Obituaries

C. Richard Bierce, AIA

Longtime Alexandria resident Richard Bierce passed away Dec. 26, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona, after a long struggle with leukemia. He was 79.  He was the...

Don Dinan, co-founder of Alexandria Aces, dies at 74

By James Matheson | jmatheson@alextimes.com Donald Dinan, cofounder of the Alexandria Aces and longtime figure in Washington, D.C. politics, died January 29. He was 74. A...

Louis Kokonis, beloved math teacher, dies at 91

By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com Alexandria City High School math teacher Louis Kokonis died January 4 at age 91. He worked in the school system...

Charlene’s Kitchen owner, Charlene Henry, dies at 61

By Wafir Salih | wsalih@alextimes.com Charlene Dantzler-Henry, a beloved caterer and longtime entrepreneur, died on Dec. 10, 2023. She was 61. Henry was renowned in Alexandria...

Civil rights attorney Gerry Hebert dies at 74

By Dylan Jaffe | djaffe@alextimes.com  Joseph Gerald “Gerry” Hebert, a notable civil rights and voting rights attorney and former ALIVE! president, died on September 7....

AFD Deputy Chief Brian Hricik dies

By Leslie Golden | lgolden@alextimes.com Brian Hricik, the Alexandria Fire Department medical services deputy chief, died on Feb. 23 according to a release. “This is a...