Among those attending the funeral were, from left front, Dr. Claude G. Perkins, the current president of Virginia Union University, and his wife, Cheryl Perkins; Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, a VUU alumnus; Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott; and former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, also a VUU alumnus.
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‘A great oak has fallen’
Hundreds of mourners gathered last Saturday to celebrate the life of Dr. Allix B. James, president emeritus of Virginia Union University, who died Sept. 26 at age 92.
