Friday, December 30, 2011
McCutcheon, 95, served as the Mount Vernon commissioner on the Fairfax County Park Authority Board until 2010.
Gil McCutcheon, 95, passed away on Wednesday night. McCutcheon served as the Mount Vernon commissioner on the Fairfax County Park Authority Board for 18 years and was an instrumental part of many local projects, including the acquisition and planning of Laurel Hill. Born in Alton, Illinois, McCutcheon studied engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. He received a degree in public administration from UNC-Chapel Hill and also studied personnel administration and labor relations at Columbia University. He has been a resident of Fairfax County for almost 60 years. He worked as a collective bargaining agent for the State of New Jersey and went on to work for the Commission for Conciliation at the U.S. Department of Labor; Federal …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Byrne was local conservationist, president of the Friends of Dyke Marsh, and writer
John “Jeb” Byrne was a man of many interests, both far-reaching and close to home. Formerly an advance man for President John F. Kennedy and director of the Office of the Federal Register in the National Archives, only last year Byrne published a book, “Out in Front,” which described his years working for Kennedy and later President Lyndon Johnson. In his latter years he turned his attention to serving the Mount Vernon community as a conservationist and former president of the Friends of Dyke Marsh. Byrne, 86, died Thursday due to complications from Parkinson's disease. He was a “marvelous individual,” said Gerry Hyland, Mount Vernon District supervisor. “Jeb was one of those absolutely committed, caring persons who walked around his …
Friday, August 5, 2011
Friends, family and colleagues gathered at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Mount Vernon for the Friday morning service, followed by burial at Mount Comfort Cemetery in Alexandria.
Hundreds of mourners gathered Friday to say goodbye to Jeff Todd at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Mount Vernon. Todd, the former chair of the Mt. Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce and owner of three area Roy Rogers restaurants, was a larger-than-life figure for many in Fairfax County. The 90-minute service, which began just after 11 a.m., was at times light-hearted, and celebrated a life that ended too soon. The community was shocked to learn of Todd’s sudden death Sunday in a car accident on the way to a family beach vacation in Nags Head, North Carolina. “Jeff’s life cut short is difficult to explain at this time,” said Father Luis Quinones, who presided over the service. “He was, to us, a man who reflected his love of God in the way he …
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to football boosters' club.
Memorial viewings for Jeff Todd are scheduled for Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Jefferson Funeral Chapel, 5755 Castlewellan Drive, Alexandria, Va. 22315. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 11 a.m., at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8710 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria Va. 22309, with viewing at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the Todd family requests donations be made in Todd’s memory to the Mount Vernon Majors Football Boosters. (Checks can be made out to “Mount Vernon Majors Football Boosters” and donations are tax-deductible.) The address is: Mount Vernon Majors Football Boosters Burke & Herbert Bank 8738 Cooper Road, Alexandria, VA 22309 Cards and notes of condolences may be sent to: Todd Family …
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, with viewing at 10 a.m. Family, friends and colleagues shocked and saddened by sudden death.
The reaction from the Mount Vernon community on Monday to the sudden death of Jeff Todd, 49, one of the area’s most beloved sons, has been one of shock, sadness and an outpouring of love for a man who lived life to the fullest. A father, husband, business owner, and community leader, Todd was on his way to Nag’s Head, N.C. for a beach vacation with his family just after midnight on Sunday morning when a fatal car accident took his life, according to his sister-in-law, Susan Todd, who is married to Jeff’s brother, James Todd. Jeff Todd was thrown from one of two family vehicles traveling south on North Carolina 168, when the car in which he was riding swerved to avoid an oncoming car. The car flipped over and Jeff Todd was thrown from the …
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, with viewing at 10 a.m. Family, friends and colleagues shocked and saddened by sudden death.
The reaction from the Mount Vernon community on Monday to the sudden death of Jeff Todd, 49, one of the area’s most beloved sons, has been one of shock, sadness and an outpouring of love for a man who lived life to the fullest. A father, husband, business owner, and community leader, Todd was on his way to Nag’s Head, N.C. for a beach vacation with his family just after midnight on Sunday morning when a fatal car accident took his life, according to his sister-in-law, Susan Todd, who is married to Jeff’s brother, James Todd. Jeff Todd was thrown from one of two family vehicles traveling south on North Carolina 168, when the car in which he was riding swerved to avoid an oncoming car. The car flipped over and Jeff Todd was thrown from the …
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
As funeral services are held this week in California and Michigan, Alexandria recalls Betty Ford as a mother and wife involved in the community, before she stepped onto national stage as first lady.
As Betty Ford's friends, family and national dignitaries gathered Tuesday for funeral services for the former first lady in Palm Desert, Calif., and prepare for services in Grand Rapids, Mich., Alexandria recalled Ford's years in the city where the family raised their four children. The Fords, especially Betty, could often be seen out and about in Alexandria in their years here from the mid 1950s to 1974, whether it was strolling through their Clover neighborhood, visiting their sons’ high school, T.C. Williams, shopping for groceries at Safeway near Bradlee Shopping Center or dining at Chez Andree on East Glebe Road. “I remember going to Safeway with my Mom and Dad, and she would say ‘hi’ and talk to everyone who was up there,” said Lee …
Saturday, July 9, 2011
The Fords called the area home for 20 years
ormer first lady Betty Ford, a longtime Northern Virginia resident, died Friday night at the age of 93 in California, surrounded by her family, according to news reports. Alexandria was home to the Ford family for more than 20 years. The family moved to a rental property in Parkfairfax in 1951, when Gerald Ford was in his second term in Congress (R-Michigan), according to the City of Alexandria Web site. The family moved to their home at 514 Crown View Drive, in Alexandria’s Clover neighborhood, in the spring of 1955, where they remained until a few days after Ford became president. During Ford’s 12th term in Congress, President Nixon nominated him as vice president, after Spiro T. Agnew resigned. Ford became vice president on Dec. 6, 1973…
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
He is remembered for his commitment to Virginia politics
Ray Colley, a longtime Waynewood resident, passed away on May 3rd from complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 82. Those that knew him remember his dedication to the Democrat Party and enthusiasm for Virginia politics. “He was quite a guy,” Ginny Lehner Peters recalled of her friend of 45 years. “He was one of the straightest arrows you’d ever want to meet. He worked as Deputy Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1995. He also worked as an assistant to 9th District Congressman W. Pat Jennings from 1955 to 1966, and as assistant to two Postmasters General in the 1960s. Under Jennings, Colley took pride in successful efforts to further legislation and programs that assisted his native Appalachian region of Virginia…
Thursday, April 7, 2011
He is remembered for his athletic prowess and compassion for others
Jackson Ryan Casey, a Stratford Elementary School Student and little league athlete, passed away on March 31, 2011. A family member says the cause has yet to be determined. He was 11 years old. Jackson was born in Baltimore, Md. on July 13, 1999. He then moved with his family to Alexandria, Va., where he attended Stratford Landing Elementary School, a short distance from his house. As a sixth-grade student, Casey was in Ms. Edith Giffear’s classroom. His favorite subject was math. Jackson was an athlete in the Fort Hunt Youth Athletic Association, participating in sports like lacrosse and basketball. Those that knew him said he exhibited both great athletic prowess and considerable sportsmanship. “He had a such a spirit on the field,” …
Holly Lagasse
11:59 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011
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