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- Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA)
December 19, 2005
Robert Ashby Bristow, age 77, died on Saturday, December 17, 2005.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Anne Harrell Bristow; his sons, Robert Ashby Bristow Jr. and Peter McDonald Bristow; his daughter, Anne Bristow Yates, their spouses, and seven grandchildren.
Mr. Bristow was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1949. After graduation, he served as first lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
He joined Highway Machinery and Supply Company in 1954, and became president and co-owner until his retirement in 1998. He was president of Virginia Equipment Distributors and a director of the Virginia Aggregates Association and the Virginia Road and Transportation Association. He also served as a director of the Richmond National Bank, predecessor of First Virginia Bank in Richmond, from 1975 to 1986.
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