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David "Dave" R. Fowler, 80, of Woodbridge, Virginia died June 10, 2019 at home. He retired a CW4 with the Army National Guard. Fowler was a member of the River of Life Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by Albert and Thelma Fowler and Sharon Hughes. He is survived by Debbie Fowler, Cindy Short, David Fowler Jr., Tammy Sparks, Nikki Walker, Angel Johnson, eleven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors Friday, June 14, 2019 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home, 3200 Golansky Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22192. Interment will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Claude "Mac" McCain, 65, of Woodbridge, VA died June 5, 2019 at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA.

He was a retired LTC US Army Reserves and he was retired from the Department of Defense as an analyst. He was a trustee at the Elks Lodge in Dale City, VA.

Robert (Bob) Lynn Matthews of Woodbridge, Virginia died June 4, 2019, in the Veteran’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.; he was 71 years old. Professionally, he earned a Juris Doctorate in Law, and worked in the aerospace industry for Rockwell, McDonnell Douglas, and Boeing. Before moving to Virginia in 2003, he was Director of Contracts for Boeing in California. He retired in 2012, after a long and successful career.

As a child of an Air Force Colonel, Bob traveled extensively, living in Florida, France, Spain, Boston, Texas, Nebraska, and California. As a child, he was fascinated by the natural world. He particularly loved bugs, reptiles, and all the often lesser loved creatures of the earth. As he grew up he developed a passion for music and guitar, as well as a fascination with big ideas. He developed an encyclopedic knowledge of music from folk, blues, rock, soul, jazz, doo-wop, and big band, to contemporary music. He was a voracious reader, who was particularly interested in literary fiction, philosophy, history, detective fiction, true crime, neuroscience, spirituality, and nature writing. He also journaled extensively and wrote short stories and the beginnings of a memoir. He loved to travel and travelled throughout Europe, the British Isles, the Philippines (as a member of the US Air Force), and the Middle East. As he got older, he continued to see the natural world as a place of peace and repose. He always loved photography, but became more serious about his nature photography after his retirement.

Ethel May (McCain) Fink, 79, of Woodbridge, VA formerly of East Liverpool, OH, passed away on June 5, 2019, following a brief illness. Ethel was born on June 27, 1939 in East Liverpool, OH to Clyde and Ruth (Dimmock) McCain. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Fred. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Morgan Fink of Woodbridge, VA, a son, Eric Fink, of Satellite Beach, Florida, and a sister, Cathy (Bob) Glumack of Baden, PA.

Ethel was a 1957 graduate of East Liverpool High School where she was active in the ELHS Choir. It was there that her passion for music began to grow. She was a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and sang in the church choir. Additionally, when Ethel moved to Pittsburgh, PA, she was a member of the Pittsburgh Mendelssohn Choir where she performed in the lead role of Handel’s Messiah. While living in East Liverpool, she was employed at the L & B Donut Shop and American Paper Products. Ethel, Morgan, and Eric moved to Bayside Community in Woodbridge, VA in 1972.

Lester L. Lee 75, of Manassas, VA passed away peacefully at home on June 1, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Jewel Lee of Montgomery, Al. He is survived by his brother Maurice Lee (Loette), sister Edna Foye; wife Li Wang Lee; his children Sherry Jamerson (Rodney); Debra Miller (Henry); […]

Ryan David Green, age 18, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, VA.

He was born on June 3, 2000 in Fairfax, VA to Frederick Jeffrey Green and Janice Katherine (Dicus) Green. Ryan was a 2018 graduate from Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, VA and was attending Grove City College in Grove City, PA.