Richard A. Rutyna (1937-2018), associate professor emeritus of history at Old Dominion University (1963-1992), died on March 13. Dick was a specialist in the colonial and early national periods of American history. In addition to courses in his specialty he also developed and taught a survey of American cultural history and participated in the creation of a self-paced American history survey course. Among Dick’s publications was *The History of Freemasonry in Virginia* (1998) with co-author Peter Stewart, *Virginia in the American Revolution: A Collections of Essays *also co-authored with Dr. Stewart (1977); *Old Dominion University: Heritage and Horizons *(1987) with Dr. John W. Kuehl. A student of Virginia’s religious history, Dick also lectured and published an essay on the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Dick was Second District chairman of the Democratic Party during the 1970s. In later years he served as president of the Lake Taylor Civic League in Norfolk. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).