For 50-plus years a special Western-style “bolo tie” went through the hands of several owners — and each time it was returned, it came back to Franklin “Buddy” Wyker of Urbanna, who told this story.
A bolo tie is a type of necktie consisting of a piece of braided leather with decorative metal tips secured with an ornamental clasp. It’s associated with Western wear, and in 1971 became the official neckwear of Arizona.
During the 1960s, Rosegill Farm at Urbanna was owned by Sidney Shannon Sr., who along with a World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, co-founded Eastern Airlines. His son founded Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg in 1950 and in the 1970s created the Shannon Air Museum, housing rare aircraft from the golden age of flight.
