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While snow has been far from the minds of most, the Virginia Department of Transportation crews have been preparing for it. Staffing, equipment, and materials are in place and ready to go when winter arrives.

“Our top priority is the safety of those on our roadways,” said VDOT Chief of Maintenance and Operations Kevin Gregg. “The Commonwealth has more than 128,000 miles of state-maintained roads and bridges, so we prepare year-round to keep Virginia moving when winter weather arrives. Our crews are trained, experienced and equipped to handle snow and ice before and after it hits the ground.”


Obituaries

Ervin S. Whitaker, age 80, of Dumfries, Virginia, passed away on November 7, 2020. Ervin is predeceased by his beloved wife of 28 years, Mary E. Whitaker; his parents Heggie and Darrene Whitaker; and his siblings Vivian Mitchell, Runy Whitaker, Ann Anderson, Edward Whitaker, and Venessa McCorkle. He leaves behind

to cherish his memories his daughters Shelby (Jim) Stortecky and Terri (Mark) Hornsby; his grandchildren Nicholas Decowski, Jennifer (Kyle) Beach, Shawn (Kasondra) Decowski, and Joshua (Stacey) Hornsby; his great-grandchildren Trevor Decowski, Lily Beach, Winter Decowski, and Easton Decowski; and his siblings Van Inglett, Velma Sager, DIllie (Kenneth) Hollimon, and Wayne (Lynn) Whitaker.


Obituaries

Denise Michelle Bonner Liss, 72, beloved mother, sister and wife, died at the Capital Caring Health Halquist Center, in Arlington, Virginia, on November 6, 2020.

She was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia and grew up in Brookhaven, PA, the second oldest of eight girls by Eleanor Strootman Bonner and Bernard H. Bonner.  She graduated in 1966 from Notre Dame High School in Moyland, PA, married David G. Liss of Folsom, PA on August 22, 1970, and then settled in Ridley Park, where they began raising the first four of their children.  Her husband’s career relocated them in 1979 to the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., where she had her fifth child and lived the remainder of her life.


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