Reno architect David Vhay died of an apparent stroke Monday in a Reno hospital. He was 77.
One of Reno's first major architects after moving here in the late 1930s, Vhay designed several Truckee Meadows buildings and homes. He was born Dec. 10, 1908, in Dearborn, Mich. Vhay, who grew up in Santa Barbara, Calif., attended Princeton University, where he received a master of fine arts degree in 1933.
He met and married his widow, Mary Ellis Borglum Vhay, in the late 1930s. His famous father-in-law, the late Gutzon Borglum, built Mount Rushmore.
Vhay assisted engineers at Air Force bases during World War II, and came to Reno to start his own practice. His local building designs include the original Reno airport, a former Reno Gazette-Journal building on West Second Street, and the University of Nevada-Reno's library, social sciences building and trial judges college. He also handled scores of smaller residential projects, as well as designing several elementary and secondary schools across the state and several small commercial projects. He retired in 1976. A member of the American Institute of Architects, Vhay was a registered architect in Nevada and California. He served on the Nevada State Board of Architecture. An avid golfer, hunter and fisherman, he traveled extensively in recent years and enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his widow and son, David L. Vhay, both of Reno; daughter, Diana Ford of Atherton, Calif.; and nine grandchildren. Family friends are invited to a private memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday at Carmelite Monestary. No funeral will be held.
Source: Reno-Gazette Journal, Reno, NV, Wednesday, 25 Dec 1985, P. 41
One of Reno's first major architects after moving here in the late 1930s, Vhay designed several Truckee Meadows buildings and homes. He was born Dec. 10, 1908, in Dearborn, Mich. Vhay, who grew up in Santa Barbara, Calif., attended Princeton University, where he received a master of fine arts degree in 1933.
He met and married his widow, Mary Ellis Borglum Vhay, in the late 1930s. His famous father-in-law, the late Gutzon Borglum, built Mount Rushmore.
Vhay assisted engineers at Air Force bases during World War II, and came to Reno to start his own practice. His local building designs include the original Reno airport, a former Reno Gazette-Journal building on West Second Street, and the University of Nevada-Reno's library, social sciences building and trial judges college. He also handled scores of smaller residential projects, as well as designing several elementary and secondary schools across the state and several small commercial projects. He retired in 1976. A member of the American Institute of Architects, Vhay was a registered architect in Nevada and California. He served on the Nevada State Board of Architecture. An avid golfer, hunter and fisherman, he traveled extensively in recent years and enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his widow and son, David L. Vhay, both of Reno; daughter, Diana Ford of Atherton, Calif.; and nine grandchildren. Family friends are invited to a private memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday at Carmelite Monestary. No funeral will be held.
Source: Reno-Gazette Journal, Reno, NV, Wednesday, 25 Dec 1985, P. 41
Reno architect David Vhay died of an apparent stroke Monday in a Reno hospital. He was 77.
One of Reno's first major architects after moving here in the late 1930s, Vhay designed several Truckee Meadows buildings and homes. He was born Dec. 10, 1908, in Dearborn, Mich. Vhay, who grew up in Santa Barbara, Calif., attended Princeton University, where he received a master of fine arts degree in 1933.
He met and married his widow, Mary Ellis Borglum Vhay, in the late 1930s. His famous father-in-law, the late Gutzon Borglum, built Mount Rushmore.
Vhay assisted engineers at Air Force bases during World War II, and came to Reno to start his own practice. His local building designs include the original Reno airport, a former Reno Gazette-Journal building on West Second Street, and the University of Nevada-Reno's library, social sciences building and trial judges college. He also handled scores of smaller residential projects, as well as designing several elementary and secondary schools across the state and several small commercial projects. He retired in 1976. A member of the American Institute of Architects, Vhay was a registered architect in Nevada and California. He served on the Nevada State Board of Architecture. An avid golfer, hunter and fisherman, he traveled extensively in recent years and enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his widow and son, David L. Vhay, both of Reno; daughter, Diana Ford of Atherton, Calif.; and nine grandchildren. Family friends are invited to a private memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday at Carmelite Monestary. No funeral will be held.
Source: Reno-Gazette Journal, Reno, NV, Wednesday, 25 Dec 1985, P. 41
One of Reno's first major architects after moving here in the late 1930s, Vhay designed several Truckee Meadows buildings and homes. He was born Dec. 10, 1908, in Dearborn, Mich. Vhay, who grew up in Santa Barbara, Calif., attended Princeton University, where he received a master of fine arts degree in 1933.
He met and married his widow, Mary Ellis Borglum Vhay, in the late 1930s. His famous father-in-law, the late Gutzon Borglum, built Mount Rushmore.
Vhay assisted engineers at Air Force bases during World War II, and came to Reno to start his own practice. His local building designs include the original Reno airport, a former Reno Gazette-Journal building on West Second Street, and the University of Nevada-Reno's library, social sciences building and trial judges college. He also handled scores of smaller residential projects, as well as designing several elementary and secondary schools across the state and several small commercial projects. He retired in 1976. A member of the American Institute of Architects, Vhay was a registered architect in Nevada and California. He served on the Nevada State Board of Architecture. An avid golfer, hunter and fisherman, he traveled extensively in recent years and enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his widow and son, David L. Vhay, both of Reno; daughter, Diana Ford of Atherton, Calif.; and nine grandchildren. Family friends are invited to a private memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday at Carmelite Monestary. No funeral will be held.
Source: Reno-Gazette Journal, Reno, NV, Wednesday, 25 Dec 1985, P. 41
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