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Volmey Almeric Wallace Dies at 71

With deep love and profound sorrow, we announce the passing of Volmey Almeric Wallace on Sept. 26, 2025, at the age of 71 in Austin, Texas. Volmey was a true Virgin Islander and for the past six years his dream was to return home to St. Thomas. 

Volmey Almeric Wallace

Well, Volmey, you’re back home! 

Volmey was preceded in death by his parents, Lupercio Alvin Wallace and Cecile Daniel Wallace; his late brother, Rudy W. Wallace; his late sister, Joan Wallace Lynton; his late niece, Camisha George, and other family and friends too numerous to mention. 

He is survived by his sisters Dr. Phyllis L. Wallace and Dr. Lelia L. Wallace-Hackett; his nieces Keona Woodards, Porshia Hackett-Chidester, Celia Hackett, and Shaunamarie Chidester- Betz; and nephews Alex Hackett and Christian Chidester. 

Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend a funeral service on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI. Interment is at the Western Cemetery #2. Funeral arrangement is under the care of Dan Hurley Home for Funerals and Cremation Centers of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. For online condolences or to share a special memory visit www.hurleydavisfuneralhome.com 

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