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Remembering Booty Armstrong
Booty Armstrong Memorial Endowment
The Community Foundation is accepting contributions to the Booty Armstrong Memorial Endowment at the requeset of the family.
The purpose of the fund is to support strategic grantmaking and special intiiatives that use forward-thinking and innovative strategies to address emerging community needs.
To make a contribution, please click here.
Condolences
Booty Armstrong was that rare leader who could frame the question and provide the solution in concise language everyone could understand. His leadership of The Community Foundation exemplified the words in the mission statement - to serve and inspire - as he continually made a difference in this community he loved. We are all better human beings for having known and having served with this very special man.
~ John Sherman, TCF Board Chairman
On behalf of the board and staff of The Community Foundation, we are saddened by the loss of Booty Armstrong following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Our most sincere condolences are extended to his wife, Carol, his daughters and grandchildren, and his close network of friends.
Booty will be remembered as much for his passion for giving back to his community as he was for his smart and savvy business achievements. As TCF’s immediate past chairman, he challenged the organization to step into leadership roles where TCF could add value to the community through its varied resources including extensive knowledge of community issues, broad-based networks and monetary support. He never feared big ideas as long as they were well-executed. Booty’s leadership was particularly recognized during the creation of TCF’s investment partnership with the University of Richmond and the implementation of the 2009 Safety Net Fund, used to help nonprofits meet increasing demand for services during the most recent economic downturn.
Booty loved his community and his alma mater, the University of Virginia, and carried out these values through his own philanthropy. His commitment to bettering our region is also evidenced by his active participation on multiple nonprofit boards. Booty was an example of civic leadership and responsibility for all of Richmond and he will be sorely missed.
~ Darcy Oman, President & CEO
Booty Armstrong's Leadership
Community Involvement:
- Immediate Past Chairman, The Community Foundation, 2011
- Chairman of the Board, The Community Foundation, 2009 – 2010
- Board of Governors, The Community Foundation, 2001 - 2011
- President of the Board, Frances Campbell Foundation, 1996 - 2010
- President of the Board, Sarah Hollins Foundation, 1996 - 2010
- Board of Directors, Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research
- Board of Trustees, University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences Foundation
- Past Chairman and member, Capital Region Airport Commission
- Past Member of Board, St. Catherine’s School
- Past President and member of the Board, Elk Hill Farm
- Past Member of Board, Bon Secours-Richmond Health Care Foundation
- Member, St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, past Superintendent of the Sunday School and former Vestryman
Community Recognition:
- Recognized for Virginia’s Lifetime Achievement in Industry by the Science Museum of Virginia, 2004
- Elected to Greater Richmond Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of Richmond, 2002