VIRGIL NICHOLAS PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 3, 2009. THE THREE BROTHERS, DENNIS BORN IN 1921, VIRGIL, BORN IN 1922 AND VICTOR, BORN IN1923, GRADUATED FROM ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ALL SERVED DURING WW11. THE NICHOLAS FAMILY STARTED THE CANDY KITCHEN, A THRIVING BUSINESS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SQUARE IN ROCKVILLE FOR MANY YEARS.VIRGILS FATHER, JAMES, IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S. IN 1913 AND HIS MOTHER CALLIOPE JOINED HIM IN 1920. AFTER COLLEGE VIRGIL STARTED A BRICK FACTORY IN EL SALVADOR AND MANAGED A SUGAR PLANATION. AFTER SETTLING IN INDIANAPOLIS, HE CO FOUNDED AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM WHICH HE AND HIS PARTNER RETIRED IN 1987. DR. DENNIS WAS THE CORONER IN MARION CO., INDIANAPOLIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND VICTOR OWNED A CLOTHING STORE, CALLED "CUT PRICE" ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SQUARE IN ROCKVILLE.  CATERRING TO MOSTLY FARMERS AND OUTDOORS MEN. THE GIRLS IN THE FIFTIES MOSTLY OBTAINED THEIR FIRST PAIR OF BLUE JEANS FROM THE CUT PRICE.

Submitted by Mary Catherine Barnes Overpeck