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10112TDCV08B 1-12 B8 city 10112TDCV08B ZALLCALL 63 23:49: lelo 11107 B8 Richmond Times-Dispatch Friday, January 12, 2007 www.TinwsDispatch.cofn Milton Glaser dies at 91 of operations. "We consider composting a positive way of using tobacco sludge. It's consistent with our philosophy." The waste-management authority has asked the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission and the Crater Planning District Commission to sign off on the composting plan. The Richmond commission gave its OK last month, and the Crater commission was to consider the issue last night. Environmental Solutions will also need to secure a waste permit from the state Department Richmonder set up one of the Smith's first interior-design firms BY ANNE FLOYD Special Cokbespondent Shortly after World War Milton Glaser settled in Richmond and established one of the first interior-design firms in the South.

His clients would include the Bull and Bear Club, Richmond records first traffic death Richmond recorded its first traffic fatality of 2007 yesterday when a man involved in a single-car accident last week died of his injuries at VCU Medical Center. Caesar Wilkins 69, of Richmond was headed south in the 3200 block of Jefferson Davis Highway in the early morning of Jan. 3 when his vehicle ran off the road and struck a brick sign. ncoti Mnbw of traffic fiURiM. StMYM Pac B3.

BULLOCK Robert Happy Birthday, Robert. We love you, and we miss you. Love, Your wife children. in Richmond, one of the first interior- design firms in the South, specializing in commercial interior design and planning. Originally from Philadelphia, Mr.

Glaser graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1936 with a degree in fine arts. During World War he designed battleship and aircraft-carrier interiors for New York Shipbuilding. He was also involved in the restoration of the White House Library during the Kennedy administration, and was a member of the first group awarded the Virginia Cultural Laureate designation in 1977. In addition, Mr. Glaser was the first president of the Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers.

He went on to become the society's national president in 1958 and chairman of the board in 1960. He also served on the Committee of Acquisitions for the Virginia Governor's Mansion and was on the board of the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. "He was the type of person who maintained control of things," Jones said of Mr. Glaser's calm personality. "He never lost his temper." Another daughter, Elizabeth Morchower of Richmond, said her father "gave me an appreciation for the finer things in life, especially artisans and artists and how to get along with people." In addition to his daughters, Mr.

Glaser is survived by his wife, Nancy; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Reynolds Metals and A.H. Robins Pharmaceutical Corp. in Richmond, and Forsythe Memorial Hospital and Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C. "He adored what he did," said a daughter, Nancy LaGow of Richmond.

"He loved every single thing about it. He always said that." Mr. Glaser, 91, died Wednesday in Richmond after a long illness. O.H. "Sonny" Jones, who Compost FROM PAGE Bl and kills harmful fungus and bacteria contained in organic materials during the process.

Aside from an odor, composting does not post any health concerns, said professor Greg Evanyta of Virginia Tech's Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Department Environmental Solutions President Brenda Robinson said the composted tobacco sludge would be sold to landscapers and garden and nursery businesses. Her company would combine tobacco sludge with wood chips to make compost. The intention is to take some of the materials that are still present at the site from going into landfills," said Robinson, who said she is aware of the nosludge.com Web site but declined to talk about it "We have contacted some of the neighbors about our phns." About 10,000 dry tons of tobacco byproduct remain on the site. Robinson said the company would like to compost 150 tons per day, six days per week, and anticipates the work would begin this year. Once the sludge at the site is composted, Environmental Solutions plans to import more.

To perform its proposed recycling activities, Environmental Solutions would first need the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority to amend its 20-year solid-waste-management plan to include the proposed composting process. The authority will consider the request at its Jan. 19 meeting. "Our plan encourages recycling to keep things from going into a landfill," said Bernard Harris, the authority's director Mr. Omm- worked with Mr.

Glaser for 20 years, said Mr. Glaser had an important role in advancing interior design into the profession that it is today. "He was a pioneer in making interior design more recognized as a profession rather than simply someone who has good taste," Jones said. Mr. Glaser established Milton Glaser Associates of Environmental Quality.

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In a statement issued by Bells For Peace, the organization Wat-kins founded to restore the tower's bells, the Belgian ambassador to the United States praised the renewed relationship between his country and Virginia Union. "Bells have been a significant and joyful element in Belgium's cultural life for centuries. It seems therefore very appropriate that it will be through bells that we re- To place an In Memorlam in The Times-Dispatch, please call 643-4414. new the special link that exists between Virginia Union and Belgium," said Dominique Struye de Swielande, Belgium's ambassador to the United States. Watkins said she still needs to raise money to lift the bells into the tower, where they will be installed by the Verdin Co.

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