Obituaries

ALEXANDRIA, VA – James Vincent Breeding passed away on July 26, 2020 in Washington D.C. after heroically battling numerous complications from diabetes over the past few years. Born January 23, 1968 in Alexandria, Virginia, James or “Jamesie” as his friends and family referred to him, started life playing in the rock piles of his family’s construction business, and he grew...

David Joel Platt passed away on June 23rd. David was born on July 17th, 1951, at George Washington Hospital in Washington D.C. to Daniel and Ruth Platt.

David grew up in Arlington and Alexandria Virginia respectively. He spent much of his youth at the Shirlington Delicatessen, which his parents owned, and which he and family remember fondly. Following several...

Kassandra Lanier Tucker of Arlington, Virginia, passed away suddenly on April 11, 2020, following several years of ill health. She was 60 years old. Kassandra was originally from San Antonio, Texas, and was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David G. Foss, also of San Antonio. She was preceded in death by her older sister, Linda Foss...

Rebecca Fairfax Welch May 15, 1920 – June 3, 2020

Rebecca “Becky” Welch was a native of Alexandria, Virginia who graduated from George Washington High School in 1939. She was employed at Eastern Area Headquarters of the American Red Cross for 38 years, during which time she worked for several regional and assistant regional managers and as a chapter correspondent....

On June 9, 2020, Lewis Aaron McDaniel, loving father of three, passed away at the age of 82 in Arlington, Virginia. Lewis was born on May 8, 1938 in Tulia, Texas to Stella Mae “Lucy” Hancock and William Pitts “Billy” McDaniel. He attended Amherst High School in Amherst, Texas, where he met and married his sweetheart, Olevia “Gene” Brecheen.

Lewis...

Robert Alexander Lasken (1943 – 2020)

Robert (Bob) Alexander Lasken of Clifton, Virginia, passed away on May 4, 2020. He was 76 years old at the time of his death. Bob was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Francine Sobel Lasken, his children Rachelle (Noah Kaufman) and Jonathan (Diana Wielocha), his...

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Douglas Layne Buckles, of Lebanon, Virginia, died peacefully at his nursing home in Alexandria, VA and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the age of 85. Doug was born to parents, Emmett Buckles and Alma Kiser Buckles on August 21, 1934 in Hansonville, Virginia. After attending Lebanon High School, he attended Hampden-Sydney College. He...