier Chess Club, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a recipient of the Bronze Star, and a member of Church of Incarnation.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; one son, Richard of Orlando; one daughter, Barbara Cambia of Norwalk, Conn.; four brothers, Weston, Merrill, Raymond and Arnold, all of Iowa; two sisters, Evelyn Fessler of Iowa and Millie Carter of Winter Haven; and five grandchildren.
A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Town 'N Country Chapel.
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Sunday, August 09, 1987
Biographical: https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/virgil-miles-kimm.html
VIRGIL KIMM, 86, of Tampa, died Friday. A native of Watkins, Iowa, he had been a resident of the Tampa Bay area for seven years, moving from Johnston, R.I. He was a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, a 1927 graduate of West Point Military Academy, founder of West Point Chess Club, founder of International Courier Chess Club, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a recipient of the Bronze Star, and a member of Church of Incarnation.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; one son, Richard of Orlando; one daughter, Barbara Cambia of Norwalk, Conn.; four brothers, Weston, Merrill, Raymond and Arnold, all of Iowa; two sisters, Evelyn Fessler of Iowa and Millie Carter of Winter Haven; and five grandchildren.
A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Town 'N Country Chapel.
The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Sunday, August 09, 1987
Biographical: https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/virgil-miles-kimm.html
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