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  On August 1, 2022 Suzanne Rouland died peacefully in the presence of her family. She is survived by her sons Christopher Rouland, Michael Rouland, daughter Carolyn Rouland Schwenke and her sister Cathy Rowell Fisher. She was blessed with five grandchildren Eva, Madeleine, Scarlett, Mason and Sophia.  Suzanne was born in Philadelphia, PA. A graduate from St Agnes School in Alexandria and attended Mount Vernon College. She founded The Rouland Group in 1983, which provided...

  Linda Ann Taxis Hemphill passed away on July 31, 2022 following a brief battle with cancer at her residence in Alexandria, Virginia with her family by her side. She was 77 years old. A Celebration of Linda’s Life will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, 2501 Beacon Hill Road, Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday, August 20th at 2:00 p.m. Private interment was held at Mount Comfort Cemetery. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made...

Kevin Thomas Rover, age 67, passed away at the Silverado Memory Care Community in Alexandria, Virginia on July 30, 2022. Kevin was born in Neptune, New Jersey on March 3rd, 1955, to Eleanor, née Sauvan, and Harold "Hal" Rover. He attended Rumson Country Day School and Middletown High School in New Jersey before leaving to attend Dartmouth College in 1973. At Dartmouth, he made friendships that have lasted a lifetime. He majored in history, worked on The Dartmouth (the...

Rosemarie Serio Laque, who passed away on July 29, 2022, was a music teacher, choir director, catechist, and classroom teacher at St. Louis Catholic School and Church in Alexandria, VA for more than 50 years. But above all, she was a devoted wife and mother, who taught her children – and at least three generations of area children – the importance of their Catholic faith, and love of Jesus and His Mother Mary. Under her direction, the children’s choir at St. Louis...

Edward F. (Easy Ed) BonGiovanni passed away on July 27th, 2022 of terminal mantle cell lymphoma. He is survived by his loving wife, Colleen Marie, an estranged daughter, Desiree, a bevy of cousins and in-laws, and an incredible number of friends. Frank and Mary’s kid was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 21st, 1947 and enjoyed a decent, if somewhat odd lifetime. Having lost both parents by the time he was 19, he lived with his cousin Rob and Rob’s then wife until he completed...

  After valiantly struggling for several months against a series of debilitating illnesses, Julia D. H. Tillou of Alexandria, Virginia passed away peacefully in Fairfax, Virginia on July 20, 2022, with her husband Kenneth B. Tillou and her children, John D. Tillou and Kathryn E. Tillou, at her side. Julia was born in Kaysville, Utah on December 22, 1956, to Lt. Col. USAF Edgar F. Harlin and Kathryn J. Harlin. As a “military brat,” she lived in Utah, Taiwan, New Jersey,...

  Agnes “Wag” Rodney Kleitz, who survived the Spanish flu, grew up on U.S. Army horse cavalry posts, successfully raised four children as a widowed Army wife, and resided 68 years in Arlington, Virginia, died at home on July 19, 2022, two days after testing positive for Covid-19.  Agnes was born September 1, 1917, in El Paso, Texas.  Her father, Dorsey Read Rodney (a 1903 USMA classmate of Gen. Douglas MacArthur), was a Captain in the Seventh Cavalry stationed at...

L died unexpectedly on July 18, 2022 at home of natural causes. He was born on May 18, 1944 in Fairbank, Iowa.  He was predeceased by his parents, Paul DeWitt Liddle and Ruth Geneva (Mork) Liddle and his sister Sonya Karlene (Liddle) Christianson, all of Iowa. L attended both Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. He had a career with the federal government and worked in the (then) Civil Service Commission, the Bureau of the Census, and the US Patent and Trademark...

  Vipola Nginn, 66 of Alexandria, died Sunday, July 17, 2022 Born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 27, 1955, to the late General Thappana Nginn and Rom Roeung Khuth, Mr. Nginn was a life-long resident of Alexandria, Virginia. He studied abroad in Taiwan prior to arriving to the United States in 1975 with his younger brother, Kessara. Mr. Nginn was dedicated to the Khmer community and spent a great deal of time helping Cambodian refugees as a translator. He was very passionate...

Sonya C. Swain, 81, of Alexandria, Virginia (formerly of Watkinsville, Georgia). Loving mother of Lori Ann Swain, the late Raymond David Swain Jr., and the late Nancy Jean Swain. Grandmother of Mark Elliot Swain of Athens, Georgia; niece of Mrs. Esther Brownstein of Williamsville, New York. In honor of Sonya's life, donations may be made to the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo; 726 Exchange Street, Suite 525, Buffalo, NY 14210; Please note "Swain Family Fund" on check...