Albert Alexander Voorhess

He was born on July 28, 1929 in Livingston Manor, New York, the son of the late Helen and Harry Voorhess, and was preceded in death by his wife, Marylyn R. Voorhess; his sister, Sarah Jane Pettifer and her husband, Richard Pettifer; and his sister, Nancy Koerts Rivolta and her husband John J. Rivolta, Jr. He is survived by his sister, Dr. Mary L. Voorhess of Williamsburg, VA; his niece, Lisa M. Rivolta (Joan Meissen) of Maricopa, AZ; and his nephew, John J. Rivolta III (Nikki) of Williston, Vt.

Bud graduated from Livingston Manor Central School in Livingston Manor, NY in 1946, from the Mount Hermon School for Boys in Mount Hermon, Mass. in 1947 and from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY with a BS in Hotel Administration in 1951. He enlisted in the United States Navy, went through Boot Camp at Bainbridge, MD and graduated as Honor Man of his company. He went to Disbursing Clerk's School in Newport, RI and was stationed aboard U.S. Navy Oil Tanker A0-87, The USS Merrimack and traveled out of Norfolk, VA. He then received orders to attend Officers Candidate School and the US Navy Supply Corps School, after which he was stationed as Disbursing Officer at The Military Assistance Advisory Group in Oslo, Norway. This group administered the Marshall Plan Aide to the NATO countries. He was stationed there from April 1953 to September of 1955, when he was released from active duty.

Bud then went to work for the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company in Newark, NJ in their employee feeding operations throughout the State. It was during this period that he met and married Marylyn Roome of Union, New Jersey, a dietitian, who also worked for the company. Bud and Marylyn left NJ Bell and moved to State College, PA where they both worked for Penn State University in their college feeding program. After almost 10 years at Penn State, they moved back to New Jersey. Bud worked at Rutgers University, and then at Adelphi University in Garden City, Long Island, and subsequently for a large food distribution company that sold products to hotels, restaurants, hospitals, schools and colleges. He had a number of hospital accounts in Connecticut so the company moved them to Connecticut where they lived in Newtown for almost 20 years. Bud retired in 1991.

In August of 1991, they moved to Williamsburg, VA. In April of 1992, Bud started to work for Colonial Williamsburg as a tour guide for the School and Group Services Department. He retired on July 31, 1998 and on August 1, 1998; he became a Colonial Williamsburg Volunteer and continued as such until his death, volunteering in the Franklin Street Office building, the Goodwin Building and then the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Bruton Heights.

Bud and Marylyn were both very active at the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Bud served as an usher, a greeter, was on the Board of Trustees for a number of years, was a longtime member of the Fellowship Adult Sunday School Class, served on the committee that purchased a new pipe organ for the church and served on the committee which refurbished the sanctuary of the church. They loved to travel and went on many cruises, their ships of choice being with Holland America Cruise Lines, but they also traveled on others as well. They crossed the country three times on AMTRACK trains and crossed Canada from Vancouver to Toronto, on VIA RAIL, the Canadian Railroad.

A Memorial Service for Bud will be held at Nelsen Funeral Home at 2:00 pm on August 6, 2024.

There will be no visitation prior to the service. Inurnment at Williamsburg Memorial Park will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Williamsburg United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, Hospice House and Support Care of Williamsburg or a charity of your choice.