Hoke wreck victim was former Robeson County commissioner, RCC trustee - Fayetteville Observer

Tommy Wellington, 84, of the 5500 block of Fayetteville Road in Lumberton, died of injuries at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center shortly after the accident on N. C. 211, the Highway Patrol said. Wellington and his wife, Joyce, were passengers in a Buick driven by his son, James Douglas Wellington, 55, that was hit head-on by a Chevrolet Avalanche truck, a Highway Patrol spokesman said. Joyce Wellington was pronounced dead at the scene and James Wellington died at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Tommy Wellington served a total of 18 years 7 months as years as a community college trustee, according to an RCC spokesman. Wellington, a farmer and businessman, was first appointed by the Robeson County commissioners and served from July 1990 to June 1994. In June 2000, then-Gov. "The Robeson Community College family is deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Tommy Wellington and his wife and son," Dr. Pamela Hilbert, college president, said in an emailed statement. Wellington served many years on the Board of Trustees of the college. In February 2005, the Robeson County commissioners appointed Wellington to finish the term of the late Gary Powers, representing District 6. Wellington was defeated by David Edge in the 2010 election. Source: www.fayobserver.com