WILLIAMSBURG – The College of William and Mary’s fencing coach was killed and three fencing students were injured in a wreck near Richmond on Saturday.
Peter Conomikes, 86, of Williamsburg was driving three members of William and Mary’s club fencing team, which he had coached since 1972, to Pennsylvania where they were due to compete in a fencing event.
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From the VA Fencing Forum
The William and Mary fencing team was traveling to Haverford PA this weekend to compete in our 2nd of 3 MACFA team events. We were traveling in two vehicles, a van and a car, when the car was involved in a crash on I-95.
Pete has been an amazing influence on so many in the fencing community. We ask that you keep those involved in the crash and their families in your thoughts and prayers over the next several days. We also request that the privacy of our team members and their families be respected in this time of great stress and uncertainty.
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