Obituaries

Felicia Emerita Burns, 81, of Bryans Road, passed away peacefully September 19, 2014 at her home. She was born October 22, 1932, in Macaracas, Panama to the late Ricardo Espino and Micaela DeGracia.Beloved wife of the late Carl L. Burns Sr., together they ran a home daycare and were known affectionately as “Nana” and “Burnsie”.A consummate caregiver, she began her...

Davis Munson Hammell died suddenly of natural causes on September 18. Davis was born in Washington DC and grew up in Alexandria Virginia. He attended Grace Episcopal School, St Anselm’s Abbey School, the Episcopal High School, and Yale University. He played football and track and field for Episcopal and played varsity offensive line for Yale when Yale beat Harvard in...

Barbara Nathalie Malinick Cohen, sister of Paula Malinick, daughter of Nathan and Virginia Malinick, and former wife of Herbert Cohen, died peacefully at her home at Greenspring Village in Springfield, VA. She died one day short of her 81st birthday. She is survived by her children Doug, Mitch, his wife Susan, and Adam and David Kranz. Born in Washington, DC...

Virginia Ayers of Alexandria, everyone’s 92 year young Grandma and wife of the late Robert W. Ayers, passed away on July 14, 2014. She is survived by her two children: Robert R. Ayers Elizabeth of Burke and Jennifer Ayers Jones Mark of Alexandria, and four wonderful grandchildren who adored her, Michael W. Ayers, Cynthia M. Ayers, Melissa L. Ayers of...

Aaron Rubin, 29, of Fairfax, Virginia, passed away on July 9, 2014. Aaron was critically injured in a tragic accident at Great Falls Park on Sunday, July 6, 2014. In 2008, Aaron graduated from George Mason University. He served in the Department of the Navy at the Strategic Systems Programs as the command’s Traffic Manager and Logistics Management Specialist. Aaron...