Tyler Potterfield, city planner and historian and author and bicyclist, passed away Friday morning.
Tyler’s work has been an inspiration to CHPN since very early on. His 2009 book Nonesuch Place: A History of the Richmond Landscape is essential Richmond reading.
He will be greatly missed in this city.
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#RVA lost an all-around good guy Friday http://t.co/f38Pb3uqPb
Teapot, we’ll miss you big guy: http://t.co/auM6yJJqpV
A true loss for our city. Our hearts go out to all of Mr. Potterfield’s family, friends, colleagues and fellow… http://t.co/GTsb532mXx
So sad. He’s been a big influence, always ready to lend a helpful ear whenever I needed a question answered. Well wishes to those hearts he touched along the way and now, leave behind to mend.
RT @chpn: Tyler Potterfield RIP http://t.co/Uojf097rVF
Awful news! Am so sorry.
Prayers to Maura, family and friends. Tyler was a good man and will be very much missed by everyone he touched.
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Big loss for the city of Richmond. RIP Tyler Potterfield http://t.co/9rSsyMDqOx
Unbelievable. Stunned. Tremendous loss for #RVA RT @gmoomaw Big loss for the city of Richmond. RIP Tyler Potterfield http://t.co/QDawgW1d9D
The death of Tyler Potterfield is a great loss for his family and all of #RVA http://t.co/hYVpIvIsdj
Remembering Tyler Potterfield. #JamesRiver #RVA http://t.co/1kQlwWYi1L
The Union Hill Old & Historic District would not have been possible without Tyler. He was a tireless friend of the East End and preservationist. We owe him a debt of gratitude.
They shall grow not old,
As we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them,
Nor the years contemn.
At the going down of the sun
And in the morning
We will remember them.
-Laurence Hinyon
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Farewell Tyler. Thank you for all that you did for us and for Richmond.
He was a true gentle-man.
Incredibly sad to hear about the death of Tyler Potterfield on Friday. In our brief interactions, he was a genuine, passionate person.
Saddened to hear of the death of planner/ author Tyler Potterfield – a true advocate of #RVA rich #history http://t.co/SP7jLnZh5G
Richmond Planning Director Mark Olinger on the late Tyler Potterfield. “Tyler’s presence in the city has been written very large.”
This is shocking. I just saw him a few days ago. My condolences to his family.
Though he and I did not see eye-to-eye about various structures and only personally met him once which was not a good experience, I do have to say he will be missed. It is so sudden and a great loss of a historian.
Pres Samuels is opening the meeting with a moment of silence for Cheryl Oliver,Tyler Potterfield, and Oscar Blake #RVACouncil
I had just started to work on a project with Tyler and am very sorry now that I won’t have the opportunity to work with him and get to know him. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
We are both at a lost for words. Our hearts are broken and our thoughts and prayers are with Maura, family, and with the Planning Department.
Saddened. A decent, caring guy who loved the city. A loss for us all.
I had the pleasure of working with Tyler for many years and I am saddened to hear the this news. My heartfelt condolences to his wife, family and City of Richmond Planning staff.
Tyler Potterfield, in his fine and quiet way contributed very generously of his expertise and time to the RIce House project at the Science Museum of Virginia, We will be forever grateful for his service, and I personally cherish the book he inscribed and gave to me. Tyler was a rare and gifted person, who will be greatly missed. Our hearts ache for his family and close friends and we wish them all the strength and courage they will need in the time to come. With sincere condolences, Bodil Hanneman, Rice House Team
Farewell, Citizen! Remembering Tyler Potterfield
BY HARRY KOLLATZ JR.
http://www.richmondmagazine.com/blogs.php?blogID=d7c9073fa0b65ce67ffc38c3aa23ec4b
Tyler Potterfield
http://theshockoeexaminer.blogspot.com/2014/05/tyler-potterfield.html
Thanks for posting John. I didn’t know Tyler, but really wish I had, especially after reading the posts.