Mary Ellen Hayden Passman

Mary Ellen Hayden Passman age 85 passed away September 14, 2011 at home.Mary moved from Hanover County to Alexandria after high school graduation. She loved the area especially her 14 years of employment for the FBI. She was proud of 25 years and retirement from Washington Gas Light Co., where she received an Exceptional Performance Award in 1985.She was preceded in death by her first husband Thomas Weston Hayden Sr. She is survived by her children Thomas W. Hayden Jr. spouse Chris, Theresa Taylor David, William Hayden, Karen Jones Stephen, and Denise Hayden. She was preceded in death by second husband Conrad Passman. Upon her stage 4 diagnosis of pancreatic cancer she renewed her resolve to finish sewing quilts for all six of her grandchildren Courtney and Sara Hayden, Hannah and Georgia Taylor, and Austin and Kara Jones.A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011, at 2:00-5:00pm at Cunningham Funeral Home, 811 Cameron Street, Alexandria, Virginia.A funeral service will be held at Saint Mary?s Catholic Church on Monday, September 19, 2011, at 10:30 am, internment to follow at Mount Comfort Cemetery.