Palmer Christopher DeMeo was born in Waltham, Massachussetts on December 19, 1931. He passed away at the age of 88 years old on September 1, 2020. Palmer recently celebrated 56 years of marriage with his wife Emilia Demeo on August 1, 2020. Palmer and Emilia met in Washington, D.C. and have been residents of Dale City, Virginia since 1966. Palmer is the proud father of Palmer Demeo, Jr., Marisa Demeo, and Priscilla Demeo. Palmer is preceded in death by his parents, Palmer and Concetta Demeo, and sister Marianne Gonzalez. He is survived by his sister Rita MacDonald.

Palmer was a strong advocate for education for himself and his family. He was a graduate of Georgetown University where he majored in mathematics and physics. He then went on to take further coursework in electrical engineering at Catholic University and law at Boston University. In his career, Palmer was a role model of hard work and dedication. He served in the United States Army. He then worked 31 years as a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His area of expertise was in electronics. Palmer developed many special friendships with his colleagues at the patent office and they maintained their strong connection throughout the years after retirement through “The Lunch Bunch” gatherings. Palmer truly enjoyed working in the field of patents so after retiring, he continued working as a Patent Agent throughout the rest of his life. He was glad to help many clients turned friends obtain patents for their inventions. After years of helping others with their patents, Palmer finally decided to pursue getting a patent for his own invention. Recently in March 2020, he was proud to say he was awarded a patent for his garment invention.


Was born on February 26, 1975 and was a lifelong resident of Cherry Hill/Dumfries VA died on August 31, 2020 at his residence. Ralph is survived by his father Ralph D. George, his two sisters Missy Hylton, Raquel George-Wilson, his son Ralph E. George and his wife Sharon. Ralph is preceded in death by his mother Lois Lee George and half-brother Frankie Liming.

Ralph was a skilled carpenter working in the construction industry for 25 years. In his time off, he enjoyed hunting and fishing.


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