Tom Brickhouse, a member of the CHS class of 1989, died in 1995. Tom attended Burnley-Moran Elementary and Walker Middle School and was a skilled pianist and violinist and played in the city Youth Orchestra. He left CHS before graduating but soon after turning 18 received his GED. He had been living in New Orleans for several years when he was assaulted with a companion in a sidewalk robbery attempt and was killed by a handgun. Tom had a wonderful gentle spirit, a lively sense of humor, and a special way of seeing the world that touched and affected many who knew him. His family in Charlottesville includes his parents, Betsy and Bob Brickhouse; his grandmother Dorothy Brickhouse; his sister Anna Brickhouse and brother-in-law Bruce Holsinger, parents of Tom's nephews Campbell and Malcolm.