Nelson Memorial Service Will Be Sept. 12

August 29, 2011 — A memorial service for Raymond J. Nelson, English professor and former dean of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia, will be held Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at the University Chapel, with a reception to follow at Carr's Hill.

Nelson, who worked at U.Va. for 42 years, died Aug. 19.

The family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Charlottesville Daily Progress obituary

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