Adair Arneida Broadus Lewis, born to the late Eugene Russell Broadus Sr. and the late Arneida Elmira Hall Appling departed this life on January 02, 2021 in the comfort of her home.

Adair was born October 25, 1936 in Washington DC. She was the first of two children born to that union; her sister Sheila Broadus preceded her in homegoing at three months of age.


Sara del Pilar Gonzalez Zelada, 79 años de edad, de Woodbridge, VA fallecio Enero 2, 2021 en  Sentera Hospital. Nacio en San Miguel, El Salvador a sus padres Manuel Antonio Lazo y Maria del Transito Gonzalez.

Sarita recibo su educacion primaria en El Salvador. Ella fue bendecida con mucha determinacion, ambicion, y amor por su familia. Ella aprendio de su querida Tia Catalina come ser una mujer de negocios. La cual con la bendicion de Dios, la inspiro a viajar y migrar a los Estados Unidos, para lograr el sueño Americano.  Aqui encontro al amor de su vida y se caso con Adolfo Zelada Castro el 1 de Octubre, 1984 en Alexandria, VA.  Ella fue una mujer trabajadora y luchadora, que trabajo  para brindarle  a sus hijos y sobrinos una mejor calidad de vida.  Ella logro varios trabajos, dedicados en ventas, el mas exitoso fue ser consultora y directora de cosmeticos Mary Kay.  Ella fue la pionera de nuestra famila. No existe un individuo perfecto, pero una esposa, mama y abue”lita” solidaria y fuerte como ella pocas personas lo llegan a ser.


Deborah Marie (Theroux) Gombar, 71 years old, a longtime resident of Montclair, Virginia died early Friday morning, January 1st at home. Fortunately she did not pass alone as so many have this past year. Ron Mravinec, her devoted partner was by her side.

She was born March 29, 1949 and raised in Agawam, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Agnes Hazel (Theroux) O’Brien and Lawrence Theroux. She graduated from Agawam High School and Chamberlayne Junior College in Boston.


Born on March 13, 1971 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dereck Wayne Jackson was the second-born son of Archie J. Jackson (deceased) and Lizzie M. Jackson, and brother of Reginald Earl (deceased) and Demetria Denise. An Air Force family, the Jacksons traveled globally including spending eight years in Athens, Greece. Dereck considered Athens his second home and it was the place he would meet many life-long friends and his future wife. The Jackson family eventually settled in San Antonio, Texas where Dereck would attend Judson high school.

Dereck was uniquely Dereck. It would be impossible to sum up the totality of him. He was a master storyteller, food lover and culinary specialist, animal lover and rescuer, music enthusiast, entertainer and traveler. Dereck entered a room unabashedly fully himself and instantly it was awash with his booming contagious laugh. With him, love was tangible and palpable and where others saw the fallibilities, imperfections and cracks in people, he was free of judgement, condemnation and criticism and saw the cracks as potential spaces for light.


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