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For many who interacted
with him during his more
than 40 years of service to
the university, John Moody
was
Virginia Tech.
Moody, who passed
away in August at the age
of 83, graduated from
Tech, played football for
the Hokies, and served as a fundraiser for the Virginia Tech Athletic
Fund in various capacities for more than four decades. However, more
than his resume, Moody brought people into the Hokie Family through
his approach to fundraising—or, as he called it, “friend-raising.”
With thousands of friends within Hokie Nation, Moody was a pillar
in the Hokie Club and worked tirelessly for the betterment of the
student-athlete experience at Virginia Tech. The Hokie Club family
grew through his ability to forge relationships with Tech supporters,
and his contributions to Virginia Tech can be seen by looking at the
number of facility upgrades and improvements to the student-athlete
experience that came during his time with the Hokie Club.
With an endowed scholarship named in his honor, Moody will
continue to be synonymous with Hokie student-athlete scholarship
support. After his passing, the Moody family requested for friends
to give to his endowed scholarship in memory of the man who
encompassed all the great qualities of Virginia Tech. Since then, more
than 70 donations have been made in memory of Moody to support
Hokie student-athletes who receive the scholarship bearing his name.
The Virginia Tech Athletics Department, theHokie Club, andMoody’s
hundreds of friends will miss his presence and friendship, but his work
to improve the lives of Virginia Tech student-athletes continues to live
on through the generous support of Hokie Club members now and in
the future. We ask that all of Hokie Nation keep his wife, Kay, his three
children, and six grandchildren in their thoughts.
Thank you!
The Hokie Club staff
Scholarship endowments provide an additional way for Virginia Tech Athletics to support student-athletes and meet the scholarship costs in a given year. Through
long-term investments, endowed scholarships mature over time and leave a lasting impact on Hokie student-athletes. The Hokie Club would like to recognize and
thank the generous Hokie Club supporters who have endowed 633 scholarships in support of Virginia Tech student-athletes. For more information on endowed
scholarships or how you can contribute to an existing endowment, please contact the Hokie Club at (540) 231-6618 or by email at
hokieclub@vt.edu.
JOHN
MOODY
Remembering