Tag: obituary
Ron Rust Sr., longtime Alexandria Boys and Girls Club employee, dies...
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Alexandria native Ron Rust Sr., who was a fixture at the Alexandria Boys and Girls Club for more than four...
Florence King, civic activist, dies in her 70s
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Florence King, an Alexandria Living Legend and 2021 Civil Council candidate, died in her home on the morning of Dec. 9...
Florence King, council candidate and civic activist, dies
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Florence King, a civic activist, 2021 City Council candidate and Alexandria Living Legend, died at home on Thursday morning after...
Minister Matthew Ian Gillette dies at 39
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Matthew Ian Gillette, a pillar of Alexandria’s Del Ray community who was known for his work with Casa Chirilagua and...
Former Republican City Councilor Carlyle “Connie” Ring dies at 90
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Carlyle “Connie” Ring, a former Republican city councilor and member of the Alexandria School Board, died on Aug. 19. He...
Bryan ‘Bugsy’ Watson, NHL defenseman and founder of Bugsy’s Pizza, dies...
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Bryan Watson, otherwise known as “Bugsy,” a relentless National Hockey League defenseman who played for the Washington Capitals and founded...
Longtime U.S. Senator John Warner dies at 94
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
John Warner, a former Republican U.S. senator, died at his Alexandria home on May 25 due to a heart ailment. He...
Local real estate developer Charles Hooff III dies at 80
By Will Schick | [email protected]
Charles Hooff III, the principal owner and broker for Charles R. Hooff Realtors, died on Feb. 1 due to complications...
Charles Hooff III, dies at 80
Charles Hooff, the owner and principal broker for Charles R. Hooff Realtors, died on Feb. 2 due to complications from COVID-19. He was 80.
As...
WWII army nurse Marian Elcano dies at 99
By Lindsey Sullivan | [email protected]
Marian Rebecca Sebring Elcano, a decorated WWII U.S. Army nurse, died in her sleep on Oct. 4 from congenital heart...
