Thursday, May 3, 2012
Downed wires keep traffic from passing between Galloping Way and Whippoorwill Road
UPDATE 1:17 a.m. Lawyers Road is now open, according to a Virginia Department of Transportation traffic map. Fairfax County Police were called off the scene about two hours earlier, a dispatcher said around 1 a.m., though barricades remained in place, blocking traffic. The original closure prevented drivers from traveling on Lawyers Road between Galloping Way and Whippoorsville Road; VDOT closed the road up to Hunter Mill Road to complete its repairs, according to its traffic map.The closure lasted about 11 hours in total. Commuters, through email and Twitter, told Patch they were frustrated no signs appeared to let drivers know about the issue, especially as minutes turned into hours and the backup stretched several miles to the Dulles …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Mary Buckley, wife of former Councilman E. Ross Buckley, dies at 84.
Longtime Vienna residents may remember Mary Margaret Smallpage Buckley as "the politician's wife." Her husband, E. Ross Buckley, held public office for a decade as a member of the Vienna Town Council. But Mary, who raised many of her five children in Vienna, was the natural politician, relishing in the service opportunities the small town had to offer and befriending just about anyone she'd meet, her son John Buckley said. "She was active in civic groups, and would serve as something like treasurer, but she didn't want to be in the limelight," he said. "She would make friends with the checkout people at the store or waiting in line... She loved this town." Buckley died in her sleep Sunday at the Emeritus at Arlington. She was 84. Friends …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sternberg was a Boy Scout leader and a member of the Rotary Club.
Hank Sternberg, 50, an active member of the Vienna community, died of a heart attack on Friday. A funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton. Sternberg, a Washington, D.C. native, was the owner of Cyber Services, Inc., an Internet technology company based in Vienna. He was also a volunteer Boy Scout leader and a member of the local chapter of the Rotary Club. David Agatston, a close family friend, vacationed with Sternberg and his wife two weeks ago in Miami. He shared the following thoughts about his friend with Patch. "Hank had a wonderful sense of humor, loved music (especially the blues), loved to discuss and debate with his friends about a wide range of topics …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Seventh-grade boy died unexpectedly over the weekend
Students returning to Thoreau Middle School on Monday were told they'd lost a classmate and a friend over the weekend. The teens and teachers at the school, along with parents and administrators, mourned the unexpected death of a seventh-grade boy, with counselors, a psychologist and social worker on hand to support the community throughout the day. In an email to parents late Sunday night, Principal Greg Hood wrote the student's death was "very sad and difficult day for all of us." "This is tragic news for all of us, but especially for the family of the student," Hood wrote. The boy's name and cause of death were not released. On Monday, Hood told Patch that staff is working with the family and the school's business partner, Navy Federal…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Fred Crabtree, 96, was an icon in local little league, county park authority
He was one of a kind. A mover and a shaker, a dedicated volunteer and public servant with the ability to get things done, a family man and friend of young athletes, and most of all, a really nice guy that all of us are going to miss. We lost former Park Authority Board member Fred Crabtree on Sunday, March 11. At age 96 he left the game and is now remembered fondly as “Mr. Baseball.” He left behind a legacy of love and accomplishment. He was the loving husband of the late Ann Ruth Crabtree and father of Joyce Cockrille and Frederick “Rick” Crabtree, Jr. He is also survived by his two sisters, Gaynell and Joan and six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Those were his immediate family members, but …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Services for longtime resident Charlie Glaze planned for Wednesday, Thursday
In October, Charlie Glaze rode proudly atop a float in Vienna's Halloween Parade. It's an event he co-founded 65 years ago as a small-town celebration and today has grown to attract thousands of people from across Fairfax County. But Glaze didn't just build one of Vienna's most treasured traditions -- he also helped shape much of the town itself: As the founder of the Vienna Glass Company, he helped build Vienna Woods and many of the town's office buildings and schools. All of those places lost a touch of old time Vienna on Saturday, when Glaze died at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital. He was 87. Friends and family are invited to a celebration of Glaze's life from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Ave. Services …
Friday, February 3, 2012
Three years ago, Gladys Dean wrote a perspective on her life. Here's her story.
Members of the First Baptist Church of Vienna honored the life of its oldest member, Gladys Dean, on Thursday. Dean, who died Jan. 24, was 105. Dean was born Sept. 5, 1906 in a Vienna that looks much different than it does today. She didn't have a birth certificate because Virginia didn't offer them at the time; she took eggs to Willie's Market in exchange for candy; there was no running water or electricity, and no indoor bathroom. Three years ago, she wrote the following perspective on her life. Among the highlights: She was married three times, went to the "Colored School of Vienna" and worked at the Pentagon. At the time she wrote this, around 2008, she had seven grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 35 great-great grandchildren. …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Vienna man died last weekend in McLean accident
Around Vienna and McLean, few people were strangers to James Christensen. The 66-year-old wasn't born and raised in Vienna, but when the former United States Air Force Counterintelligence Officer settled his family in town in 1977 he was quick to plant his roots deep, coaching Vienna Youth Soccer, becoming a regular at Da Domenico's and also at Yama Sushi on Maple Avenue, where he relished dishes similar to the cuisine he learned to love while stationed in Japan. It was on the way to Christensen's favorite local Japanese restaurant, Tachibana in McLean, on Friday that he suffered a heart attack, losing control of the car and striking a parked vehicle and utility pole across the street. He died later that night at a local hospital. In the …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Carmen Archambault died Sunday, just six days after diagnosis of rare condition
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary President Joan Dempsey first met Carmen Archambault about a decade ago: Archambault would periodically bring homemade desserts and gingerbread houses to the police and fire departments, where Dempsey worked, on a whim. But they weren't just any gingerbread houses: They were intricate, ornate, adorned with tiny Vienna Volunteer Fire Department firefighter figures to represent the people who served her local department. "That was Carmen," said Dempsey, who helped recruit Archambault to the fire department's auxiliary in 2007. "She did things like that. She gave. She donated, and didn't expect anything in return. It was her touch." Friends and family of Archambault were "shocked" this week when …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Services planned for David J. Dziedzic, 49, who died Saturday from brain cancer
David J. Dziedzic is known across the country as a 15-year driving force with the National Association of Broadcasters who also held a number of roles with Major League Baseball. But in Vienna, Virginia, the 49-year-old was better known as a loving husband and father, a passionate coach, an involved boy scout leader and for the other roles he held throughout the community. It is those roles, his energy and "ready smile" family and friends are missing this week after Dziedzic lost his battle with brain cancer Saturday at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md. "David was a wonderful man and a terrific role model, not just for [his] children but for all of the kids who were lucky enough to know him," wrote Mark and Lynda …
Erica R. Hendry
9:12 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
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